In today's time, many people are troubled by obesity. This is the reason why people find many ways to weight loss. Whenever it comes to weight loss, people often want to lose weight as quickly as possible and get fit. In this haste, many times people make the mistake of choosing the wrong diet, due to which the weight decreases quickly for some time, but then the weight loss stops. Along with this, it also harms the body. To lose weight, you have to follow the right diet. Apart from this, exercise, the right lifestyle and patience are also necessary.

Nowadays low calorie diet is very much in trend for weight loss. What is a low-calorie diet and does it reduce weight, Dr. Shikha Sharma knows about it. Dr Sharma has studied in Delhi. She helps people choose the right diet and stay healthy by following Vedic and modern nutrition.

What is a low-calorie diet?

Nowadays people have started following a low-calorie diet for quick weight loss. In a low-calorie diet, the body is given fewer calories than it needs for maintenance and functioning. This helps your body function by converting stored fat into energy. Due to this weight loss occurs. However, it has many disadvantages, and experts advise not to adopt it. According to experts, even if you lose weight initially with a low-calorie diet, this weight loss will not be for a long time.

Disadvantages of a Low-Calorie Diet

  • Low-calorie diets can sometimes lead to muscle loss. Especially, if there is a lack of protein in your diet, then the muscle mass starts decreasing.
  • Because of this, the metabolic rate slows down and it can be difficult to lose weight.
  • Due to less muscle mass, the strength of the body also starts decreasing and weakness starts coming.
  • When you follow a low-calorie diet, your stomach is not filled properly.
  • Because of this you feel hungry and have cravings. Because of this, you end up overeating many times.
  • By reducing the calorie intake, hunger hormones start increasing in the body, due to which you are not able to follow the diet plan for a long time.
  • The body needs many nutrients and vitamins to function properly. When you reduce your calorie intake, there may be a lack of nutrients in the body.
  • A lot of attention is given to portion control in a low-calorie diet. Sometimes a food group is completely removed from the diet. In such a situation, it becomes very difficult to follow it.
  • People are not able to follow it for a long time and even if they try to do it, diseases often surround them.
  • A healthy and balanced diet is the best option for weight loss.

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