Counting calories is one of the methods for losing weight. But the desire for an ideal figure sometimes pushes people to extreme diets, including low-calorie ones.
We are talking about mono-diets, as well as low-calorie diets.
The Petersburg Diary reports, citing sources, what can happen if you follow a low-calorie diet.
The diet results in the body receiving only one nutrient.
Usually in such cases it is recommended to eat buckwheat porridge, apples, watermelons or other products.
As a result, the body receives carbohydrates, but does not receive proteins and fats.
Proteins are necessary for the production of body cells, and fats are necessary for the hormonal system.
A healthy diet should be balanced, i.e. it should include proteins, fats and carbohydrates, experts say.
Extreme diets include a diet model with a minimum number of calories.
This is a diet that contains less than 900 kilocalories.
By adhering to it for a long time, a person risks facing a lack of energy, which will affect the main processes of the body.
The consequences include deterioration of health, indigestion, and ultimately weight gain instead of weight loss.