Obesity
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83. Yo-Yo dieting decreases your body’s immune function in the long term. Crash dieting also brings with it many harmful side-effects. Losing and gaining weight repeatedly reduces the activity of the cells that fight colds and infections as well as kill early cancer cells. A recent study revealed that 1/3rd of obese persons who went on a crash diet of 500 calories a day developed kidney stones. Luckily the damage done by Yo-Yo dieting is reversible. The key is to aim for permanent weight loss strategy instead of bouncing back and forth with the kilos. If you are thinking of jumping into a fast weight loss fad diet (say by eating less and exercising more), slow down and ponder. A “quick-fix” diet won’t work in the long run. Real progress can only be made if the actual biochemistry of the obese person is changed. The answer to the dieting aspect of the obese person is not necessarily to eat less and exercise more, but to eat properly and exercise moderately. Dieting is not about starving yourself but rather a new lifestyle with an abundant of healthy, wholesome foods. Obesity is the product of modern living and its legacy of incorrect lifestyle habits.
84. One should avoid being over-enthusiastic in the slimming programme and should not starve to lose excess weight. The fat that has accumulated over a period of years becomes a part of the body and it is not desirable to make any undue haste in trying to shed it. Healthy weight loss should be a gradual and steady process, you simply cannot create a lean and toned body within weeks and it does take time. Aim to lose no more than ½ kg. a week. Losing more than this can be dangerous for your health. That is because during weight loss, stored fats are used for energy. As these fats are transported through the blood stream to be metabolised, they can clog arteries.
