Question

Explain pitfalls of dieting

Answer 1

Hey mate,
Here are a few problems with continued dieting.

1. Dieting slowly trains the brain to ignore the bodily signals.
2. External factors decide what you eat and this becomes a problem once you stop dieting
3. Refusing your mental urge to eat reduces your willpower over the time.
4. It slows down your metabolism and this could create problems due to the loss of muscles that were metabolically active.
5. Dieting encourages nutritionism. Too much of any food 'good' or 'bad' is harmful to the body.

Answer 2

Dieting: The process of taking regulated food habit is called as dieting. It is used to,

• Decrease weight
• Maintain weight
• Increase weight

Dieting is sometimes performed in combination with workouts and physical exercise.

Drawbacks:

• Not enough calories to sustain your metabolism and energy.
• Results in an unhealthy mindset.
• Excessive dieting will result in fatigue and depression.
• The digestion process changes and experience excessive muscle loss.
• Dehydration, nausea and headache.
• Deficiency of vitamins and damaged organs.