Question

in sports such as boxing and wrestling the players tends to lose weight sharply.explain the pitfalls of dieting.

Answer 1

In boxing and wrestling the players tend to lose weight sharply because they want to compete in lower weight category than their actual weight. A few weeks before the competition, they undergo vigorous training programme along with diet control. They wear weight jacket and go for long, run. Along with this they reduce the intake of proteins and fats in their diet. This reduces their weight instantly or sharply. The pitfalls are:

(i) Sudden weight gain: Weight loss through exercises is a good thing but weight loss through dieting is very harmful. It makes your physique worse because after dieting when you came to your original eating pattern your body starts gaining more fat than it used to before dieting.

(ii) Dietary deficiency: When you cut short your diet, source of the major nutrients such as carbohydrates and proteins do not meet the adequate amount. This can lead to many deficiencies e.g., there are dark circles under eyes and the person looks pale. Then he must go for anaemia check-up, etc. as these are the side-effects of dieting.

(iii) Health Problem: Sudden weight loss because of reduced calorie intake can lead to exhaustion. It has also negative effect. People think that skipping a meal saves calories but it will end up with some health problem.

Answer 2

in sports such as boxing and wrestling the players tends to lose weight sharply. The pitfalls of dieting are as follows :-

• Extreme reduction of calories
• Restriction on some nutrients
• Skipping meals
• Intake of calories through beverages
• Underestimating calories
• Intake of labelled foods
• Not exercising