Millions of people around the world suffer from obesity and overweight, and over the past years, diets aimed at losing weight have spread.
In a report published by the magazine "Forchet e Bikini", the writer Delphine FB says that the French Agency for Health, Food, Environment and Occupational Safety conducted a study on the most popular weight-loss diets - including the "Dukan diet", the "Atkins diet" and the "cabbage soup" diet - and concluded: That these systems pose a threat to physical and psychological health.
health risks
The study showed that most diets aimed at losing weight eventually lead to weight gain, because the body that suffers from deprivation during the diet period, tends to store fat once you return to the normal diet.
The data show that in 80% of cases there is an increase in weight after stopping the diet, and the body gains more kilograms than it lost.
According to research, more than 70% of these diets do not provide the body with the amount of fiber and iron recommended to achieve nutritional balance, in contrast, 50% of the diets provide amounts of proteins and fats above the recommended rates.
The diet often has negative effects on the bones, increasing kidney, liver and heart problems.
psychological risks
According to the French Agency for Health, Food, Environment and Occupational Safety, "Depression and loss of self-confidence are common psychological consequences of repeated failure to implement diets aimed at losing weight."
In many cases, people who do not need to lose weight are dieting under the influence of the media.
The data indicates that 30% of women with a normal body mass index, and 15% of skinny women, have followed a diet at least once to lose weight.
The phenomenon has extended to parents, as many of them have imposed on their children diets to lose weight, despite the risks that this poses to the growth of children.
Should I completely stop dieting?
The writer stresses that following a diet to lose weight is not an easy step, so it must be ensured that there is a good reason for making this decision - that is, that the body mass index is higher than 22 - and that the matter is monitored by doctors and nutritionists.
To lose weight and maintain physical and psychological health, the best solution remains - according to the writer - to follow a healthy and varied diet, and to exercise regularly.