subject: Rapid Weight Loss Can Damage Your Body [print this page] There are two things that today's youth are crazy about, one is electronic gadgets and the other is their own weight. The interesting part here is, they want both of them to be as small as possible. This craze of weight loss has given rise to many products for rapid weight loss. But beware of such products, as rapid weight loss can damage your body. People take pills, tablets or use machines which they think is giving them a great look but in actuality, they do more harm than good.
It has been proven by scientific research that rapid weight loss can damage your sleep heavily. Your body is accustomed to a particular nutrient intake. When you do starvation diets for rapid weight loss, you are actually creating a vitamin deficiency which will create hormonal and electrolyte imbalance in your body, which results in insomnia. Another factor which can result in sleep deprivation is hunger.
Another more visible damage is to your skin. Rapid weight loss can damage the firmness of your skin. When you lose weight in a short period of time, the skin of your body does not have enough time to shrink and this results in a lose and lusterless skin. This is more apparent on your face and arms.
As mentioned before, your body is accustomed to a particular nutrient intake, thus when you stop that intake (or restrict it heavily) by taking too less calories, there is deficiency of different nutrients. This gives rise to deficiency diseases and most commonly they are related with vitamins. This can also result in hair loss or weakness or it can also restrict your muscle development.
It is not advisable to go on starvation diets or take pills/tablets to lose weight rapidly as rapid weight loss can damage your in many ways.