Skipping dinner and only eating fruit? alert! 11 "unreliable weight loss methods" that you and I have used

Spot weight loss is not possible

Losing weight is actually a proportional reduction of the whole body. For most people, body shape is determined by genes and hormones.

Eating only fruit is dangerous

Advantages of this weight loss method: 1. Low calories will lead to weight loss; 2. Low fat and high fiber can lower blood lipids; 3. Rich in vitamins and minerals, it meets the imagination of "cleansing the intestines" and "being healthy". However, the disadvantages are also obvious: 1. Insufficient protein intake and muscle breakdown will cause permanent damage to the kidneys and heart; 2. The lean body tissue is reduced, the basal metabolism slows down, and it is more likely to rebound; 3. Excessive sugar and fiber are not good for blood vessels and gastrointestinal tract.

Not eating staple food is not advisable

In 1979, Mrs. Thatcher, then 54, relied on a high-protein diet to lose weight before the general election (according to the diet, she ate 28 eggs a week). As a result, she lost about 9 kilograms in two weeks. The high-protein weight loss method has a relatively easy taste and helps prevent muscle loss compared to just eating vegetables and fruits. It is indeed more suitable for short-term weight loss.

But at the same time, it will also increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, and may even cause ketoacidosis, fatigue, bad breath, and brain dysfunction, which is somewhat dangerous. Carbohydrates should be controlled but not eliminated completely.

Don't be superstitious about weight loss foods

The State Food and Drug Administration has also reported that weight loss health products often contain sibutramine (weight loss pills) and phenolphthalein (laxatives). As for zero-calorie foods, they don't exist.

Coffee for weight loss

It can temporarily increase your metabolism, but it cannot help you lose weight.

Skipping dinner to lose weight

Eating less than a meal can certainly help you lose weight, but the key to its effect is still because of calorie control.

Sweating does not mean losing weight

Sweating only means that your body temperature has risen and needs to be cooled down, it has nothing to do with calorie consumption.

Using the menstrual cycle to lose weight

During the menstrual cycle, the body's basal metabolic rate will change. For example, the body temperature will increase during the luteal phase, and theoretically the basal metabolic rate will increase by 50 to 100 kcal.

Diarrhea and weight loss

As water is lost, weight will naturally drop, and along with diarrhea, many nutrients are also lost, and insufficient calorie intake will cause weight loss. However, this method can easily cause intestinal motility disorders, develop into constipation, and even affect the intestinal flora, reducing the body's immunity. Anthraquinone laxatives may also cause melanoma colonis.

Lose weight without sleeping

Many people will indeed lose weight by reducing sleep time (for example, 5 hours), but it is obvious that they lose weight due to tiredness.

Honey for weight loss

According to the promoters of the "honey fasting method", "honey is a natural nutrient that is mild in nature, moisturizing the lungs and intestines. It not only helps to increase the liver's detoxification ability, but also has stomach-strengthening and digestion-aiding effects. It is also very low in calories and has excellent bactericidal and detoxifying effects. It helps to excrete waste accumulated in the body, improve constipation, and improve the body's metabolic function, so that excess fat accumulated in the body due to ineffective consumption can be burned as energy." They even compare honey and coffee, telling everyone that drinking honey is better than drinking coffee for losing weight.

This is totally wrong! Do you know why sweet drinks are repeatedly criticized by many nutritionists? Because it contains 4% to 10% high fructose syrup, and more than 70% of honey is glucose and fructose similar to high fructose syrup, it is not an exaggeration to say that honey is also a kind of syrup. The main characteristics of honey are that it is easy to digest and absorb and has high calories. Its primary function is to provide energy. If you can lose weight by drinking sugar water, then I think you can choose other healthier and safer methods.

As a traditional natural food, honey is necessary to enrich our food base and increase food diversity. As for the so-called other trace sugars, such as maltose, melezitose, raffinose, etc., they contain 18 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body; various organic acids; 6 types of active enzymes; 7 vitamins; more than 10 kinds of bioflavonoids; various minerals; aromatic substances; colloidal substances and solid particles collected by bees such as plant pollen, etc. Although there are many types, the content is very small. In fact, they can all be obtained through other foods. The overall effect is not as good as eating more vegetables and fruits.

Do we still drink honey? Although honey does not have magical effects, it still has many uses. Honey contains a lot of fructose. With the same calories, it is sweeter than ordinary white sugar. We should make good use of this characteristic and reduce the amount of sugar we use. But if you eat a lot of it just because you think it has a slightly lower calorie content, then you will end up losing more than you gain. In addition, drinking a glass of honey water on an empty stomach in the morning can also relieve constipation to a certain extent. Moreover, your blood sugar is at a low point at this time, so you don’t need to worry too much about the calories in honey. Similarly, honey water can also be used as a sports drink to replenish energy. When you have a sore throat, you can also buy some honey products to take orally.

We must not treat ourselves as guinea pigs for various weight-loss methods. Knowing more information and having more independent thinking ability can reduce many health risks.

This article is from the book "Professional Nutritionists Teach You How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, Get Rid of Chronic Diseases, and Stay Away from Metabolic Syndrome" published by Gao Baoshu