Fasting and inducing vomiting to lose weight will only make you fatter! Nutritionist Yan Huijing reveals: 7 NG weight loss methods to avoid

In order to lose weight quickly, many people try drastic weight loss methods, such as fasting, vomiting, etc. Nutritionists have named the 10 most harmful and wrong weight loss methods, reminding people to take care of their health while pursuing beauty!

Yan Huijing, a nutritionist at Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, said that modern people generally lack exercise, often eat out, and consume a lot of refined high-sugar, high-fat foods, which cause obesity problems in the long run and endanger their health. In order to lose weight quickly, all kinds of dazzling weight loss methods are circulating on the Internet. Among them, the following 7 weight loss methods that may be harmful to health are really enough to make people shake their heads.

Don't step on the landmines of the 7 NG weight loss methods

1. Weight loss with drugs: Common laxatives or diuretics will accelerate the excretion of water from the body, causing a temporary decrease in weight, but it has side effects such as low blood pressure, weakness, vomiting, dizziness, etc. It may also cause diabetes, kidney disease, and even be life-threatening.

Common laxatives or diuretics for weight loss will accelerate the excretion of water from the body, causing temporary weight loss, but they have side effects such as low blood pressure, weakness, vomiting, dizziness, etc., and may cause diabetes, kidney disease, and even be life-threatening.

2. Single food diet: For example, bananas and apples can help you lose weight quickly, but the nutrient supply is insufficient and long-term use will have a great impact on your health.

3. Fasting method: Lack of various nutrients will not only cause rapid weight loss and muscle loss, but may also cause damage to the kidneys and brain.

4. Vomiting to lose weight: When vomiting, stomach acid will damage the esophagus, throat and teeth. In mild cases, it will cause esophageal edema, and in severe cases, it will cause esophageal ulcers. Even vomitus will corrode the esophagus for a long time, which will increase the risk of esophageal cancer.

When vomiting, stomach acid can damage the esophagus, throat and teeth. In mild cases, it can cause esophageal edema, and in severe cases, it can cause esophageal ulcers. Even vomitus can corrode the esophagus for a long time, increasing the risk of esophageal cancer.

5. Akin Diet: A high-protein diet that claims to "lose weight by eating only meat", but long-term lack of starch or carbohydrate intake can easily cause ketoacidosis such as dizziness, poor spirits, and sour and smelly urine. A high-protein diet also increases the burden on the kidneys, and if those with poor renal function have poor kidney function, it will accelerate kidney deterioration.

6. Fish oil weight loss method: It claims that taking fish oil with red wine before bed can reduce body fat, but basically, this method is ineffective without proper diet or exercise habits. Moreover, long-term consumption of large amounts of fish oil may put people who take anticoagulants or have hemophilia at risk of heavy bleeding once injured.

7. Bowel cleansing and weight loss method: refers to drinking liquids to remove stool and toxins in the body to achieve the effect of weight loss. Common users drink lemon water and red pepper water when they are hungry, but long-term consumption can easily damage gastrointestinal health.

There are 3 key factors for healthy weight loss

When losing weight, you should not only focus on the numbers on the scale, but also pay attention to your overall physiological health. Nutritionist Yan Huijing said that there are three key factors for healthy weight loss, including (1) exercising for 30 minutes every day, (2) continuously changing unhealthy lifestyle habits, and (3) consuming a balanced diet of the six major food groups while controlling total calories. As long as you use the right method, you don’t have to worry about putting a burden on your body when losing weight.

In addition to reducing calorie intake, weight loss also requires increasing physical activity to burn calories. Burning an extra 200 calories can prevent "regaining weight" and maintain a healthy weight.

3 healthy weight loss methods

1. Eat smartly: Eat a variety of vegetables, fruits, unrefined whole grains and roots and other natural ingredients, drink more boiled water, avoid sugary drinks, and limit the intake of high-energy-density foods, especially high-sugar, low-fiber, high-fat processed foods, such as cakes, fried chicken, ice cream, etc. Avoid the intake of processed meat products and reduce the consumption of high-salt and salted foods to develop a healthy eating pattern of a balanced diet. Develop the habit of eating three meals at regular times and in regular amounts every day.

2. Move happily: In addition to reducing calorie intake, weight loss also requires increasing physical activities to burn calories. If overweight and obese people can reduce their daily intake by 500 calories, or reduce their food intake by 300 calories and increase physical activities to burn 200 calories more, they can lose about 0.5 kg per week, prevent "weight regain", and maintain a healthy weight.

3. Weigh yourself every day: Weigh yourself at a fixed time every day, monitor weight changes at any time, and remind yourself to maintain a healthy weight. Once the weight increases, you should review your recent diet and physical activity, and practice the "smart eating, happy moving" tips to avoid becoming overweight or obese.

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