Pros and cons of low-calorie diet

Pros and cons of low-calorie diet
 Mens sana in corpore sano! While agreeing with this statement, people tend to lose weight. They spend a long time in the gym, take a variety of stimulants and, of course, resort to diets. There are so many diets. A whole class of such is called low-calorie. So what is a low-calorie diet? What are its pros and cons?
 Low-calorie diets, there is a huge variety of them, for example, include French, Sofia Vendrovskoy diet, kefir diet and many others. They are based on limiting the number of consumed calories a day. Their number may range from 1600 to 1700 kcal. In addition, a common feature of these diets is the frequent use of food, that is, the power must be a one-time 5-6. All low-calorie diets exclude sweet, salty, starchy foods, fatty and fried foods.

Advantages of this method of weight loss consists in the fact that you can achieve results in a fairly quick time (week month), these diets do not require additional physical activity, and their diet consists of readily available food. Due to the frequent use of food hunger is virtually absent, which is also to be commended. Many of the low-calorie diets include mandatory rejection of salt, which is undoubtedly good as salt retains water, promotes the formation of edema and weight gain. Again, the diversity of these diets gives users a choice, depending on the progress of their biological clock, or personal preference.

Cons, of course, also have a place to be. Firstly, this type of diet suitable for people with a rather good health, with no chronic diseases. Secondly, there are problems with the balance of power. The body does not receive all the necessary elements and matter can greatly suffer. In addition, malnutrition can lead to a feeling of weakness, constant desire to sleep, stress. Stubborn statistics says that most diseases bulimia begins with such diets. There is also the threat of a quick return of the lost weight during the diet.

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