Are weight-loss diets well-balanced and healthy?
Diets that promise immediate weight-loss in a miraculously quick period of time but ignore the real needs of the body should not be considered “healthy.” On the contrary, this type of diet, if abused, can create physical and mental damage. If our eating habits center on unhealthy foods, we may encounter some immediate dangers like anemia, osteoporosis, renal calculosis, calculosis of the cholecyst, gastroduodenitis, thyroid problems and other damage to the endocrine or exocrine glandular systems. Unfortunately, the direct advantage of such weight-loss diets is, in most cases, visible immediately. Nevertheless, the result is only temporary. The post-diet weight-gain is rapid and the dieter often gains more weight than he or she initially lost. For optimum health, we must feed our body what it actually needs–appropriate foods that contain necessary quantities of energy, fats, proteins, vitamins, sugar, etc. This may require consulting a doctor, depending on the needs of the individual.
