3 health risks to watch out for if you lose weight too quickly

The body needs time to adapt to weight loss. If this process happens too quickly, it can lead to unpredictable consequences, according to the health website Medical News Today (UK).

Losing weight too quickly will make the body easily fall into a state of fatigue and lack of energy.

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Losing weight too quickly, besides bringing health benefits, also increases the risk of the following problems:

Losing weight too quickly can lead to nutritional deficiencies.

When losing weight rapidly, the body is often deprived of essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, proteins and fats. Strict diets, such as those limited to 800-1,200 kcal/day, often do not meet the body's basic nutritional needs.

The Mayo Clinic, a non-profit medical organization in the US, said that losing weight too quickly can easily cause deficiencies in vitamin B12, iron, calcium and folate. These nutrients are essential for nerve function, blood formation and maintaining bone and joint health.

Consequences of nutritional deficiency include dizziness, hair loss, brittle nails, and impaired immunity. In severe cases, it can lead to nerve damage.

Gallstones

Gallstones are one of the most common health problems that can occur when you lose weight too quickly, especially if you lose more than 1.5 kg per week. When you eat too little fat or fast for a long time, your gallbladder doesn't contract as often as it should. As a result, bile builds up and crystallizes into stones.

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (USA), people who follow extremely low-calorie diets or have undergone weight-loss surgery are at higher risk of developing gallstones. Gallstones can cause severe abdominal pain, nausea, digestive disorders, and even require surgery if the bile duct is blocked.

Chronic fatigue

The body will feel lighter when losing a large amount of weight. However, losing weight quickly requires high intensity exercise and cutting calories. The side effect is that the body falls into a state of severe energy deficiency.

The amount of calories consumed is not enough to maintain basic physiological activities such as breathing, circulation and digestion. The body easily falls into a state of constant fatigue, loss of concentration, reduced work performance and movement, according to Medical News Today .

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