Fasting and drinking detox water continuously - risk of body exhaustion
After Tet, there have been no cases of poisoning due to detoxification and weight loss, but doctors still warn that unscientific detoxification and weight loss methods can be harmful to health.
The Department of Digestive Surgery - Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Bach Mai Hospital once received a rectal rupture due to detoxification using coffee enema.
The patient was a 38-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital with severe lower abdominal pain and bloody stools. She had previously used coffee enema twice, one week apart. On the third visit, the woman experienced severe lower abdominal pain and bleeding through the anus.
Many people believe that fasting helps detoxify and lose weight effectively. In fact, fasting for a long time or drinking only juice can cause muscle loss, fatigue, low blood pressure and metabolic disorders. The body has a mechanism to detoxify itself through the liver, kidneys, lungs and digestive system - no need for extreme measures.
Fasting is no longer just a weight loss method. Many people believe that fasting detoxifies the body.
However, Dr. Nguyen Trong Hung, National Institute of Nutrition said: To lose weight safely, women should not skip meals but need to eat enough nutritional groups and control food intake appropriately.
According to Dr. Hung, cutting out starch or skipping meals can be harmful to your health, causing your body to feel tired and overeat at the next meal. Breakfast is especially important to provide energy for the new day.
Instead of fasting, women should reduce their portion sizes, choose healthy foods, limit fried foods, sweets, and eat lots of green vegetables to add fiber. Eating slowly and chewing thoroughly helps the body feel full longer.
In addition, you need to get enough sleep, avoid staying up late and maintain exercise. Walking, jogging or any physical activity helps burn energy and effectively supports weight loss.
The human body has a mechanism to detoxify itself through the liver, kidneys, lungs, and digestive system. Fasting or only drinking juice does not provide enough nutrients, easily causing muscle loss, fatigue, low blood pressure, and even metabolic disorders.
In fact, when fasting too much, the body will lose water and glycogen, leading to rapid weight loss in the beginning. However, after returning to a normal diet, the weight easily increases again, even higher than before.
Using fast weight loss drugs - unpredictable dangers
Another mistake is using weight loss drugs of unknown origin, diuretics, laxatives to lose weight quickly. These drugs often cause temporary dehydration, not real fat loss. As a result, users may experience dangerous side effects such as: Digestive disorders (prolonged diarrhea, electrolyte imbalance); Increased heart rate, dizziness, low blood pressure due to sudden dehydration; Effects on the liver and kidneys due to drugs containing toxic ingredients; Overtraining - causing injury and counterproductive effects.
After a long vacation, many people rush into high-intensity workouts such as continuous running, heavy gym workouts, and jumping rope hundreds of times a day to burn calories as quickly as possible. However, if you do not exercise beforehand, suddenly increasing the intensity of your exercise can cause muscle injuries, prolonged pain, and even cardiovascular problems. Instead of overtraining, gradually increase the intensity so that your body can adapt better.
