'There was too much inflammation in my body': Mismatched star Prajakta Koli on dangers of extreme dieting for weight loss

Amid the flood of diet and weight loss tips shared online by celebrities, do you also feel the pressure to make a change in your appearance?

Time and again we keep on witnessing celebrities promoting strict weight loss regimes without addressing the potential downsides of it. However, recently, popular YouTuber, Prajakta Koli opened up about the dangerous effects of extreme dieting on a Podcast.

While candidly speaking at Bharti Singh¡¯s Bharti TV Podcast, Prajakta revealed how she tried doing strict dieting for a physical transformation but she quit it because it did not suit her. She continued to note that she has now gained weight but has lost fat.

While trying to follow a strict diet Prajakta experienced inflammation, bloating and water retention in her body. She explained earlier her weight was less but now she has gained muscles and she is heavier than before, but she is toned.

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Prajakta Koli's experience with strict dieting

In an attempt to lose weight, the YouTuber followed a strict diet and this is when she fell ill. "I realised I was very unhealthy. I was not able to get enough sleep, eat healthy, drink enough water, my skin was bad, I had hair fall, I was tired after walking 4 steps," she further shared.

Detrimental effects of rapid weight loss diets on the body

Several strict weight loss diets, while guaranteeing rapid results, carry with them possible side effects detrimental to one's health physically and mentally. ¡°First, there's always a danger of nutrient deficiency. Extreme diets that restrict excessive calories often eliminate some whole food groups, resulting in a failure to meet daily nutrient requirements and leading to fatigue, loss of immune protection, and long-term suffering, including conditions like osteoporosis or anaemia,¡± explains Dr. Shrey Srivastav, Internal Medicine-Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida.

According to Dr Srivastav, ¡°Muscle loss remains yet another one of those possible dangers. Great reductions in calories can lead the body to catabolize the muscles to begin the process of providing energy, weakening the metabolic rate and making it harder to lose weight.¡±

Such diets can also affect the hormonal equilibrium, creating irregular menstrual cycles in women and causing hormonal imbalances in men.

Extreme dieting can lead to these health problems:

Knowledge-wise, such eating is understood to contribute to eating disorders. "An inordinate denial of taking certain foods could prompt one into feelings of deprivation, oscillating between bingeing or certain eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia. Many are made to fear not going out for meals with friends or family," says Dr. Vigyan Mishra, Cofounder & CEO, of Sooriya Diagnostics International It creates an emotional and social burden and thus tends to create more of stress and anxiety, in that ordinarily pervasive environment.

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