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| Benefits and Side effects of fasting |
Fasting is a very age-old practice that is usually
done for religious reasons. But now a day, when people have become more
concerned about their weight, then fasting is more often practiced to reduce
weight than for any religious reasons.
During fasting people like to eat little
this is equal to no food. It is very true that fasting may results to weight
loss but there are some side effects for the same.
One can fast for a day or two, that is not dangerous
but people suffering from any chronic disease, pregnant ladies or children. Many
doctors do not allow fasting as there are many medical reasons too. For
everyone fasting is not so easy. The system for fasting also varies, but the
basic fast usually allows only water, fresh juice or any laxative concoction. There
are also some fasting system that include the intake of very few solid foods
that provide less calories.
Benefits
of fasting:
During a fast, our hormone growth is secreted in our
body. It is one of the basic and vital fat burning hormones.
During a fast, our lipolysis increases and thus fasting
insulin decreases.
Fasting helps in restricting the fat and calorie intake.
This automatically reduces weight loss.
When and one drink only water or fresh juice, by
this way the toxins of the body are released. Healthy liquid helps to flush out
the impurities and many other harmful elements from our body and thus makes it
healthy and hygienic.
The catecholamines are increased while you are
fasting. These catecholamines help us in providing good amount of energy and
you can burn fat too.
So, these were some amazing of the benefits of
fasting for reducing weight.
There are also some of side effects of fasting for
reducing weight. When you are planning for a fasting regime for reducing weight,
then it is important to keep these side effects of fasting in your mind too.
Side
effects of fasting
Fasting, no doubt very easily reduces the calorie
intake. Fasting can also cause few health problems including muscle loss etc.
During a fast, from our body calories are burned
steadily and slowly this process is known as conversation mode.
During fasting no weight is loss permanently. Only
your muscles loss as no calories is intake but in return you will gain more
weight.
While reducing weight, we want to reduce fat but due
to slower metabolism it is very easy to gain reduced weight at very fast rate.
Some other side effects of fasting include muscles
aches, headaches, dizziness, low blood sugar, fatigue, weakness and diarrhea.
Fasting for a very long term may lead to irregular
heartbeat, anemia, some kidney or liver problems or may weakened immune system.
Fasting can also result in vitamins and mineral deficiencies,
and when there is deficient of many important vitamin and minerals, it results to
many health problems and you can fall sick.
So these were some benefits and side effects of
fasting for weight loss. The problem of temporary weight loss and this is the
very problem common during fasting. Many people gain their lost weight again once
they stop fasting.
long-drawn-out fasting is strictly not advised by
doctors. Fasting for a period of a day or two days is safe. You are advised
that you keep on taking juice, water and fruits so that body doesn’t fall
deficient of any vitamins and mineral.
If you are planning for fasting in order
to lose weight, then you must consult a physician.
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