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Low Calorie Diet

Losing weight has become a household mantra in today’s fast paced lifestyle. People diet regularly and have become ‘calorie conscious’. It is common knowledge that reducing calorie intake or burning more calories keeps from gaining weight resulting in the ‘Low Calorie Diet’. It is important to assess and choose a suitable diet; hence one should consult a dietician instead of going into a self-made diet routine.  The Low Calorie Diet does not have any hard and fast rules, but is normally tailored according to individual needs.
To define a Low Calorie Diet in simple terms, we can say ‘A Low Calorie Diet allows a person to consume 1500 to 1800 calories a day’ as against the normal consumption of 2000 to 2400 calories per day.  People following this diet are said to lose about 2-3kgs per week. Experts recommend this diet is for a relatively short time period, generally 3-6 months. Extending this for a longer time period could lead to health complications. Who can follow this diet? This diet is followed by people who are overweight or obese (with a body mass index over 30). It is not prescribed for children, pregnant women and adolescents. The dieter needs to monitor the intake of every calorie for nutritional value as calorie intake is very low compared to the average calorie consumption.
Normally, for those on a Low Calorie Diet, physicians/doctors recommend avoiding the regular food diet in favor of meal replacement supplements. It also includes a prescription for physical activity. It is very essential to monitor the diet routine followed by regularly consultations with the physician as there are chances of side-effects such as nausea, diarrhea, fatigue and constipation. However, experts claim that these side-effects will reduce over time. In the case of dieters losing weight rapidly, it could lead to complications such as gallstones.  It is important not to mistake the ‘Very Low Calorie Diet’ with the ‘Low Calorie Diet’ as it is a different form of diet altogether.

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