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The calorie-controlled diet has been proven to be the most successful
of all diets and it is one which several other diets sprang from, most
of them rely on the person having between 800 to 1,500 calories per day.
However, for those people who are severely obese then the dietician may
suggest an extremely low calorie diet of no more than 800 calories per
day.
The extremely low calorie diet is aimed at short-term use for those people
who are moderately to severely obese and many of them use commercially
prepared formulas to provide all the necessary vitamins, minerals and
nutrients needed, while remaining below 800 calories per day.
The specially prepared formulas will take the place of all other food
for a short period of time and when stuck with they are a very successful
way of losing weight.
Extremely low calories diets should not be confused with similar meal
supplements that can be bought over the counter, as these are meal supplements
which are intended to only replace one or two meals a day with a main
meal being eaten.
Are extremely low calories diets safe?
When given under proper medical supervision they are safe and are generally
given to those who have a body mass index of 30 or greater, doctors and
dieticians generally recommend them on a patient-to-patient basis and
can decide if the extremely low calorie diet is suitable for you.
Are there any drawbacks to the extremely low calorie diet?
The main cause for concern when going on a diet of this type is that the
body gets all the necessary nutrition which it would normally get from
foods in different groups, this is why the diet is only suitable for the
short term.
The diet can be successful and people do lose weight, however once they
have gone off this diet, they can easily put the weight back on if they
don't have a plan which commits to a change of lifestyle and healthy eating
with exercise.
By devising a plan which is suitable for you with the help of a dietician
are you more likely to be successful in keeping the weight off and slowly
losing a few more pounds until your goal is reached.
Are there any side effects to the extremely low calorie diet?
The extremely low calorie diet will generally last between 4 and 16 weeks
and during this time it is common for you to have a few minor side effects
as your body adjusts.
The most common side effects to this type of diet are general fatigue,
constipation, nausea or diarrhoea. In the majority of people, these conditions
improve during the first couple of weeks and only very rarely do they
cause complications severe enough for the person to be taken off the diet.
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