Why Starvation Diets Fail

Starvation diets often fail because they cause the metabolism to slow down and lack the lifestyle changes needed for long-term weight loss.

Another reason why starvation diets fail is that you are not making the necessary lifestyle changes you need to keep the weight off once it’s gone. Starvation diets, after all, are only a temporary (and unhealthy) method to lose weight – you can’t do it

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Health Dangers of Being Underweight

Being underweight can be very unhealthy and can lead to many health problems including anemia, hair loss and infertility.

A lot of attention has been focused in dealing with overweight issues but much as this is justified, little attention has been directed to tackling matters pertaining to being underweight. Scientifically speaking, people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is under 20 are considered to be

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Talking to Your Children About Weight Loss

Talking to your children about healthy ways to lose weight can help them to avoid dangerous dieting methods that can lead to eating disorders.

If you are a parent of a child, regardless of whether they are overweight or not, it is a good idea to sit down with them and have a heart-to-heart about how they feel about their body weight. If your child is overweight, or you feel they may be heading in that direction, do not ignore this problem because guaranteed it is something that they are thinking about all the

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