Extreme dieting and rapid weight loss are the biggest risk.
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For generations, people have been told that they have to look a certain way and measure up a certain way in order to be accepted and considered”healthy“But we know that being thin is not a sign of goodness, he writes huffpost.com.
“It’s a real topic of discussion I would say in the obesity community right now…what are the unintended consequences of weight loss?” said Dr. Kurt Kennel, a bariatrician and endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
One of these consequences was explained by the actress Jameela Jamil, who recently shared on Instagram that years of heavy dieting and weight loss had affected bone density.
“So much talk about the dangers of overeating and crickets when it comes to the long-term effects of eating too little,” Jamil wrote. Jamil, who is 38, said 20 years of dieting had damaged his bone density and he was now dealing with consequences such as pain.
Although bone density is not talked about much in everyday life, it is an important measure of health. Bone density is the amount of mineral content in your bone, explains Dr. Gillian Wooldridge, a sports medicine physician at Houston Methodist Hospital.
“Higher bone density generally means you have denser—and relatively healthier—bones that are more resistant to breaking or breaking.“, said Wooldridge.”If you have thinner bone density, it means you don’t have as good a structure there and you could be at a higher risk of fracture.”
Our bone density peaks around age 25, Kennel said, “and then we hope to maintain this density through most of midlife, up to age 50 or so. Because after that we start to lose it as part of menopause, we start to lose it as part of getting older.”
This is one of the reasons why falls in the elderly are often a serious problem, leading to things like hip fractures or other broken bones. Your bone density is measured through a bone density test, usually starting at age 65, although earlier may be recommended for menopausal women.
“We want to hang on to that peak bone density, we want to maintain it as long as possible, or at least not do anything to lose it worse than we can to control them, such as menopause and aging, for example “, Kennel said.
It’s one way we lose it too through significant weight loss, as jamil said. Here’s what the experts want you to know:
Losing weight can affect bone density, but extreme weight loss and crash diets are the worst.
“Weight loss can reduce bone density, both for overweight people and for obese people who lose a lot of weight.Dr. Deborah Sellmeyer, clinical professor of endocrinology, gerontology and metabolism at Stanford University, told HuffPost via email.
Research shows that bone loss is less extensive and less harmful in people who lose a moderate amount of weight in a healthy way – although some experts say it still happens. “Even if we’re using healthier methods, there’s still some of that weight loss that’s not fat. Some of that weight loss is always going to be muscle and, especially for menopausal women, bone .” Kennel said.
Wooldridge pointed that out extreme diet and rapid weight loss pose the greatest risk for bone density.
“Rapid weight loss, severe calorie restriction, or other significant energy deficits … sometimes compensate for what they eat with excessive exercise. Any of these conditions can adversely affect bone density.”which Wooldridge confirms.
It’s worth noting that severe weight loss from disordered eating or a medical procedure such as gastric bypass can have a negative effect on bone density, Wooldridge said.
Resistance training and proper nutrition can help you maintain bone density while losing weight.
“We can say with confidence that when we include exercise in the weight loss process, especially resistance exercise at the end of the weight loss process… because exercise is present during the process, we will lose less muscle and less bone than we used to. we simply limit our caloric intake (or) lose weight simply by cutting back on our diet,” Kennel said.
Resistance training includes push-ups, lunges, squats, squats, weight lifting – “anything that forces your muscles to work against resistance… you’re pulling something, pushing up, pulling down. Anything that has that kind of quality“, he said.
What you eat can help maintain your bones too.
“Nutrition is very important for bone health, so it’s important to include food, but also make sure there’s enough calcium, vitamin D and protein,” said Sellmeyer.
“In general, we consider ‘healthy weight loss’ or sustainable weight loss to be about a pound to a pound per week,” than Wooldridge. “So for someone starting a weight loss program, that’s a good goal; that means you will lose weight and be able to keep it off.
Unsustainable weight loss – losing and gaining weight endlessly – tends to stress the body, she said.
This may be particularly relevant now in the world of GLP-1 drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, which many people now use to lose weight. Although there are benefits for many people, some research suggests that these drugs can also reduce bone density and muscle mass. They are also a concern for people who are at risk of developing osteoporosis.
The idea that you have to lose weight to be healthy is wrong.
“This problem of muscle and bone loss, you don’t take it as well when you’re 80 (or) 70 than when you’re 30, partly because a 30-year-old can do more to mitigate. this by doing a lot of exercise, for example, but an 80-year-old may not be able to do this much.” Kennel explained.
Losing weight may not have the same health benefits for someone in their 70s or 80s as someone earlier in life, he noted. So not all of these diet culture messages for losing weight regardless of age are entirely correct.
“I tell people all the time, a number on a scale is a number on a scale. It’s not a score for how you’re doing or relative to your worth ,” “Wooldridge”And it does not necessarily also indicate health. It’s just a number on a scale.”
It is more important to think about how you live your life. Do you exercise regularly? Do you have a diet that includes fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, healthy fats and whole grains?
“I care a lot more about that than a number on a scale, and a number on a scale doesn’t really reflect someone’s overall health,” she said.
2024-04-24 14:34:22
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