Dieting could increase the chances of developing health conditions like heart stroke and cancer. People who put check on their calorie intake that can prduce high level of cortisol stress hormones. Exposure to this harmful stress hormone could make diters to put on extra weight. So many people are anable to shed extra pounds despite slash in their intake of food. Researchers told that dieting could even damge the metal health of the dieter.
People who continuosly force them selves to count their calorie intake are seen to suffer from increased psychological stress. Even doctors should also think before recommending their parients to follow strict diet because it can cause long term health damage. Chronic stress could promote weight gain and can also cause high blood pressure, cornory heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Going on diet may add stress burden and the consequencs of diet could not be ignored. In a trail over 121 women researchers put half women on standard diet for three weeks having amount of 1200 calories per day and remaining half were recommended amount of 2000 calories per day. Researchers have taken salive test of those women to check cortisol level. Their result showed a remarkable increase in amount of hormones after complision of the study.
The reson for increased level of cortisol in body could be that corisol is used in body to increse the level of energy and when some one is not taking enough calories which provide enrgy to his body then cotisol began to release stress hormones. Many people also report high psychological level of stress which may be due to depriving their bodies of calories.
The chronic exposure to low calorie diet over longer periods could increase level of cholesterol, increase blood pressure and can raise the risk of depression. People who follow strict diet may fall victim of depression. Combination of exercise and healthy eating is the best way to shed extra pounds from the body.