{"id":167,"date":"2021-01-19T07:37:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T07:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dietharmony.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2021-01-19T07:37:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T07:37:05","slug":"what-happens-to-the-body-when-we-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dietharmony.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/what-happens-to-the-body-when-we-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens to the Body When we Diet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The body starts to respond to healthy dietary changes as soon as they are made. This can be advantageous, because a diet can then eventually reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease<\/a><\/strong>, as well as improve a person\u2019s overall sense of well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Control of blood glucose level<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating carbohydrates increases the blood sugar level, but the extent of\nthis rise depends on a food\u2019s glycemic index. The glycemic index is a ranking\nsystem, based on a score of 1 to 100, that determines the effect of a food on\nblood sugar levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foods with a high glycemic index are quickly broken down, leading to sharp increases in blood sugar, followed by sharp drops. Sharp fluctuations in the blood sugar<\/a><\/strong> level can\u00a0increase the risk of diabetes, obesity and heart disease. It follows that avoiding such foods with a high glycemic index such as soft drinks, candy and white bread can lower these risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensuring a steady blood sugar level by opting for foods with a low glycemic\nindex sustains the body\u2019s energy levels. The sharp spike in blood sugar and\nsharp drop that follows is avoided and energy levels are sustained. A steady\nlevel of blood glucose can also prove beneficial, since a lowered blood sugar,\nwhich is common after a spike, can disrupt the ability to concentrate and\nlearn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee and cortisol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cutting down on coffee can reduce the level of the \u201cstress hormone\u201d cortisol\nin the body. A high cortisol level can decrease a person\u2019s ability to manage\npressure and can also be damaging to the immune system. Caffeine increases\nthese adverse effects of the hormone and reducing coffee intake can immediately\nhelp to limit the adverse effects of cortisol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Severe calorie restriction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sever calorie restriction impedes weight loss<\/a><\/strong> rather than aiding it, since it prevents the body from burning fat effectively. The body behaves as if it is being starved, as a defense mechanism, and becomes highly efficient at using the energy available to it. It starts to protect any stores of fat and derives energy from muscle and lean tissue instead. This results in muscle loss and, therefore, a lower metabolism, so that fewer calories are needed. This lowered metabolism, in turn, slows weight loss down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The metabolic rate is affected by the degree of muscle mass – the metabolic\nrate is higher in those with more muscle mass. Muscle burns many more calories\nthan fat does and losing muscle therefore reduces the metabolic rate and the\nnumber of calories burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important that people maintain a healthy metabolic rate, particularly\nwhen they are dieting, and this requires them to both diet and exercise\nsensibly. Strength-enhancing exercises are particularly effective at increasing\nmuscle mass. For every additional pound of muscle, a person develops, the body\nburns up approximately 50 more calories every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid an unhealthy drop in the metabolic rate, experts generally\nrecommend calorie intake is never restricted to less than 1,000 to 1,200\ncalories per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. health.usnews.com\/…\/the-instant-effects-of-diet-and-exercise<\/a><\/li>
  2. www.weightlossresources.co.uk\/calories\/burning_calories\/starvation.htm<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n

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