Nowadays, the trend of following various types of diets to lose weight has increased a lot. But if the right diet is not taken according to the needs of your body, then it is harmful to your health. You all must have heard this. But recently a case has come to light from Kerala, where 18-year-old girl M Srinanda, living in Kannur district of Kerala, died.

According to the information, she had followed a special diet plan for herself with the help of an online platform and she was afraid of gaining weight. According to the information, the girl had stopped eating for the last few months and was on a water diet, because she was afraid of gaining weight. Due to this, she stopped eating and she used to exercise more.

About a week ago, she was admitted to the hospital after vomiting and excessive fatigue. Dr. Nagesh Prabhu was treating Srinanda at Thalassery Cooperative Hospital. The doctor said that she was admitted to the hospital for 10 days, when she was brought to the hospital, her pulse and blood pressure were very low. Also, his blood sugar level was very low. There was also a lack of essential nutrients in his body. His weight was barely 24 kg. Apart from this, many internal organs including the stomach and intestine had been damaged. He was kept on ventilator support, but there was no improvement in his condition and he died. It is also being reported that he had anorexia nervosa disease. This is a type of food-related disease.

Anorexia nervosa

Dr AK Kumar in the Department of Psychiatry at Ghaziabad District Hospital said that anorexia nervosa is a serious condition in which a person has a fear of gaining weight. A person suffering from anorexia is worried about calorie intake and weight. In such a situation, those people reduce food to reduce or maintain weight. Due to this, there may be a lack of nutrients in the body, in such a situation, many types of health-related problems can occur. People suffering from this problem lose weight in different ways and do not want to let the weight increase. Apart from this, people do more exercise to reduce or maintain weight. Which is harmful to health. Apart from medical care, nutrition consultants and psychiatrists are also needed for its treatment. Many signs like dehydration, dizziness, fatigue, low blood pressure, low body temperature, anxiety, fear of weight gain, and depression are seen.

What do experts say?

Dr. Kanchan Sondhi, Senior Dietician at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said that a girl in Kerala dieted by drinking only water, due to which she died. Family members should see from the beginning how their children are dieting, it is important to keep an eye on them, care has to be taken about what the children are eating, and what they are drinking. If anyone is dieting even after getting information through social media, then even after doing all this, definitely consult a dietician.

Dieting makes you feel hungry, yet the child hides the fact that he is hungry, and does not eat even when he is hungry, then this is harmful to his body, causes weakness and the child can also fall ill. Therefore, attention should be paid to this behavior of his.

The right way to diet

Dieting should not be done only through water, you should include as many foods rich in fiber, protein, and other nutrients as possible in the diet. A proper balanced diet should be taken, along with this, attention should also be paid to burning calories and exercise. But only on the advice of an expert.

When children or anyone diets through social media, the same things are repeated again and again, and they start dieting by watching blogs, and completely wrong YouTube, one should always consult a doctor.

It is important to reduce obesity, but it is wrong to ignore health in the passion for it. Also, one should not stop eating for fear of gaining weight. Rather, one should talk to an expert and eat a balanced diet. So that the amount of nutrients in the body remains correct and there is no problem. Also, problems can occur due to over-exercise. Therefore, talk to an expert and follow the right diet and exercise routine.

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