The 1 Unexpected Side Effect Of Rapid Weight Loss We Don't Talk About Enough
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The number on the scale is just a number on the scale and is not always worth the stress that comes with weight loss.
For generations, people have been told they need to look a certain way and weigh a certain amount to be accepted and to be considered “healthy.” But we know that being thin isn’t an indicator of well-being.
“It’s actually a major talking point I would say in the obesity community 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 those consequences was detailed by actor Jameela Jamil, who recently shared on Instagram that years of extreme dieting and weight loss had harmed her bone density.
“So much chat about the dangers of eating too much and crickets when it comes to the long term impact of eating too little,” Jamil wrote. Jamil, who is 38, said that she damaged her bone density through 20 years of extreme dieting and is now dealing with consequences such as pain.
Though bone density isn’t talked about very much in day-to-day life, it’s an important measure of health. Bone density is how much mineral content is present in your bone, explained Dr. Gillian Wooldridge, a sports medicine physician at Houston Methodist Hospital.