Starvation Diet

Posted on October 20, 2009 in Diet-Types

The principle of starvation diet to burn more calories than consumed. This diet aims to lose 1000 to 1500 calories very quickly. But this diet is not much preferred one as it intends to keeps the person hungry.

Starvation diet is the diet in which the person either eats too little or nothing at all. In case, something is eaten it is in very small portion and also carries very less calories.

As the result,the body feels starved. So, instead of losing fat body tries to store the energy in the form of fat. Thus, in place of losing the weight you actually start gaining it.

How To Overcome The Problems Of Starvation Diet:
Starvation diet can be followed with few changes. These are:

• Instead of eating nothing , try to have those food items which bring about a change in your metabolic rate. This will prevent the body from getting the feeling of starvation and will also help in losing weight.
• The food items which increase the metabolic rate includes the vegetables like cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, green beans, mushrooms, lettuce, garlic, onions, spinach, tomatoes etc. Fruits like apple, mango, pineapple, oranges, cranberries, watermelon etc.
• The motive is to consume good calories, this will help your body to get energy in adequate amount and remove excess of it by the means of physical activity.
• Exercising regularly is must. This will not only help in losing the extra calories but will also increase the blood flow and keep your heart healthy.
• Do not eat all at one time. Divide your intake in small meals which can be consumed at small intervals. Include a lot of fluids and juicy fruits to enable instant energies.

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