Diets are helpful for particular conditions but it’s helpful to be mindful that anything that’s extremely or lengthily done can be unhealthy. Our body needs a well-balanced diet to get the nutrients it needs and have a strong microbiome.
Just because a diet is trending, or known, doesn’t mean it suits your body condition. It may even cause negative effects if your body doesn’t react well to it, or if it’s overly done. See how diets can affect your body physiologically, psychologically, and behaviorally by checking out the lists below.
Eating Habits
- You’re too focused on counting calories
- You feel guilty after eating foods that are not recommended in your selected diet.
- You’re bothered when you think about how much food or the kind of food you’ve eaten.
- You compare how much you eat with others.
- You avoid eating situations a lot
- You’re bothered and have become more self-conscious when you eat with others.
- You created, kept, and followed a list of the right foods and wrong foods to eat.
- You worry that you won’t stop eating.
Craving and Deprivation Response
- You feel too deprived that your craving for a particular food has gone out of control?
- You crave more sugary foods and carbohydrates.
- You experience extreme hunger when your blood sugar drops.
Psychological and Emotional Effect
- You have mood swings.
- You eat when stressed or bored
- You munch food when you’re angry
- You chow when you’re lonely
- You talk about dieting or food a lot
Physiological Effect
- You have trouble sleeping
- You feel exhausted or experience over-fatigue for no apparent reason
- You miss your monthly period
- You experience hair loss or thinning of hair
Recommended Diet
Want to know what’s the most recommended diet to follow? Check out My Food Plate. Learn more about this eating dietary guidelines by visiting myplate.gov
Reference:
- (1) Resch E. The Intuitive Eating Workbook For Teens. 2019. New Harbinger Publications Inc.
- MyPlate. U.S. Department of Agriculture. myplate.gov
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