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Liu Fang is a 45-year-old secondary school teacher who is enthusiastic and cheerful and dedicated to her work. Last year, she was determined to lose weight and set herself a recipe of "only eating vegetables and not eating".
At first, she was excited about the changes in weight and figure, but as time went on, Liu Fang found that her physical condition deteriorated.
She often felt tired and weak, and her voice was not as loud as she used to be in class. What bothered her the most was that her memory had deteriorated significantly, and she always had difficulty concentrating when preparing for class.
Liu Fang didn't care about it at first, until she experienced vertigo in a class and almost fell, and then realized the seriousness of the problem.
Liu Fang decided to go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination. After listening to her appeal, internist Wang Qiang frowned: "Mr. Liu, your extreme weight loss method of 'only eating vegetables and not eating' is actually very unhealthy.
Let's take a look at your physical examination report: the hemoglobin is low and the serum albumin is not up to standard, which means that your nutritional status is worrying. "
Liu Fang was a little surprised: "I eat so many vegetables every day, can the nutrition still be enough?" Aren't vegetables the healthiest food? "
Dr. Wong patiently explains, "Vegetables are good for health, but they provide limited energy and protein.
Our bodies, especially the brain, need enough sugar and high-quality protein as 'fuel', and staple foods such as rice and pasta are one of the important sources of these nutrients.
"Is my dizziness and forgetfulness also caused by malnutrition?" Liu Fang suddenly realized.
"Quite possibly. Your blood lipids and blood pressure are also high, which may be related to endocrine disorders caused by a lack of staple foods.
In short, a balanced diet is the king of healthy weight loss. Dr. Wang said earnestly.
Liu Fang regretted it very much after hearing this, and decided to adjust her diet as soon as possible and start a healthy weight loss path again.
Liu Fang's case is a wake-up call for many people who blindly pursue extreme weight loss. With the popularity of various fashionable diets such as "eating only vegetables and fruits", more and more people have fallen into the misunderstanding of "extreme weight loss".
Long-term consumption of a low-carbohydrate diet will not only lead to fatigue and weakness, but also may cause metabolic disorders such as hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis.
At the same time, excessive intake of fruits and vegetables and rejection of staple foods reduces calories, but the intake of key nutrients such as protein, B vitamins, iron, and zinc is often insufficient, resulting in malnutrition, affecting growth and development, immunity, and wound healing ability.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the staple food is "grains", which are the main source of qi and blood in the human body. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" has a cloud: "The grain is for nourishment, the five grains are for nourishment, the five fruits are for help, the five animals are for the benefit, and the five vegetables are for the filling." "
It means that grains are the foundation of self-cultivation, and fruits and vegetables are only auxiliary.
Of course, this is not advocating indulgence in eating staple foods. Age, gender, physical fitness, exercise status, etc., are all factors that need to be considered when formulating a diet plan.
For example, middle-aged and elderly people, especially those with three highs, should appropriately control the intake of refined staple foods and eat more coarse grains, vegetables and fruits, which can help reduce blood lipids and weight.
Teenagers, pregnant women, and labor-intensive people need to provide enough high-quality staple foods to meet the body's needs for energy and various nutrients.
Write at the end
The core of scientific weight loss is balance, and it is important not to be biased and extreme. A moderate amount of staple food, enough protein, abundant fruits and vegetables, and moderate exercise are the only ways to be healthy and slim.
Let's draw wisdom from Ms. Liu Fang's lessons, and embrace health and shape a better life with a balanced diet and a good lifestyle!
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Bibliography:
Chinese Nutrition Society. Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016)[M].Beijing:People's Medical Publishing House,2016.
Chinese Society of Nutrition. Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine,2019,58(2):73-79.
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