Crash diets do more harm than good
By Cynth a Buimsk.
Erraxaid Contributor
When (( • ' fiTdig whether to diet. many pen
jiii’ know their wi'V'i hut M'litom tu.*-w their
hofi v composition . I'he numbers on the stall' do
not reveal body composition fat mass plus lean
bodv mass
A t rash diet a daily intake til I.OIK) . a ru s
or less often changes the body s umpositlon
a; the dieter ends up vs lit, a :, i i.u: iii.is- a
s; . user said at a ret ent ! 'mversitv w o:: kshup
Britt rllis. a ladversity "doi total student in
community health, said a crash diet signals ,, si.u
vation situation to the body
I he t)odv then t observes energy bv dei re.o -ur
the number.of calories needed per day ! :jis ■ . t
at a university ..Lifestyle I’iann»i:g: I'i; au vs vs
sla.p
I his :i( • re.is. ..' retp.ired s un : • - : • 11.•■... • ■ s h .
i lower basal i:ietal«u < rate i.llis s i : .vs h> nimr
mat eating is msu met i. the Ixxi v needs fewer t a lo
ries than it did before ■arid .weight ga :U
Won II another crash diet is tried. the•■b.is.d meta
bolic rate is again alb ( ted. she said
Mohs vi-r, bn .iss> < rash do-h :- oho.:, ,1.
water and imivi !••. dieters usuallv are fatter than
when 'lii-s started lin' d "l hot ause the peri entago
nf b* tv lal is higher Ellis said
\\ i .1 re ilidmg into slates o( obesiIV she said
If.:rd id wiumit ages diet ill leas!
mill' a ninrith. i 111 i■. said She Saul this loss thru
gain pattern i an load I. a form a high blood pres
irn for some individuals
K au ri Mai isman an assix uilti professor in the
Sihool and (iomtminiiv Hi'alth Department. said,
* !I VI pi lii".' . t all people who dii'l i;am
'Mi k ail lie' is i ;ghl li'ia Ins! over a tVs a s«■ .1 r pe
r;i,, I r
Studies ul IKII) i a ; nes or dess diets showed
an av erage basal melabolit rale dei rea.se 'ot ! I J I
{ii-ri enl Kills said
V -■"‘rilled dii’l e v e; ■’ ualIV lead s to fee lings of
li j • v ali. n i " wed bv binging m i.ning more
■ a ' : sets h : i I lb|
•v ■ .gh' is regained
Up!e.t vv .'li let■ inn; iindlsi Ip.lUjed iit ah
: -..ainal ire: Vi.mnionijunong . dii'ii'rs Kesiitulidv.
I her di ilried
s • | : the !: is! step , n Vie.it ' eg '' n del ri
I.n ' DIETS fd i ;■ •
EATING
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• - in .»j>[>>*«ir.ifit e. .li'lior
lll.it interns! Ill food, severe di
■: i! i Xi roi>i .11'ii s 1 i
stance abuse
( At SI s
V tier, S,1 id |iss l hoiogi sts
, , : i; < tors .ire biiffliii in eat
er: dr. 'filers ami can only offer
theories lor the causes
We don’t know Merten
• aid "It's not a rational at t. so
it s kind ol hard to find a r.i
tional reason
I i wrier eating disorders
in a y be cu 11 u ra 11 \ driven
U experience low sell-es
teem w hen they lad to meet the
[ I 1 standards I society
M rten said Low ■'dl-esteern
i ; is w<mien to believe they
w ...id he happier "if only
: ■.i’v Could lose a few more
; she said
. re s .III uhsessile desire
to is thin in post industrial so
• • . Merter, s.o.! *1 dig
women have an impossible
sk The\ re utiafile to keep
ta-ir hixiies Irani getting round
er and lu Her
rdefs are addu live
: . Murphy sod People
■..iv turn to food to escape the
i.! a traumatic nent in the
New Hours
Of vti EVENINGS!
iMotuUiy-EruLiy
7:30 ant - 9 l»n
SotimLty
8 ant - 6 fin
SinuLiy
9 ant - 3 /utt
i \u ( m i k
iiakiky
past sut |i .iv siii i*st s>r r.11>**
I) V\(il KS
haling airi-*rd»-rs are
threat to a person's he
ori'Xirs in iv literati
thcmsrU t >• tu death
said
Some ’ is w ho an
a scriuiis
allh An
v starve
Merten
lin ;-r'mik i r'rnj
mil llmik ihi'V'rr I'll vhi ■ ,i
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BURGER
OR SHAKE
SALE! _
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THROUGH
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with msp (Hit* r and rip*- lonuto »r 116ox frosty shain
(hoi'M- in) flaw you hke Both on nl<- n«'w .it mur part in
paling nnghhorhnod [>air\ yun-n
We IreatYou Right
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Velcro Jumping
is here!
Every Thursday
The bar sport of sports.
Take a break from
studying and
stick yourself
to a wall.
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