International society of sports nutrition position stand: diets and body composition
Alan A. Aragon et al.
HHP262: Exercise & Sport Nutrition
Professor Mortara
September 7th, 2023
Aragon et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2017) 14:16
DOI 10.1186/s12970-017-0174-y
When reading the article, I was able to understand a few of the different diets that people
typically go on and how they affect the body when trying to lose weight. One of the major diet
archetypes is the low energy diet. The one that caught my eye is the very low-energy diet, which
is a diet that aims to induce rapid weight loss while preserving as much lean muscle as possible.
It was also designed to replace all regular food consumption and therefore should not be
confused with meal replacement products intended to replace one or two meals per day. With
this diet, the micronutrients that it contains are approximately 7 to 100 g/day. They're also
allowed 15 g/day and 30 to 80 g/day of protein, fat, and carbohydrates. This form of dieting has
been proven to be effective in losing weight quickly, but it's also found to be more harmful than
helpful. This form of dieting is not meant to be long-term, and it was found that when this form
of dieting is used for the long term, people start to experience cold intolerants, fatigue, headache,
dizziness, muscle cramps, and Constipation. One of the most common symptoms that was
reported about long term usage of this diet was hair loss. Given this information, it should be
highly noted that this form of dieting has limited relevance to healthy and athletic populations.
After reading this diet, I now know that there is an importance in Understanding how various
diets affect body composition. When reading about these diets, it is noticeable that these methods
have strengths and weaknesses. There was not a single approach that was ideal for all
circumstances. Rather, each person who participates in this diet should have a good
understanding of what they really want to take from the diet and assess that with the diet that will
allow them to achieve that goal. overall. I now understand that yes, you can go on a diet, but a
diet at times, depending on which one you're on, should not be done. Long term. Some of these
diets have long term negative effects on the body that are really hard to come back from and they
do more harm than good. It's important to do extensive research. About a particular diet before
implementing, it into your daily lives so you know what you're getting yourself and your body
into.