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Water and weight loss
Crash dieting takes the biggest toll on the water reserves in our body. Loss of water is one of the biggest issues in crash dieting and its associated 'guaranteed weight loss'. Crash dieting which restricts nutrient and water intake leads to rapid water loss from your body. This on the weighing scale will show itself as weight loss.
This drop in body weight is not reduction of body fat but loss of all important water. Loss of water impairs circulation, reduces muscle bone, joint and bone health and obviously overworks the kidney, heart and lungs. Yes, it will also lead to body odour because the composition of sweat changes.
Losing weight is no big deal, if you lose body water. Body builders and wrestless routinely adopt this practice. They bring their weight down by as much as 4 kilos on the day prior to a competition. This allows them to complete in a lower weight group and improves their chances of winning. But what do common people like us gain by crash dieting.
Sweat Composition Changes and Body Odour
The passage explains the effects of crash dieting, specifically highlighting the impact of significant water loss on the body. A key consequence mentioned is the change in sweat composition.
According to the text:
- Crash dieting leads to rapid water loss.
- This water loss causes the composition of sweat to change.
- The change in sweat composition directly results in increased body odour. The passage states, "Yes, it will also lead to body odour because the composition of sweat changes."
Therefore, a drastic change in the composition of sweat due to water loss results in increased body odour.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect
The passage focuses on the direct link between altered sweat composition and body odour. It does not provide information to support the following:
- Decreased body odour: The passage explicitly links the change to an increase, not a decrease.
- Rise in blood pressure or Drop in blood pressure: While water loss can affect circulation and potentially blood pressure, the specific consequence asked about relates to sweat and odour, which the passage directly addresses. Blood pressure changes are not mentioned as the direct outcome of altered sweat composition.
The primary and directly stated consequence of the altered sweat composition due to water loss is indeed increased body odour.
Important Questions from Health Education
- Which of the following is a consequence of water loss due to crash dieting ?
- Why do bodybuilders and wrestlers lose water before competitions ?
- What is one of the main issues with crash dieting?
- The term 'crash dieting' means
- Which of the following are the objectives of the National programme for Health care of the Elderly (NPHCE)?
a. To provide accessaible and affordable healthcare services for the elderly
b. To promote active and healthy ageing
c. To provide life skills training
d. To establish medical services exclusively for urban population
Choose the correct answer from the options :
