Doctors point out common mistakes

Dehydration, liver and kidney failure due to taking illegal weight loss pills

Wanting to lose weight to have a beautiful body, Ms. NTTY, 38 years old, in Nhon Trach, Dong Nai, was told about an effective weight loss tea, so she went online to buy weight loss pills to drink.

After taking the first box, Ms. Y. lost nearly 4 kg but felt tired, ate less, and had cold feet. Her neighbor also experienced the same condition so she stopped taking the medicine. However, Ms. Y. wanted to lose more weight so she continued taking it. After taking about 2 boxes, she lost 7 kg. After the third box, she saw slower results, her body felt tired so she stopped taking the medicine.

After stopping the weight loss medication for about half a month, she had a stomachache and vomited. She went to the pharmacy to buy stomach medicine to take but it was ineffective. She was admitted to the emergency room at Le Van Thinh Hospital, Thu Duc City (HCMC) in a state of fatigue and exhaustion. The doctor diagnosed her with moderate to severe acute pancreatitis and increased triglycerides in her blood 100 times higher than normal.

Muôn kiểu giảm cân: Vì sao giảm cân thất bại, bác sĩ chỉ sai lầm thường gặp - Ảnh 2. — Patient's blood sample into two layers of fat and blood after taking weight loss pills

MSc. Nguyen Viet Quynh Thu, Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, FV Hospital, said that the key to scientific weight loss includes two main factors: balanced nutrition and proper exercise. The use of weight loss drugs must be prescribed according to each case and of course, the drugs must be recognized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

"Using unknown, unlicensed weight loss drugs often causes weight loss by causing dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, and loss of micronutrients... These symptoms cause users to lose weight, but it is dehydration and muscle loss, not fat loss. These drugs often cause side effects that affect liver and kidney function and cause electrolyte disturbances," Dr. Thu shared.

According to Dr. Thu, there are even patients who come to beauty salons to lose weight, and after returning home, they are given weight loss drugs of unknown origin. The drugs are put in a bag without packaging or labels, which can potentially cause harm to the liver and kidneys, affecting health.

Cut out carbs completely.

Nutritionist Nguyen Thu Ha, Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital, said that cutting out starch completely to lose weight is a mistake. When applying starch cutting to lose weight, it is necessary to understand that a lower carbohydrate diet is not a carbohydrate-free diet.

Some suitable and good starches for weight loss such as brown rice, whole grain pasta, whole wheat bread are good for weight loss because they are high in fiber, have a low glycemic index to help stabilize blood glucose and are rich in B vitamins which are good for the nervous system.

"Many people have the habit of eating rice during the day but absolutely do not eat starch in the evening for fear of gaining weight, this is incorrect. In fact, dinner not only provides energy but also helps improve sleep quality. In addition, consuming starch in the evening in sufficient amounts is also very helpful for cases at risk of hypoglycemia at night," Dr. Ha analyzed.

However, evening is often a time of rest and little physical activity, so you need to consider and control excess energy intake from any source.

In addition, according to Dr. Ha, some people to avoid white rice often turn to corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. However, they also belong to the group of starchy foods like rice, not the group rich in fiber.

"When combining starchy foods with high-fat ingredients such as cream sauce, butter, etc. or baking or frying, they will have more calories," Dr. Ha noted.

Eat according to the menu available online, regardless of medical conditions

According to Dr. Quynh Thu, many people, because they want to lose weight quickly, fast, drink sugarcane juice instead of rice... However, after a short period of fasting, the body becomes weak and has electrolyte disorders. Fasting can cause the body to lose weight quickly in a short time, but the result is muscle loss and water loss instead of fat loss. After this period, many people often crave food and will eat more, causing the body to gain weight faster than before.

"In addition, many people only care about the beauty factor when losing weight. They follow menus available online or buy menus without caring whether their physical condition is suitable or which individual the menu applies to. For example, with the same 1,000-1,200 calorie menu, however, before designing, doctors often have to check the patient's blood sugar index, blood pressure, blood fat, fatty liver... to balance the food to help the patient both lose fat and stay healthy, stabilizing existing diseases," Dr. Thu noted.

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