Gobble up this article to diet the right way. Girls currently in their teens and pre-teen years are putting themselves at high risk of hip fractures, diabetes, arthritis and hair and tooth loss as early as their thirties and forties. Worrying about their appearance leads many females to diet by starvation after gobbling foods like chocolate. Hair to Toes shows you how to diet the right way. Obesity is more than a cosmetic problem.
Obese people are at higher risk for degenerative conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and cancer.
Ironically, in the pursuit of that elusive beauty, females are getting thinner by putting their body under the same stresses that cause these degenerative conditions. Usually, the 'diet by starvation' is seen as the easiest way to lose weight instead of enrolling in costly weight-loss programs or exercising more. Many of these girls don't even need to lose weight, especially in their growing years, when moderate amounts of body fat is beneficial, even protective. Refined foods which have few nutrients usually have many additives such as high amounts of salt, sugars, carcinogenic chemicals, additives and preservatives. These stress an already malnourished body by leaching vitamins and minerals out of the body.