Dying to be thin

In the desire to look slim and beautiful many young women today succumb to dieting. Which sadly is raising a generation of unhealty youths. Even though many forms of exercises have been introuduced to reduce weight and stay health, a large chunk of the Nepali population still take the dieting route, the trend of which is increasing at an alarming rate in Nepal. Research shows that instead of losi9ng weight, dieting causes number of physical and psychological probelms. Once a lifestyle limited to models and those involved in the glamour field, dieting has now started to spread its root in the society. Most of what kind of body shape and weight is beautiful. Effects of Dieting In order to keep itself healthy, the body needs daily doses of nutrients. The lack of nutrients can make the body prone to gastrits and causes diffuculty in movement , laziness and weakness. It also affects growth and results irregular menstruation among women," says LN Joshi, a cardiologist at OM Hospital and Research Centre. ONe needs 1800-2000 calories a day to stay healthy and careless or unmonitored dieting can be dangerous." He adds. A healthyt diet should include plenty of fruit and vegetables, whole grain starchy food suchs as rice, bread, pasta and potatoes, protein rich, foods as meat, fish , eggs and pulses and milk dairy foods and small amount of high fat, salt and sugar.