Strict Diet Dangers

You want to be thin and slim? Sure most people would answer "yes," especially women. but the point to note is not just glued to thin it, so ignore health. Diet weight loss is too extreme can cause various health problems. For women who do extreme diets, would risk causing a woman stopped having menstruation (amenorrhea).

The impact is not just stop there, it also creates risks amernorrhea several other health problems.
Market a wide range of tips are found on a strict diet and various diet pills that promise weight loss in a matter of days. But these extreme diets can actually bring in a variety of health problems, especially if it has disrupted the woman's menstrual cycle.
 
Cessation of menstrual cycles is called amenorrhea, which consists of two types: primary amenorrhea and secondary amenorrhea. Primary amenorrhea refers to the case in which a woman no longer be menstruating at age 16.

While secondary amenorrhea occurs when a woman who previously had a normal menstrual cycle, but then stopped having periods for 3 to 6 months or more. Secondary amenorrhea can be caused by stress, use of drugs, the development of pituitary gland tumor, an extreme diet and exercise too hard.
 
When somebody changes the extreme diet, the body will be surprised by the changes of metabolism and can affect the reproductive system.

When extreme diet has caused amenorrhea, you will experience some other health effects, among others, the following:

1. Amenorrhea impact on reproductive health
Short-term amenorrhea were only a few months, did not cause a significant problem in the reproductive system. However, if a woman is a diet program that is too heavy, even short-term amenorrhea can also indicate other problems, such as electrolyte imbalances and reproductive system disorders.

Long-term amenorrhea by more than three to six months may indicate that the ovaries are not functioning properly. In addition, women who have low estrogen levels due ovaries are not functioning properly, may experience early menopause symptoms such as insomnia and night sweats.

2. Amenorrhea can decrease bone density
The hormone estrogen helps to balance the loss of calcium from the body with calcium intake into the body. Without a regular supply of estrogen from the ovaries, the body will have trouble balancing the levels of calcium.

In addition to the estrogen hormone imbalance, loss of calcium may also be affected by electrolyte imbalances, insufficient exposure to sunlight, eat less calcium, and the habit of smoking, is a risk factor for osteoporosis.