Dieting can cause heart disease, cancer!

thanks for the information and it is a life saving information for people like me who is pretty concerned about dieting. i am pretty fat and skip my morning meals and my lunch but now i will have to think twice before doing so as life really is two short and don't want to die with all shorts of disease.

That is good information. I guess we have to find a middle way to live. Not a real diet, but a healthy eating pattern. And of course exercise! I have to do more of that.

Hi Friend, I am really very happy to save everyone. Try to avoid dieting and exercise every day. I think exercise will help every one to keep their body fit.

thank you

I've just had a quick look around and this related to a study done to examine the effects of dieting by reducing calorie intake in women. I think the study has only just been published. There is an article in the UK's Daily Mail about this. Just type "Does dieting increase risk of heart disease" into a search engine and you can find it. The study was conducted by California University and was looking at the effects on 121 women of a 1200 calorie diet (recommended daily calorie intake is 2000). They found that the participants showed an increased level of Cortisol (a stress hormone)in the body. Obviously, they are looking at the fact that stress is already known to increase risk factors such as heart disease and so a higher level of Cortisol would increase this risk. However, the study was a pretty small study and would need more bigger studies. Essentially they are saying, if dieting, not to reduce your calorie intake beyond what the body actually needs. Sensible dieting is okay. Typical of a newspaper to sensationalise it. Hope this information helps x