Extreme Weight Loss Techniques: Almost Half Of Female Dieters Use Laxatives To Lose Weight

Ah the perfect female body: so often dangled in front of regular women like a leggy, supermodel-shaped, uber-airbrushed, completely-and-utterly-unattainable carrot.

And while we’d hope that we’d have all got wise to the endless advertising, fashion magazines and sample sizes (there’s no way my plentiful derrire will ever look like Cara Delevingne’s and I’m fine with that), it seems many women still are adopting desperate – and not to mention dangerous – weight loss measures.

According to a recent study, 71% of women regularly turn to weird weight loss techniques – and by weird we mean deviating by the old fail safe of regular exercise and eating sensibly, or weight-loss tablets.

Taking laxatives was top of the list, with almost half of respondents admitting to using them in a bid to lose weight.

Of those who claimed to take laxatives to lose weight, 56% admitted that they thought the measure was bad for their health yet employed the measure anyway. While three quarters (77%) admitted that the move had never produced lasting weight loss results for them.

Weirdest Weight Loss Techniques

• Laxatives (taking laxative tablets to lose weight)- 47%
• Fasting (skipping meals altogether) – 45%
• Cabbage soup diet (substituting usual meals for cabbage soup) – 39%
• Liquid diet (substituting all solid food for liquid) – 35%
• Body wraps (beauty treatments using body wraps, designed to aid weight loss)- 29%
• Cereal diet (substituting usual meals for cereal)- 26%
• Baby food diet (substituting usual meals for baby food jars) – 26%
• Raw food diet (substituting usual meals for raw fruit/ veg)- 24%
• Small crockery (eating meals using smaller dinnerware/ plates)- 18%
• Eating foods known to disagree with you/ make you ill- 14%

Just over half, 52%, of the women taking part admitted that they would try a weight loss technique that piqued their interest, even if it was outlined that it may negatively impact their health. Of these, three quarters, 76%, explained that they prioritised weight loss results over the potential of a negative impact on health.

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When asked if they believed that fad diets really worked as a lasting weight loss measure, just a third, 34%, of respondents said yes. Despite this, 81% claimed to have tried a fad diet in the past. Furthermore, the study also revealed that 45% of women would try a diet if theyd read that a celebrity had done so.

The study was conducted by www.UKMedix.com as part of research into the attitudes of women across the UK towards diet and weight loss, given that the site specialises in weight loss remedies. 1,911 women aged 18 and over subsequently took part.

• Dessert For Breakfast

  It sounds too good to be true, but a group of scientists reckon they’ve figured out how to prevent weight-gain and food cravings – and it involves adding a cookie or a slice of cake to your breakfast. Researchers from Tel Aviv University’s Wolfson Medical Center in Israel believe that dieters would have less trouble fighting off pesky hunger pangs throughout the day if they ate a carbohydrate-rich, protein-packed breakfast – with a helping of dessert. Read more here.

• ‘Time’ To Diet?

  Weight may depend as much on when you eat as what, research suggests. The body clock’s effect on metabolism could be an overlooked factor driving obesity, say scientists. New evidence from studies of mice suggests that 24-hour snacking, especially at night, can pile on the pounds. Restricting eating to sensible meal times, on the other hand, may help fight the flab – even with big helpings. Read more here.

• Weight-Loss Glasses

  Japanese inventors have designed a hi-tech (and slightly bonkers) device that claims to help people lose weight – and it involves a pair of ‘slimming spectacles’ that trick the brain into thinking that food is 50% bigger than it really is. The ‘Meta Cookie+’ gadget has been developed by a team of researchers from Tokyo University, Japan and was showcased at Tokyo’s Digital Content Expo. Read more here.

• Nose Drip Diet

  An American doctor has sparked a potentially dangerous diet trend by creating a drastic, quick fix weight-loss programme that involves the dieter feeding through a nose drip. The ‘K-E Diet’ (or the Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition diet), created by Florida-based Dr Oliver Di Pietro, promises to shed 20lbs in just 10 days and has so far proved popular with brides-to-be wanting to shift weight leading up to their wedding. Read more here.

• Cold Baths, No Breakfast and Coffee

  According to the author of Six Weeks To OMG: Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends skipping breakfast, drinking coffee and taking cold baths – really help you get thin. Venice A Fulton is well prepared to challenge his critics and says that many health professionals are already on his side. “I’ve already had doctors say they find it refreshing and useful for them,” Fulton told Huffpost Lifestyle. Read more here.

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References

1. ^ Weight Loss Time-Lapse GIF: Woman Shares Low-Carb, High Fat Diet Tips (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)
2. ^ Cambridge Diet: Slimmer Explains How She Dropped 12 Dress Sizes (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)

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