Under Eating Research Paper

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How do you lose weight? For many of us our answer would be “eat less and workout more.” We’ve been told our entire lives to lose eat less and to gain eat more. Did you know that when you’re eating less that, you could be under-eating? Not eating enough food can be just as bad for you as eating too much.
Six signs that you could be under-eating:
1.) Your weight remains the same: Stepping on the scale and not seeing any results from all the hard work you’ve put in from eating less and working out more can get frustrating. When you are not eating enough it’s hard to get enough nutrients into your body. Not having enough nutrients can cause extreme hormonal imbalance of the hormone Cortisol. The cortisol hormone regulates your body’s metabolism and controls its blood sugar. If your body has too much cortisol it can trick your body into thinking it’s starving holding on to every piece of fat it can get. This can lead
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Under-eating is commonly known to deter sleep. If you are not eating enough and on top of that over exercising your liver won’t have enough glycogen to help maintain your body’s blood sugar. Having low blood sugar can cause you to experience weakness, anxiety, confusion, the shakes and dizziness.
3.) Unpredictable mood changes: Have you ever been angry then instantly in a good mood after eating? If you’ve answered yes, you would be defined as being “hangry.” This urban slang term subtly refers to the mood you’re in when anger and irritable from hunger. A few scientific studies have shown a correlation between our moods and food intake. The hungrier you become the angrier and irritable you become.
4.) Losing hair by the handful: Hair loss is a sign of nutritional deficiency, whether its calories, protein, or both. Malnutrition affects your hormones which lead to hair loss. If your hair is coming out a rapid rate than you need to look at your