Most of young girls at early age dreams to become models. For this purpose very many young ladies at the age of thirteen-fourteen years go on rigid diets which, unfortunately, do to their organisms irreparable harm.
Diets are how harmful?
Young people aged up to twenty years most often do not even suspect that the diets calculated on adults just do not suit them. Girls, refusing good nutrition, can be injurious to the health very strongly.
Generally girls aged from fifteen years, a problem that at this age there is rather active hormonal reorganization of an organism so at this time the balanced and good nutrition is very important go on a diet. Strict restriction in food most often leads to a number of problems.
Various researches proved that they the most part of teenagers after end of a diet, gain the excess weight as their organisms begin to lay off each excess calorie in fat stocks. But a set of excess weight after diets — not the biggest problem. Any diet negatively affects work of a brain as the glucose and carbohydrates necessary for its work just do not come to an organism. As a result brain processes become dull, concentration of attention decreases, same happens to ability to think clearly, drowsiness and a headache appear. The majority of diets leads to essential dehydration of a teenage organism, as a result skin becomes lifeless and dry, hair grow dull, teeth and nails lose necessary food, besides, constantly there is a feeling of fatigue. As a result of any diet the teenager simply loses the mass of nutritious minerals and other useful substances which are necessary for normal functioning of an organism. The general exhaustion can lead to emergence of problems with women's functions — to absence monthly and to other not palatable things.
Alternative options
If the teenager resolved to go on a diet, it is very important to help him to make the balanced diet which has to contain all the elements, necessary for health. It is desirable to consult with the doctor about vitamin supplements and mineral complexes, any diet at teenage age has to be followed by intake of good vitamins. Ideally it is necessary to suggest the teenager just to reduce quantity flour, sweet and fat in a diet, but not to refuse it absolutely. Explain to him that fats are necessary for the correct work of an organism therefore it is impossible to refuse completely them, tell about advantage of nonsaturated fatty acids, for example, an omega-3 which need to be eaten regularly. Draw the attention of the child that physical activities will help it more, than diets as the young organism very effectively reacts to any exercises.