Contents:
- Medical Video: What Will Happen If You Eat Nothing for 7 Days
- Your sign is still lacking in food intake
- 1. Fatigue
- 2. Always hungry
- 3. Headaches
- 4. Feeling cold
- 5. Sleep problems
- 6. Constipation
- 7. Hair loss
Medical Video: What Will Happen If You Eat Nothing for 7 Days
Have you noticed your food intake? Many people without realizing they have eaten more or even less than their needs. This is because most people don't notice they eat anything and how much. If you eat more than you need, surely your scale will rise. And, if you eat less than your needs, your weight may drop. But not only that, lack of food intake can also show other signs. Anything?
Your sign is still lacking in food intake
1. Fatigue
When the calorie intake you eat is still lacking, you will feel tired all the time. You feel energized, so you are not enthusiastic about doing any activity. This is because every thing you do requires energy from the food you eat, even when you are resting.
Generally, everyone needs more than 1000 calories to support basic body functions. So, if the food intake is less than 1000 calories per day, this can slow down the body's metabolic rate and make you tired.
2. Always hungry
Hungry is a sign that your body is still lacking in food intake. So, you have to eat more to meet the calories you need.
Research shows that lack of food intake causes more appetite to increase. This occurs because of changes in the levels of hormones that control hunger and satiety. The body will send a signal that encourages you to eat to avoid starvation, when your food intake drops too much.
3. Headaches
Do you have frequent headaches? Less eating can be the cause. When food intake is lacking (especially carbohydrates), blood sugar levels can decrease and the energy available for the body to carry out its functions is also reduced. Headaches can also occur because the brain doesn't get enough energy to function.
4. Feeling cold
Always feeling cold can also be a sign that you lack food intake. Your body gets hot and keeps its body temperature by burning a number of calories. So, if you only eat a few calories, your body is unable to maintain body heat so you can feel cold. The fewer calories that enter your body, the more likely you are to feel cold.
5. Sleep problems
Another sign that you still lack food intake is that you have problems sleeping. A study published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders in 2005 proved that a strict diet conducted by 381 students involved in the study caused them to have poor sleep quality.
Other studies also prove that lack of food intake causes trouble sleeping and makes sleeping soundly. If you feel very hungry when you want to sleep or when you wake up, this is a sign you are eating less.
6. Constipation
Constipation can also be a sign that you are eating less. Lack of food intake can make bowel movements slower because only a few foods can be processed by the digestive tract. This then makes you experience constipation or difficulty defecating.
If the frequency of your bowel movements is less than three times a week and has difficulty during bowel movements because of hard stools, you may experience constipation. Consumption of foods that contain high fiber and increase food intake may help.
7. Hair loss
Small amounts of hair loss may be normal. However, if there are more and more hair loss, this might be a sign that you are eating less. Hair also needs lots of nutrients for growth. Lack of calorie, protein, biotin, iron and other nutrients can cause hair to fall out.
