"A bride-to-be who diets by starving herself before marriage can see her muscle mass drop to levels seen in older adults" [Health Issue]

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[The Financial News] Experts have warned that extreme calorie restriction for weight loss can reduce muscle mass to levels seen in older adults.
On the 19th, a video titled "If You Diet Like This Before Marriage, It Will Backfire" was uploaded to the YouTube channel Doctor Friends.
In the video, internist Chang-yoon Woo explained the dieting traps that many women about to get married often fall into.
Woo began by saying, "Bride-to-be clients and married women often gain a lot of weight after marriage."
He said, "There is a photo shoot date and there is the wedding day. A woman in her 20s who repeatedly starved herself before the shoot date and the wedding day underwent a detailed hospital exam, or DXA, and her limb muscle mass had fallen to the sarcopenia stage, at the level of an Asian grandmother." He added, "Her grip strength had also dropped."
Woo said, "Another woman, who said she had been married for about a year, told me she had gained 15 to 20 kilograms after marriage. When I checked her DXA results, her muscle score was around 6. In Europe, a DXA value below 5.7, and in Korea below 5.4, is considered sarcopenia. A score of around 6 means muscle mass is very low."
He added that a Wemscale test showed a high level of compensatory appetite, pointing to the hidden trap of calories.
He explained, "Some people do not eat to lose weight, but instead replace a meal with a slice of cake. That leads to a shortage of protein and dietary fiber." He added, "Then the hormones that create satiety drop sharply."
He went on to say that when protein and dietary fiber are lacking, the brain, in order to survive, craves carbohydrates and fats that are quickly digested and absorbed, which in turn leads to compensatory appetite.
He also recommended managing weight with a focus on body composition.
Woo advised, "Do not get fixated on the number on the scale. You need to increase muscle density to make your body feel firmer and improve your lines." He added, "You should maintain a diet with protein and dietary fiber that promote fullness, along with small amounts of fat, while also getting enough sleep and taking walks."
Woo also offered advice for people worried about stubborn fat in specific areas.
He warned, "You should not starve yourself just because you want to lose weight." He added, "If you go on an extreme diet, your body will actually look worse, and the weight will come back with a vengeance."
He continued, "When dieting, do not resort to starvation. Instead, pursue a healthy diet. If there is a problem area, you can maintain healthy firmness with the help of medical devices such as microwaves or radiofrequency treatments that help fat cells undergo apoptosis."
He emphasized, "If appetite suppressants are used incorrectly, they can be metabolically very harmful. Health and beauty are one."
newssu@fnnews.com Kim Soo-yeon Reporter