India, May 19 -- People nowadays have become crazy about losing weight to such an extent that they can go for an extreme diet, unhealthy detox, even overtraining their bodies, asking for weight loss medication and even surgeries at a BMI as low as 25. But the real side of the story is that weight loss which is rapid is futile and can cost you your health as well. When you practise unsafe and unindicated weight loss approaches, it may predispose your body to nutritional deficiencies and muscle loss. As doctors, we urge you to approach weight loss as a long-term health goal, not a quick fix.

Knowledge about variation in weight loss and fat loss - Many crash diets result in water loss or even muscle loss - not actual fat loss. True fat loss...