Diet is not an issue to eat less, but rather to manage your diet. This means that a good diet is also still meet the nutritional needs each day. Dietitian as Stephanie Clarke, RD, and Willow Jarosh, RD, mentions six signs that your diet is in the danger zone.

1. Losing more than 1 kg of fat
According to Clarke, if women want to reduce fat in the body, normally no more than 1 kg of fat per week. If the reduction in fat exceeding the normal limits will be at risk at losing water and muscle in his body.

2. The use of drugs containing Retinyl Palmitate
Taking the drug with the content of Retinyl Palmitate on Vitamin A in excess, can harm the body. Excessive consumption of this drug at risk of liver damage and prevent the absorption of calcium by the body that is contained in vitamin D.

“This decrease metabolism and increase the risk of nutritional deficiency,” says Jarosh.

3. Calorie intake is not normal
Ideally, total calorie intake is 1,500 or more every day. Diet does not necessarily make you avoid the intake of calories or even significantly reduce the portions or not normal.

4. Low-calorie diet with caffeine or citrus acid as a stimulant
Diets such as these will not bear fruit. In the end, you will be doing a detox to cleanse the body back, as well as how to stop caffeine addiction, Jarosh said.

5. Taking laxatives
Indigestion or difficulty in bowel movements become one of the causes of obesity. If you solve this problem by taking laxatives in an attempt to diet, be prepared with the risks.

“These drugs are expelled healthy bacteria in the intestine and have a bad impact on the stomach,” said Clarke.

In addition, excessive consumption of laxatives can cause dehydration, slows metabolism and inhibit the body’s natural filters such as kidney, liver, and skin.

6. Unbalanced nutrition
You believe can succeed on a diet by eating only one type of healthy foods, like fruits, or vegetables only. For healthy diet, you must ensure nutritional needs remain balanced. That is, you still need the intake of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber in a balanced manner.