The dangers of being too thin for girls

Being slim is what many girls pursue, but blindly pursuing thinness can also bring harm to our body. We can pursue thinness but not too thin. If the weight is much lower than the standard, we need to pay attention. Girls who are too thin are prone to stomach and liver diseases. Studies have shown that girls who are too thin can cause severe uterine prolapse and affect reproductive function. It seems that being too thin is quite harmful.

1. Gastroptosis

When the human body is too thin, the abdominal wall becomes loose and the abdominal muscles become weak, causing the muscles and ligaments that suspend and fix the position of the stomach to become loose and weak, resulting in a decrease in abdominal pressure. As a result, the physiological position of the entire stomach is lowered and gastric motility is weakened, thereby causing gastroptosis.

2. Gallstones

People who are too thin generally do not consume enough calories, so the fat deposited in the body tissues is consumed faster, and cholesterol also moves with it, causing its content in the bile to increase. The bile then becomes viscous, crystals precipitate and settle to form stones.

3. Uterine prolapse

Without the protection of sufficient fat, the uterus can easily descend from its normal position along the vagina, the cervix can sag, or even fall out of the vaginal opening, causing uterine prolapse, which we are all afraid of. In severe cases, it can also lead to cervical infection or even cervicitis.

4. Infertility

If there is too little body fat, the synthesis of estrogen and its concentration level in the blood will be affected, resulting in insufficient estrogen levels, which is one of the key criteria affecting female fertility.

People who are too thin have insufficient estrogen levels in their bodies, which affects the binding of calcium to bones and makes it impossible to maintain normal bone density. As a result, they are prone to osteoporosis and fractures.

6. Anemia

People who are too thin generally have the problem of unbalanced nutritional intake. They themselves do not take in enough hematopoietic substances such as iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12. Because they eat less, their basal metabolic rate is lower than that of ordinary people, so their gastrointestinal motility is slower and gastric acid secretion is less, which affects the absorption of nutrients. These are the main causes of anemia.

7. Hematuria

People who are too thin have insufficient body fat, which causes this layer of connective tissue to become loose and muscle strength to weaken, making it impossible to provide the kidneys with external muscle protection. Therefore, the kidneys are prone to sag and cause internal venous blood to leak out, resulting in hematuria, which is often accompanied by lower back pain.

8. Duodenal stasis

People who are too thin have less mesenteric and retroperitoneal fat and sagging internal organs, which invisibly narrows the space between the spine and the proximal part of the superior mesenteric artery, causing compression of the duodenum. As a result, the food eaten is difficult to digest, resulting in abdominal distension and discomfort, accompanied by pain or vomiting after meals.

9. Memory loss

Thin people have insufficient fat intake and storage, and the body is lacking in nutrition. This nutritional deficiency causes serious damage to brain cells, which will directly affect memory, so we become more and more forgetful.

10. Hair loss

The main components of human hair are a protein called prion and trace elements such as zinc, iron and copper. For people who are too thin, their body fat and protein are insufficient, so their hair falls out frequently and their hair color gradually loses its luster.

1. For children

Childhood emaciation can lead to poor tissue and organ function, mental metabolic disorders, impaired immune function, and low physical measurement indicators, which will affect the individual's physical fitness throughout his life.

2. For women

Being too thin not only affects your appearance, but can also easily cause uterine shedding, anemia, amenorrhea or cyclical disorders leading to infertility. Women need to reach a certain percentage of body fat to maintain a normal menstrual cycle; too little body fat will affect the synthesis of estrogen, thereby affecting fertility.

3. For pregnant women

If there is too little fat in the body, it will affect the intellectual and physical development of the fetus, and may cause premature birth or low immunity leading to fetal death. Women who are too thin have an increased risk of miscarriage in the first three months of pregnancy and increased pregnancy reactions during pregnancy.

4. For men

Thin men have lower cholesterol levels, which affects the normal function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The reduced androgen secretion affects sexual function and can even cause infertility in severe cases.

How to avoid being too thin

1. Balanced diet

When it comes to diet, many people are picky eaters and have partial eclipse. Therefore, these bad habits should be changed, the dietary intake should be increased, and the diet should be rich and varied.

While taking in enough protein, it is advisable to eat more foods rich in fat and carbohydrates (i.e. starch, sugar, etc.). In this way, excess energy can be converted into fat and stored under the skin, making thin people stronger.

2. Maintain adequate rest and mental health

In order to gain weight, in addition to a balanced diet, you should also maintain adequate and good sleep. If people get enough sleep, their appetite will be better, and it will also be beneficial to the digestion and absorption of food.

Pay attention to your personal mental health. The tension and pressure at work, the worries about some small things in life, "crazy" study or work that exceeds the human body's load, etc., will all make people thinner. On the contrary, a happy mental state and harmonious interpersonal relationships are conducive to weight gain.

3. Exercise appropriately

For those thin people who sit in the office for a long time, they should set aside some time every day to exercise, which is not only conducive to improving appetite, but also can make muscles strong and body fit. The muscles of the human body will "use it or lose it". If they are not exercised for a long time, the muscle fibers will atrophy and become weak and powerless, making the person appear thin.