One Meal A Day Diet
Overview:
'One meal a day diet', the name itself explains what this diet is all about. In this diet, individuals who want to lose weight eat only one meal a day. The concept of OMAD diet is to cut down the calories, but keep the same nutritional content, which is required by the body. Such an intermittent fasting diet has recently gained a lot of popularity and people usually follow this diet 2 times a week, whereas some people even practice it for 2 weeks a month.
How Does It Work:
• The theory behind OMAD diet is that, a person can consume only one meal in the entire day
• During this diet, a person can get his calories, energy and nutrients from one meal rather than the traditional diet, where 3 big meals and 2 to 3
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After 23 hours of fast, a person may end up eating heaps of high calorie and high fat foods. Thus, if a person fasts for 2 days in a week, he/ she may consume more calorie dense, unhealthy foods than the remaining 5 days.
Long-Term Obesity:
During intermittent fasting if a person ends up eating more than the prescribed energy goals, then it may lead to weight gain rather than weight loss. It may also give rise to other health conditions that are associated with weight gain and obesity.
Digestive Pressure:
Though eating one meal a day without any restrictions may feel like a feast, it increases pressure on your digestive system to digest huge amount of food altogether. When you eat frequent meals throughout the day, your stomach does not need to work so hard, but in case of OMAD diet there is extra pressure on your stomach to digest huge amount of food. This may also result in acidity or heartburn.
Note: OMAD diet may have some short-term health benefits, but in long-term this kind of diet may cause weight gain and health disorders. Besides physical side-effects, OMAD diet may affect your mental health too, like decreased concentration and ability to focus. However every individual is different and such a diet will have different effects on