I'd be interested to know if the mental effects were as a result of dieting (the process of eating below maintenance calories) or of being underweight. These are subtly different things.
For instance, a person with a malabsorbtive disorder might eat 5000 calories a day, and yet still be grossly underweight. Conversely, a person with a thyroid problem might eat a 500 calorie a day diet with nary an effect on his weight. Which of those two will show the metal effects this article ascribes to "dieting"? Surely the original study would offer insight, but this article treats them as if they were one and the same.
Anyway, I coulda told you that dieting makes me grouchy and fatigued. I mean, doh! Where's my grant money?
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Date: 2008-02-07 07:24 pm (UTC)For instance, a person with a malabsorbtive disorder might eat 5000 calories a day, and yet still be grossly underweight. Conversely, a person with a thyroid problem might eat a 500 calorie a day diet with nary an effect on his weight. Which of those two will show the metal effects this article ascribes to "dieting"? Surely the original study would offer insight, but this article treats them as if they were one and the same.
Anyway, I coulda told you that dieting makes me grouchy and fatigued. I mean, doh! Where's my grant money?