Dr. Hossam Mowafi, Professor of Critical Cases at the Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy, confirmed that body weight decreases very quickly in the first days of following the diet, then the rate of weight loss decreases significantly.
Muwafi said during his program “My Lord, Increase Me in Knowledge”, broadcast on Sada Al-Balad channel, that the metabolism process at the beginning of the diet witnesses a set of physiological changes, the most prominent of which is frequent urination.
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The professor of critical care medicine added that frequent urination helps the body get rid of the fluids it gained due to simple carbohydrates and salts, stressing that the weight that the body loses at the beginning of the diet is not from fat, but rather from water.
He explained that following the body gets rid of the fluids trapped inside it at the beginning of the diet, it begins to burn the fat accumulated in the abdomen, waist and buttocks, but at a slower rate.
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Muwafi pointed out the possibility of weight gain following obesity surgeries, especially if the patient did not adhere to the doctor’s instructions regarding diet.
Muwafi cited the sleeve gastrectomy, explaining that in this surgery, the surgeon makes it smaller by cutting a part of it, but it may increase in size once more if the patient overeats following the surgery.
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