Ukmedix is aware that one of the most worrying things for a teenager is his or her weight. The pressure on them to be like their peers is immense and coupled with the images from the media of very skinny girls and muscle bound men can cause them a big amount of stress and worry. Teenagers often approach weight loss in a dramatic and emotional way instead of resorting to a simple and well balanced diet coupled with regular exercise. They are often very determined to lose weight quickly for an upcoming social event or because summer is arriving and they want to go to the beach.

Research shows that very sudden weight loss is not good for you and may cause complications that could mean you end up putting the weight all back on. Most teenagers do not have the proper knowledge of what consists of a healthy diet and end up harming their bodies and often dieting to excess and ending up below what is thought to be a healthy weight.

In the study 2,500 teenagers were questioned and examined. The ones that said that they had at one time tried to diet were three times more likely than the others to be obese or overweight over a 5 year timespan. They also had a bigger chance of suffering from eating disorders and diet pill problems. The survey noted the high incidence of unhealthy diet practices like starvation diets, self induced vomiting and using diet pills. Diet pills should only be used under the supervision of a doctor.

In all nearly 60 percent of girls and over 30 percent of boys questioned admitted to using unhealthy and dangerous diet methods to control weight which could in the long term do more harm than good. Ukmedix advocates the use of long term diet plans that include lifestyle consideration and physical exercise on a regular basis.