How to dribble the headache and indisposition during the diet –

Identifying the exact type of your pain will facilitate the diagnosis (dolgachov/Thinkstock/Getty Images)

A day without carbs is smooth, but on the second you feel weak, and on the third you are scattered, with slow thinking and the feeling that your head is going to explode.

One of the reasons: loss of liquid. Without the main source of energy, the body resorts to another fuel, glycogen, a carbohydrate stored in the liver and muscles.

“For every gram lost from this energy reserve, there is a drop of 4 grams of water”, says endocrinologist Marcio Mancini, director of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

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The less liquid in the circulation, the less oxygen is transported to cells – neurons included. Hence the headache.

HOW TO SOLVE

Drink more water. “In general, the increase should be 15%”, says Vanderli. If you exercise, this extra needs to be even greater.
Bonus: in addition to rehydrating, water boosts weight loss, according to a study by the University of Illinois, in the United States.

Researchers noted: Drinking one to three extra glasses of water a day helps control cholesterol, saturated fat, glucose, and salt levels.

More: it fills you up and, with that, you consume up to 205 fewer calories per day – in a week, 1,435 are saved.