Hair expert warns rapid weight loss may cause 'permanent damage' amid crash diets

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With 2023 in full swing, now is the time many people take pledges to make healthy lifestyle changes - but experts are warning that anyone dabbling in crash diets risk permanent hair damage.Losing weight is not an easy task to accomplish.

Successfully slimming in a healthy way requires overhauling your habits with consistency and lots of patience.However, those eager to see results fast often go down the road of crash diets, which see people cut out important food groups in a bid to rapidly shed pounds.

But one expert has explained how these fad weight loss attempts can cause hair loss.According to Nikki Goddard, a certified hair care expert and spokesperson for TheRightHairstyles.com, there is a correlation between those who take to crash dieting in January and increased hair loss in the months after.It is widely known that these quick-fire eating plans are unsustainable and do not offer long term results, as many dieters quickly regain any lost weight.

Not only that, but depleting your body of vital nutrients by cutting out certain foods also starves your mane."Every January people resort to crash diets in pursuit of rapid weight loss," Nikki explained."Using crash diets or other irresponsible methods of weight loss can increase the risk of experiencing hair loss.