Rebel Wilson’s 600-calorie diet slammed by dietitian: ‘Dangerous’
nypost.com80-pound weight loss in 2020 — dished details about her eating habits in an interview with the Daily Mail on Friday, but her remarks have alarmed experts. “The truth is your body doesn’t need a lot of calories and I know that might sound crazy to some people, but if you eat right and you eat small portions, you’ll be just fine,” Wilson, 43, is quoted as telling the publication. “I learned that you really only need about 600 calories a day — you don’t need 1,500 or 2,000.”Wilson clarified that she would not advocate an ordinary person consume just 600 calories per day and insisted that the minimal number would be for “detox purposes and not intended for a daily routine.”However, registered dietitian Jenna Werner is unhappy with Wilson’s message, telling The Post on Friday: “It is so frustrating to see someone with a large platform spread this dangerous advice.”“Giving blanket advice to the masses is irresponsible,” Werner, who is the founder of Happy Strong Healthy, continued. “It is impossible to know who is going to read this and interpret it and what their medical needs really are.”Meanwhile, Wilson further told the Daily Mail that people are consuming too many calories due to their sedentary lifestyles.“The problem is that people are stuck at a desk or in their car and they tend to get hungry and they want to eat because that’s how they deal with stress or it’s a habit but the truth is you just don’t need all those calories,” the “Bridesmaids” star said.
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