Topic > Beauty Body Image - 1524

In 2009, the new channel CNN made a documentary titled: “Extreme Diet: Living on 800 Calories a Day”. In this documentary there is an example of a 34 year old British woman, Samantha Clowe, who died due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Under investigation, Clowe was participating in a program called LighterLife, a diet for obese patients to lose weight. The amount of calories consumed, 530 calories per day, was the primary cause for the development of his heart condition. This is a clear example of how extreme diets develop several serious medical conditions