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Ground Report | New Delhi: Shane Warne, who died of natural causes on Friday, is said to have been on a liquid diet for 14 days - to try to lose weight quickly. A few days before his death, he tweeted an old photo, saying, "The goal by July is to get back to that form of a few years ago."
Friends said it was a diet he had tried many times before, although there was no evidence it was linked to his sudden death. Warne is said to take an extreme 14 days. Liquid Diet was following, which could be a possible cause of his death. It is said that Warne was trying to lose weight until a few days ago and for this he was following a liquid diet.
Sharing a post about weight, fitness and diet, Warne wrote that "Operation Shred has started (in 10 days) and should be back in shape by July." Warne's manager, James Erskine, said in an interview that he was following some kind of diet. During this time, he only took liquids for 14 days.
His manager said he ate very little. His diet consisted of things like white rolls with butter and black and green juices with it. He smoked a lot in his life but I think it was just a big heart attack.
Fruit and vegetable juices provide lots of minerals and vitamins, but very little protein or fat. Even fibre would be scarce unless the whole fruit, including skin and seeds, is pulped and added.
“You would feel drained and exhausted after a week,” says Dr Gail Rees, associate professor of human nutrition at the University of Plymouth. A diet that is not nutritionally balanced does not give the body everything it needs - and "could be very damaging" in the long run.
Iron stores would be depleted, which could lead to anaemia in women, muscle mass would be depleted, and the intestine, lungs, and liver would have to work harder for the body to function normally.
Other potential side effects include headache, dizziness, extreme fatigue, diarrhoea, or constipation. Fruit juices, which are high in natural acids, can also wear down tooth enamel, and a lack of caloric intake can cause breath to smell different.
Losing weight quickly is possible on a liquid diet, but the biggest challenge, Ms Pigott says, is "yo-yo risk" - the danger of regaining weight when food intake returns to normal.
According to BBC, several side effects of a liquid diet include headaches, dizziness, extreme tiredness, diarrhoea or constipation. Health experts instead recommend a varied and balanced diet, including lots of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds, plus finding ways to be active throughout the day.
Dr Gail Rees, associate professor of human nutrition at the University of Plymouth, recommends cutting alcohol, crisps, biscuits and takeaway meals from your diet, which all provide unwanted calories, rather than focusing on a quick "liquid diet" fix.
And if you have any underlying health conditions, always consult a GP or dietician before starting a diet. Done in the right way, in the right people, liquid diets can work - but for most people, they are very difficult to follow and can be unnecessarily risky.
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