{"id":3976,"date":"2025-11-15T16:44:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T21:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coattitude.com\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:03:21","slug":"perdre-du-poids-rapidement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coattitude.com\/en_ca\/perdre-du-poids-rapidement\/","title":{"rendered":"Losing weight fast: what medicine says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rapid weight loss: medical recommendations and obesity expertise<\/h1>\n

Losing weight often seems urgent. But behind the word <\/span>quickly<\/span><\/i> hides a real <\/span>and important debate<\/a> medical<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the Dr. S\u00e9verine Mazur<\/a>, Fast weight loss is not a sign of success, but often of imbalance. Understanding the difference between sustainable weight loss and rapid weight loss is essential to maintaining good health.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is rapid weight loss, medically speaking?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Weight loss greater than <\/span>1 kg per week<\/b> is considered rapid. Beyond that, it often reflects a disturbance in the body:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. dehydration, <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. muscle wasting, <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. imbalance <\/span>metabolism, <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. fatigue.<\/span>

    <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A loss of <\/span>500 g to 1 kg per week<\/b> is the norm for long-term maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Technologies such as <\/span>Allurion gastric balloon<\/b> do, however, allow for faster, but medically supervised, loss: on average <\/span>7 % of weight in the first month<\/b>, then <\/span>10 to 15 % at four months<\/b>, with <\/span>85 % of patients maintaining their loss one year later<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Why losing too quickly can be dangerous<\/b><\/h2>\n

    When weight loss is abrupt, the body interprets this as a threat: it activates mechanisms to <\/span>metabolic survival<\/b> which slow down fat burning and promote recovery.<\/span>
    <\/span> Without physical activity, losses are distributed on average as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n