So where are all the anti-fat warriors?
No one should be starving oneself.
There is a big difference between an overweight or obese person losing weight and a healthy human being being put on a caloric restriction diet that is below his daily requirements.
Currently I intake between 1300 to 1800 calories per day, my lifestyle and weight/height average need is about 3000 calories a day, this causes me to lose about 2 to 3 lbs a week on average (you need to burn about 3500 calories per lb lost).
Now I need to lose weight, I have and intend to continue to do so. However I am not anywhere near my "ideal" weight.... A fit, low body fat individual placed on a 1600 calorie a day diet would emaciate himself over time.. his body would be forced to shut down non essential activities, digest muscle, lower activities, blood flow, sex drive etc etc.... That's starvation.
A person who is majorly overweight is not going to fall into that category. Since cutting my calories and getting more active, I am in much better physical shape, I am far more active, do not tire nearly as quickly as I used to etc etc etc.
Dieting is not evil, fad dieting is stupid.. starvation dieting is rediculous.
Skeptical bump for later read.