What would happen if I eat junk, but below my calorie requirement?

[Anonymous]

I'm a big fan of sweets, chips, and all the like. if I eat below 2000 calories and replace meals with junk food. could I gain weight? or no?

Gain weight

Won't gain weight

[Shiner4]

While the generally known idea is that gaining weight means you consume more calories than you burn eating lots of junk food goes against this. If you eat flat out junk it reduces your energy, increases your body fat, and can affect your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and cause many other issues including diabetes. You would also gain weight by retaining water. Your body stores sugars as glycogen. While I don't remeber the exact fact but I think for every molecule of glycogen has 4 molecules of water bound to it.

[kmhco]

Well your skin would get worse (break out, be dry and flaky, etc), you would have less energy, and you could possibly become bloated which would make you feel like you've gained weight...

[WoIIie]

Your body would not function at peak performance.

Not only are you below your caloric requirement, but you are eating processed foods that have no nutritional value.

Try eating two donuts for breakfast then going out and run a mile. You will feel like crap, I guarantee it.

[Longshot]

You won't gain the kind of weight you want -- you will gain a lot of fat. Your body will not like all that stuff -- you will feel tired, irritated and and possibly have mood swings.

[cun7n1nja]

Even if you didn't gain weight, you wouldn't be getting any nutrients. You'd feel like s.hit, have decreased energy, and possibly some vitamin deficiencies that could end up being real health problems if you didn't do anything about it.

[Anonymous]

You will fee so tired, experience water retention because of high salt intake, gain fat and belly even if you are thin, get pimples and possibly diabetes or some other health condition.

[hvillagomez]

Though the food may total out less in calorie content, that doesn't mean it's less in fat or sodium content, which it usually is not. And you won't be getting nutrients either

[TheGodEmperorLeto]

You'll explode, it's like Speed, but with your calorie count instead of the MPH of a bus.

[raptor]

You'll body will go into starvation mode, which will cause you to gain fat.

[Reverie]

I'd prefer gaining weight over eating only junk food. It's terrible for your body.

[NerdInDenial]

You would gain fat.

[Anonymous]

You could.