India, May 27 -- Weight loss is the fitness goal for many across the globe. However, achieving it rapidly might not be the healthy option, according to Dr Vassily Eliopoulos, a longevity expert trained at Cornell University and co-founder and chief medical officer of Longevity Health.

Taking to Instagram on May 26, Dr Vass shared what actually happens to the body when one starts to rapidly lose weight, and what can be done about it.

Describing the likely negative effects of rapid weight loss, Dr Vass introduced the weight loss paradox. He went on to describe it as follows.

Rapid weight loss feels like success. The scale goes down. Clothes fit better. You feel lighter. But here's what's happening inside:

You're losing weight. But you'r...