Experts call for healthy lifestyle amid frenzy over weight loss

Inspired by an actress who dropped 50 kilograms for the lead role in a recent box office hit, Liu Tiantian, a pastry chef in Beijing, decided to attempt fasting for one day — a diet method touted online as one that cleanses the body and jump-starts weight loss.

Later that day, she got acid reflux and had to quit.

"It was unwise of me to suddenly stop eating. I simply cannot carry on my life on an empty stomach," the 35-year-old said.