Weight Loss Fad Diets
Fad diets don't usually help weight loss.
They tend to be unbalanced diets, based on doubtful theories of weight
loss, digestion or metabolism.
Examples of Fad Diets
- Diets that severely restrict (or ban)
certain food groups
Nearly all dietitians agree that eating foods from all food groups is
essential for good health and efficient weight loss.
- Weight loss diets that recommend certain
foods for their 'special' fat-burning or metabolic qualities - eg. cider
vinegar, or so-called 'negative calorie foods.' Unfortunately, there
are no foods that possess these miraculous weight loss properties.
- Diet plans that minimize the importance
of calorie control and the calorie equation, while highlighting some
'new' or esoteric rule about fat or metabolism. The truth is, we only
lose weight because our calorie expenditure exceeds our calorie intake.
- Diets that are short-term yet claim
to offer significant weight loss. The truth is, the faster we lose weight,
the more likely it is to be water-weight and thus the quicker it's regained.
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