Healthy Weight Loss Tips:FAD DIETS: WHY ARE THEY BAD?
It is not surprising that many people wonder why fad diets are bad when they seem to get results. You will find many sites on the internet claiming significant weight loss in just a few days. That type of weight loss is always temporary. It is usually 90% water which will be
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It is not surprising that many
people wonder why fad diets are bad when they seem to get results. You will
find many sites on the internet claiming significant weight loss in just a few
days. That type of weight loss is always temporary. It is usually 90% water
which will be put straight back on as soon as your body rehydrates, which it
must do if you are not going to suffer severe health problems or die.
Other fad diets are not so
obviously crash diets with outrageous claims but they are over hyped diet plans
that tend to be fashionable for a while and usually make a lot of money for the
inventor in associated product sales. In the best cases these are good
nutrition plans which will help you lose weight, but which you could probably
have gotten for free from your doctor. In the worst cases they will prove so
difficult to follow that you will give up after a week.
obviously crash diets with outrageous claims but they are over hyped diet plans
that tend to be fashionable for a while and usually make a lot of money for the
inventor in associated product sales. In the best cases these are good
nutrition plans which will help you lose weight, but which you could probably
have gotten for free from your doctor. In the worst cases they will prove so
difficult to follow that you will give up after a week.
The bad of fad diets
1. Diets that promise quick and
easy weight loss are usually based on eating more of one food type and none of
another. These do not give the benefits that you would get from a balanced
diet. They may suggest you take supplements but many supplements are not
absorbed by the body unless they are taken along with the foods that the diet
has banned. After a few weeks, if you stick to it that long, you may begin to
develop nutritional deficiencies.
easy weight loss are usually based on eating more of one food type and none of
another. These do not give the benefits that you would get from a balanced
diet. They may suggest you take supplements but many supplements are not
absorbed by the body unless they are taken along with the foods that the diet
has banned. After a few weeks, if you stick to it that long, you may begin to
develop nutritional deficiencies.
2. Fad diets are often boring and
over restrictive. After the novelty of the first day or two, you will not enjoy
your meals. You will then start to crave food constantly and will break the
diet. You may even feel guilty, thinking it is your fault that you did not lose
weight.
over restrictive. After the novelty of the first day or two, you will not enjoy
your meals. You will then start to crave food constantly and will break the
diet. You may even feel guilty, thinking it is your fault that you did not lose
weight.
3. Most fad diets do not follow
recommendations of the American Heart Association and similar bodies for fat
levels in the diet. Often the diet will recommend high fat foods and low carbs
which if taken long term, could result in heart disease. The promoters may tell
you that the diet is only intended to be followed for a short time. But you
probably will not reach your goal weight in that time, and then what? You
either continue with a plan that is not good for your health, or stop and
probably gain back what you lost.
recommendations of the American Heart Association and similar bodies for fat
levels in the diet. Often the diet will recommend high fat foods and low carbs
which if taken long term, could result in heart disease. The promoters may tell
you that the diet is only intended to be followed for a short time. But you
probably will not reach your goal weight in that time, and then what? You
either continue with a plan that is not good for your health, or stop and
probably gain back what you lost.
4. Many fad diets do not help you
to incorporate enough servings of fruits and vegetables in your weight loss
program, or give you the variety of foods that your body needs.
to incorporate enough servings of fruits and vegetables in your weight loss
program, or give you the variety of foods that your body needs.
5. Quick weight loss diets are
just a temporary solution and do not help you to make permanent changes to your
eating habits. Permanent changes are the only way to remain at your target
weight once you reach it. Fad diets encourage yo-yo diet-binge cycles of fast
weight loss and equally fast weight gain. This is worse for your health and
your self esteem than if you had stayed overweight all the time.
just a temporary solution and do not help you to make permanent changes to your
eating habits. Permanent changes are the only way to remain at your target
weight once you reach it. Fad diets encourage yo-yo diet-binge cycles of fast
weight loss and equally fast weight gain. This is worse for your health and
your self esteem than if you had stayed overweight all the time.
Whatever the publicity materials
may say, these diets will not help you in the long term. The best way to
sustain weight loss is to eat a varied and healthy diet, do not overeat,
exercise regularly and avoid fad diets.
may say, these diets will not help you in the long term. The best way to
sustain weight loss is to eat a varied and healthy diet, do not overeat,
exercise regularly and avoid fad diets.