Are Fad Diets Good For You?

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Are Fad Diets Good For You?

You can lose weight fast on a fad diet. However, does this back up the claims of internet and magazine ads that fad diets are the way to go?

While it is possible to lose weight rapidly on a fad diet, the bad news is that the loss is usually only temporary. Most of the initial loss is related to a loss of water weight. A large percentage of body weight related to water and when your body rehydrates the initial weight loss is put right back on.

Let's look at some reasons why a fad diet might not be good for you.

1. A fad diet usually tells you to focus on a single food type and avoid all others. This means you miss out on the nutrition you really need and can get from a more balanced diet approach.

Fad diets might encourage you to include vitamins and supplements to make up for any deficienices while on the diet. Unfortunately, your body may not be able to make the best use of these supplements as you are lacking many of the food which help you to absorb the nutrients.

2. Fad diets are usually so restrictive and unappetizing that after as little as one day you will begin having overwhelming cravings for other foods and most likely you will not be able to complete the fad diet. This quitting will also wreak havoc on your self esteem as you may beat yourself up for not having enough willpower to stick it out with the diet.

3. Fad diets are temporary solutions to your weight problems. Even if you do follow through to the end with a fad diet you have not made permanent healthy changes to the way you handle food in your life. So fad dieters tend to be yo-yo dieters that go back and forth between extreme lo-calorie fad diets to periods of bingeing on food groups that were missing from the fad diet. So fad dieters are on a roller coaster of gaining and losing the same darn pounds again and again.

No matter what you see in the media about quick weight loss fad diets, realize that these diets will never work long term.

The best way to lose weight and sustain that weight loss (so you never have to diet again) is to eat a variety of healthy foods, avoid overeating, and do regular exercise. This simple formula works every time.

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