Crash weight loss plans and fad diets are an unwise alternative to permanent healthy eating habits, according to the American Heart Association.
Many of these fad diets, such as the notorious and outright silly Cabbage Soup Diet, will undermine your health, cause physical discomfort (abdominal discomfort and flatulence and lead to the yo-yo effect of gaining weight soon after losing it. In other words the risks aren't worth the rewards.
One food or one type of food is generally overemphasized with fad quick weight loss diets. They violate the first principle of good nutrition which is to eat a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods. Because no one food has all the nutrients required for good health, these diets can result in a lot of health problems.
The Cabbage Soup Diet is an example. The myth of this diet is that cabbage soup is some sort of weight loss potion. The diet supposedly helps heart patients lose 10 to17 pounds in seven days prior to surgery. Even if the weight loss claim were true, all the damage due to a lack of a host of important nutrients would far outweigh (pun intended) the benefits of losing the weight. There are no magic beans, or magic cabbages, or miracle foods for weight loss and good nutrition. Moderation in eating all the major food groups is the best bet.
These crazy diets also break a second important principle of good nutrition which is that eating should be enjoyable.. It's impossible to stay on these diets for a long time because they're so bland. Consider a week on the Cabbage Soup Diet. By mid week crawling bugs would look good. They'd cart you off in a straight jacket by week's end.
There are many other ways fad diets aren't good diets. Many don't encourage physical activity, for example, walking 30 minutes most or all days of the week. While doing nothing can lead to heart problems, exercise is a major element of maintaining proper weight. When a diet mentions no need for a workout, run the other way.
Quick weight loss can be good. It is a realistic option and many actually succeed with it. Just don't fall for tricks or false promises that might end up destroying your health and well being. - 16004
Many of these fad diets, such as the notorious and outright silly Cabbage Soup Diet, will undermine your health, cause physical discomfort (abdominal discomfort and flatulence and lead to the yo-yo effect of gaining weight soon after losing it. In other words the risks aren't worth the rewards.
One food or one type of food is generally overemphasized with fad quick weight loss diets. They violate the first principle of good nutrition which is to eat a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods. Because no one food has all the nutrients required for good health, these diets can result in a lot of health problems.
The Cabbage Soup Diet is an example. The myth of this diet is that cabbage soup is some sort of weight loss potion. The diet supposedly helps heart patients lose 10 to17 pounds in seven days prior to surgery. Even if the weight loss claim were true, all the damage due to a lack of a host of important nutrients would far outweigh (pun intended) the benefits of losing the weight. There are no magic beans, or magic cabbages, or miracle foods for weight loss and good nutrition. Moderation in eating all the major food groups is the best bet.
These crazy diets also break a second important principle of good nutrition which is that eating should be enjoyable.. It's impossible to stay on these diets for a long time because they're so bland. Consider a week on the Cabbage Soup Diet. By mid week crawling bugs would look good. They'd cart you off in a straight jacket by week's end.
There are many other ways fad diets aren't good diets. Many don't encourage physical activity, for example, walking 30 minutes most or all days of the week. While doing nothing can lead to heart problems, exercise is a major element of maintaining proper weight. When a diet mentions no need for a workout, run the other way.
Quick weight loss can be good. It is a realistic option and many actually succeed with it. Just don't fall for tricks or false promises that might end up destroying your health and well being. - 16004
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