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Fad Diets Vs A Sensible Lifestyle
The allure of an easy weight loss program is actually hard to resist. Many times these are just gimmicks yet weight loss hopefuls are willing to give the latest dieting craze a chance. Rather than embarking on a sensible lifestyle approach to weight loss, that is, making the effort to lose weight through long term changes in eating habits and exercising, fad diets tend to capitalize on the quick fix message. Many fad diets advocate the importance of some foods or food groups while disapproving others. Examples include fad specific diets such as the Grapefruit Diet and Cabbage Soup Diet, specific food combination diets like the Fit For Life and 3-Day Diet and of course the numerous low-carbohydrate, high- protein diets and low-fat diets. Some fad diets seem to make weight loss quick and simple by emphasizing what foods to be eaten. These diets do work but only for a short time. Most participants are not able to keep up with menus that strictly limit their food choices and the accompanying portion sizes. Overtime, participants gain back lost weight rapidly once they go “off” the diet.
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Weight loss advices come in many guises using exaggerated phrases such as “revolutionary approach to dieting” or “melt body fat without exercise” or “lose belly fat first”. These are just a few of the claims made by some of the food diets. With promises like these, it is no wonder fad diets continue to lure people.