Avoid Dangerous Diet Fads When Trying to Lose Weight

It is very tempting to succumb to the sales pitches made by Hollywood stars and lean models when they try to convince us that their latest diet fad is the best or easiest way to lose weight fast. Many people are sucked into these diet fads simply because of the well-known names being used as a spokesperson or otherwise sponsoring a weight loss diet product or plan. Very few celebrities or models have any nutritional training or medical knowledge to back up the claims. What you get is basically a pitch to sell a diet plan or program. Diet fads so often start out having the individual lose what amounts to water loss only to put the weight back on. Some of the popular diet fads that are unhealthy are the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet or the all egg or any other food diets all are dangerous because they are not nutritionally sound. No diet that tells you to eat one food exclusively or to avoid other healthy foods is good for you. Crash diets or diets that demand that you take in a low amount of calories are also dangerous to your health and not a good way to lose weight.

When selecting a diet plan or program always look to see if a major health organization has endorsed it. Organizations like the American Heart Association will actually speak out and say they disapprove of unhealthy diets. Be leery of any diet that has huge claims of large weight loss possibilities such as lose 15 pounds in one week. These claims are usually not true and if you were to lose that much in just a week it would not be healthy for you. Diets like the cabbage soup diet that say you can lose that much do so because you can lose water weight but once you start eating regularly again you will again gain weight. You can also have some pretty bad side effects from diets such as the cabbage soup diet such as feeling weak, having stomach pains or experiencing diarrhea. Diarrhea can lead to dehydration so that is not good. Select diet plans that tell you to eat a proper and nutritious diet that includes fruits and vegetables and include exercise plans and mentoring or some kind of professional counseling. In order to lose weight people have to be taught to eat healthy foods and to eat the proper portions. There is no secret to weight loss. There are some sound principals that are based on nutrition and exercise. Follow a healthy diet and make sure that you are physically active everyday and you will discover that you can get to a healthy weight for your height.

No weight loss product is going to make you lose weight while you sleep and you can't lose weight by consuming special drinks or candy bars. Diet drinks and candy bars are just drinks and candy bars with vitamins and minerals added. Generally people do not feel satisfied after eating only diet drinks or diet candy bars you only feel hungry! The truth is that the diet industry makes BIG BUCKS from people who want to lose weight. Companies pay a lot of money to make a product seem good on advertisement or in the media because it sells the products to people who see the advertisements and desire to believe what is said in order to lose weight. The truth is that there are no secret diets that work; there are no short cuts to getting to your proper weight. If you need to lose weight you just have to grin and bear it by doing the right things that your body needs you to do in order to lose the weight. Healthy weight loss happens slowly and it is done in a healthy way by eating nutritious foods on a regular basis and by learning how to be physically active on a regular basis. The really healthy weight loss programs take time, patience, and a lot of determination as well as a real willingness to change bad eating habits

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