Quick 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 (gas) ) and lead to the ping-pong 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 including 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 a good example. This so-called fat-burning soup is eaten mostly with fruits and vegetables. The diet supposedly helps heart patients lose 10–17 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. Pixies, elves and fairies, or even cabbages, can’t provide magical weight loss. Moderation and consuming 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.. These diets are so monotonous and bland that it’s almost impossible to stay on them for long periods. Consider a week on the Cabbage Soup Diet. By mid week crawling bugs would look good. If you make it to Sunday you might die of a heart attack before you ever again tasted real food.
Boredom isn’t the only reason fad diets aren’t good ones. Most don’t talk about exercise, such as aerobics for 30 minutes a day every day. Physical activity helps maintain weight loss, while physical inactivity is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. When a diet mentions no need for a workout, run the other way.
Quick weight loss is possible. But if a program sounds too good to be true, it is.
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