The American Heart Association says that adopting healthy eating habits permanently, rather than impatiently pursuing quick diets in hopes of losing unwanted pounds in a few days through fad quick weight loss plans.
What is a fad diet? It's a well marketed diet with some hair brained scheme to lose weight in an impossible manner, often by eating nothing but one food like a cabbage.
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. One such diet is the Cabbage Soup Diet. The myth of this diet is that cabbage soup is some sort of weight loss potion.
People supposedly lost 10-17 pounds in only a week, eating mostly cabbage soup. On top of not working to lose weight, this diet lacks essential nutrients and can cause serious health issues. There are no magic beans, or magic cabbages, or miracle foods for weight loss and good nutrition. That's why you should eat moderate amounts from all the food groups rather than cutting out everything but a cabbage and water.
The second principle of good nutrition is that eating should be enjoyable. You think eating only cabbages every day is enjoyable?. These diets are so monotonous and boring that it's almost impossible to stay on them for long periods. Imagine eating cabbage soup, nothing but cabbage soup, for even a few days much less for a whole week.
By Wednesday you'd dread meal time, and by Friday you'd never again want to look at a cabbage much less eat the soup. They'd carry you away in a straight jacket on Sunday.
There are many other ways 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 you hear a diet that mentions "no need for exercise" run for the hills, or at least run on a treadmill.
Quick weight loss sounds great. It is realistic. Just don't fall for tricks or gimmicks that might end up ruining your health. - 15439
What is a fad diet? It's a well marketed diet with some hair brained scheme to lose weight in an impossible manner, often by eating nothing but one food like a cabbage.
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. One such diet is the Cabbage Soup Diet. The myth of this diet is that cabbage soup is some sort of weight loss potion.
People supposedly lost 10-17 pounds in only a week, eating mostly cabbage soup. On top of not working to lose weight, this diet lacks essential nutrients and can cause serious health issues. There are no magic beans, or magic cabbages, or miracle foods for weight loss and good nutrition. That's why you should eat moderate amounts from all the food groups rather than cutting out everything but a cabbage and water.
The second principle of good nutrition is that eating should be enjoyable. You think eating only cabbages every day is enjoyable?. These diets are so monotonous and boring that it's almost impossible to stay on them for long periods. Imagine eating cabbage soup, nothing but cabbage soup, for even a few days much less for a whole week.
By Wednesday you'd dread meal time, and by Friday you'd never again want to look at a cabbage much less eat the soup. They'd carry you away in a straight jacket on Sunday.
There are many other ways 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 you hear a diet that mentions "no need for exercise" run for the hills, or at least run on a treadmill.
Quick weight loss sounds great. It is realistic. Just don't fall for tricks or gimmicks that might end up ruining your health. - 15439
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