Quick weight loss

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 insane 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.

Quick-weight-loss diets generally put far too much focus on one particular food or type of  food. They don’t include a variety of foods or good balance, a violation of the first principle of good nutrition, 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. One such diet is the Cabbage Soup Diet. This so-called fat-burning soup is eaten mostly with fruits and vegetables. People supposedly lost 10-17 pounds in only a week, eating primarily cabbage soup.  On top of not working to lose weight, this diet lacks essential nutrients and can cause serious problems.  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.

The second principle of good nutrition is that eating should be enjoyable.  You think eating only cabbage soup every day is enjoyable?. These diets are so monotonous and boring that it’s almost impossible to stay on them for long periods.  Consider a week on the Cabbage Soup Diet.  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 cart you off in a straight jacket by week’s end.

Boredom isn’t the only reason fad diets aren’t good ones.  Many don’t include physical activity, for example, walking 30 minutes most or all days of the week. 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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