Most people firmly believe in fad diets as a way to shed that extra weight you are carrying around.
But isn't it time they know the truth.
In times gone by we were told to follow a balanced diet and that is what we did to stay healthy.
The problem with diets are that you need to cut out certain food groups which over time will have a negative impact on the functioning of your body.
Our bodies are programmed to take up nutrients from various food sources and by enrolling ourselves on the hottest fad diet around we are saying to our bodies, sorry but you are not allowed x y and z in nutrients obtained from certain foods.
What kind of results can be expect to get when following the latest diet? Let us analyze the situation for a bit.
Short Term and Long Term Effects of Fad Diets You may ask just how you would recognize this kind of diet? The following claims will tell you that it is a fad diet: Diets that promise easy and fast weight loss The need to eliminate either carbs, proteins or fruits from your diet Taking special fat burners, miracle shakes, or metabolism boosters Claiming you do not need to exercise Special soups or formulas that will let you lose weight In the short term, these diets may just work for you as you start losing weight and also feel good.
The problem is that the weight loss you are experiencing is only temporary, as before long you will return to your former eating habits, due to your body starving for certain nutrients as a result of not getting what it needs.
If on the other hand you manage to persist in staying on specific diets such as the Atkins diet, you will find in the long term all kinds of health problems popping up.
This is due to following an unbalanced diet that brings about certain dietary deficiencies.
Permanently Managing Your Way of Eating We cannot stress enough the importance of following a balanced diet that is made up of enough fruits, vegetables, carbohydrates and healthy proteins to help put your body into shape naturally.
Diets tend to be restrictive and your body feels deprived.
This is the very reason why most people do not stay on it for long and go back to their former way of eating, that will have them putting on their weight once again.
Rather take pleasure in your food and consume less bad fats, refined foods, sugary foods and take aways.
Make a point of following a healthy balanced diet that includes food from all food groups, exercise regularly and try and be stress free.
You will find weight loss will occur naturally as you make this a way of life which is so different from following the latest fad diets.