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How to Tell a Good Diet from a Bad One
Every month popular magazines tout new and amazing ways to lose weight.
Advertisements promote diet pills and supplements. All claim to be the
best/newest/fastest method for losing weight. Convincing endorsements makes
these diets seem legitimate and worth trying. But how can a diet consumer
separate fact from fiction and tell whether a weight loss program is likely
to lead to success or failure?
Diets that Don’t Work
The following general guidelines can help you steer clear of unhealthy and
unrealistic diet products and programs.
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Look for a scientific basis for the claims. The grapefruit diet has been
around for over a generation. It claims that grapefruits are natural fat
burners, but this has never been proven scientifically. Yes, grapefruit is a
healthy and low calorie source of vitamin C, but there’s no evidence that
eating half of a grapefruit at every meal will burn fat.
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Avoid extremely low calorie diets. Extreme diets with very low caloric
intake and little protein may cause rapid weight loss, but the weight won’t
stay off. Without adequate protein the body will lose muscle tissue, slowing
the rate at which the body burns calories, which in turn results in weight
gain.
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Losing weight requires exercise and effort. Don’t believe any claims that
you can lose weight and keep it off without getting up from your recliner.
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A well-balanced diet is essential for healthy weight loss and weight
maintenance. Diets that focus on one or two types of food and eliminate any
of the basic food groups are not healthy and will eventually backfire.
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Detoxification diets that flush toxins from the body are potentially
dangerous. The body has its own organs for removing toxins. If these organs
aren’t doing their jobs, you need a doctor, not a diet.
Diets that Do Work
Regular physical activity and a healthy balanced diet are the cornerstones
of any good weight loss program. A safe and healthy program will result in
slow and steady weight loss after an initial period of more rapid loss.
Small changes can make a big difference. One dieter lost weight simply by
changing from whole milk to reduced fat milk. Small successes encourage
people to continue their weight management regimens. On the other hand,
complicated dieting rules and unrealistic expectations often lead to
frustration and failure.
By following a weight loss program based on physical activity and healthy
eating, dieters learn how to make healthy food choices and how to integrate
weight management into their daily routines. Slow and steady changes in
behavior mark success. After all, weight management is a lifelong process,
not a quick fix.
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