Concerned about Fad diet
Are You Concerned About Losing Weight
Fad diets are diets designed to be followed for only a short period of time. The term has also come to mean any diet that explodes into national or international fame, only to plummet into obscurity. The Hollywood diet, the Atkins diet, and Jenny Craig are just three examples.
Another name for these fad diets are food faddism. A food fad is a phenomenon in which some food or category of food suddenly becomes very popular. These all have two things in common:
- The food is attributed with miraculous powers.
- Some foods must be avoided because they have equally amazing powers, but that do bad things.
As an example of these elements of fad diets in the diet, take the Atkins diet. In Atkins carbohydrates must be avoided because of their negative characteristics. Carbohydrates take on both of the common elements in that removing carbohydrates from the diet creates a near magical metabolic state in which fat is burned at an incredible rate. Although it is a long-term diet, it did have short phases during which carbohydrate cutting was taken to the extreme. However, many people are able to continue the Atkins diet for years.
As with many have diets, Atkins popularity was extreme and short-lived. For a number of years the Atkins diet was everywhere, and everyone seemed to be following it . People from Hollywood actors to politicians were all on the Atkins diet. Although still around today, the diet is far from as popular as it was at its height.
Fad diets can be unhealthy. Even a diet like the Subway diet, as first presented in the commercials, could have problems. It was based on the legend of Jared, a young man who’d lost nearly 250 pounds in only a year by eating Subway sandwiches, baked chips, and diet soda. Jared’s diet was severe — going down to 900 calories a day from over 10,000. That could have killed him. Even so in moderation the Subway diet can work, particularly when combined with exercise — Jared walked 6 miles a day.
Approach fad diets with caution. A healthy combination of reasonable diet and exercise in the long-term can help you lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Visit wellness for living for more articles about dieting smart.
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