Fad Diet
Pregnancy: Use with caution
This is a diet regime that is popular for a particular time, without necessarily being one that meets the requirement for healthy eating. They usually promise to help with weight management, and to improve the wellbeing
Caution
Fad diets often do not meet the criteria for standard dietary recommendations
Some of them can be harmful to organs or to wellbeing
Many of the claims are unreasonable, exxagerrated and plainly against scientific reasoning
Fad diets can truly achieve impressive weight loss, however, the side-effects are often significant for the general wellbeing and immunity
Discuss with a dietician or other healthcare giver to ensure a balanced nutrition
Therapy for:
Ketogenic Diet:
- Epileptics may experience less seizures
Mediterranean Diet:
- Good for heart health
- Good for diabetic management
- May be expensive
Caloric Restriction diet:
- Requires a lot of discipline to stay hungry
Atkins diet:
- May cause tiredness, dry mouth, bad breath and constipation
- May increase the risk of heart disease
South Beach Diet:
- May cause weakness
- The first two weeks are usually very difficult to manage
Vegan Diet:
- Likely to have mineral deficits like Vit D and Calcium
- Add dairy alternatives to address the defficiencies
Paleo Diet:
- May be too expensive for many
- Low in Fiber and Calcium content
The Zone Diet:
- May be expensive
- Often low on Fiber content
The Dukan Diet:
- May cause fatigue, constipation and bad breath
Alcorexia:
- Unhealthy
- May lead to serious harm to organs and wellbeing
The Raw Food Diet:
- Impractical, restrictive, nutrient defficient and risky to health
The Baby Food Diet:
- Restrictive and expensive
The 5:2 Diet:
- May lower the risk of obesity-related cancers
- May cause dizziness, poor concentration and bad breath
Alkaline Diet:
- May be low in calcium
- Seek diary alternatives to replace defficient minerals
Comments
There is no magic solution to losing weight
If you achieve rapid weight loss, there will be a side effect expressed in other areas of the body
Fad diets offer restrictive regimes with few food items or bizarre combination of foods
Although weight is lost, most people have a rebound where the weight is rapidly accumulated
When you follow a diet plan, learn its shortcomings and address them appropriately
Speak to a Nutrition therapist, Dietician or other healthcare giver about your dietary goals
Diabetes: Use with caution
Children: Use with caution
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