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Fad Diets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Fad diets are restrictive plans that promise a large amount of weight loss, usually in a short period of time. In addition, fad diets and weight loss supplements have the potential to lead to nutrient deficiencies and many may even have dangerous side effects. A healthful diet is one that's nutritionally balanced in carbohydrate, protein, and fat. www.umerl.maine.edu /dining/nutritionprog/faddiet.htm   (294 words)

Thion for Life-Fad Diets and Weight Loss Fad diets are clearly extreme and often irrational plans that lack valid evidence and scientific research. Although fad diets are, in general, dangerous and ineffective, it is crucial to note that they may work for the particular individual whose body is programmed to respond positively to such extreme constraints. Fad diets operate under the assumption that the body functions and responds to certain foods in a standard and fixed way. www.thinforlife.info /faddiets.html   (2569 words)

Fad Diets Information on Healthline Fad diets are generally used by consumers to shed a great amount of weight in a short period of time. When high-protein diets are followed for a very for a long time, they cause the body to burn excessive amounts of fat for fuel, This releases chemicals called ketones into the bloodstream, causing dizziness, headaches, nausea, and bad breath. While this diet is very low in calories and almost guaranteed to result in some weight loos, limiting dieters to such a small amount of food is very restrictive and eliminates such vital nutrients as calcium, iron, folic acid, and other vitamins. www.healthline.com /galecontent/fad-diets-1   (1126 words)

BPhoenix: The Dangers of Fad Diets Some are yo-yo diets where you put the weight back on as soon as you discontinue the diet, some severely restrict caloric intake and/or vital nutrients, and still others proclaim the superiority of one particular food item or group with little or no proof to back it up. Many of the fad diets that cause a loss of water weight result in dehydration, which puts strain on the body's system in addition to making the dieter feel weak. This diet claims to produce ten to fifteen pounds of weight loss in one week, but is essentially a starvation diet, and most of the weight loss is from water. www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/fad.html   (1180 words)

The FOOD Files: Fad Diets A Fad Diet is a diet which is usually followed by people desperately wanting to lose weight, but it is unbalanced and unhealthy. We may see advertisements of magical diets but the fact is that they are Fad diets and they do not work. Fad diets can be dangerous too and can even lead to death. library.thinkquest.org /11960/trouble/fad.htm   (316 words)

USATODAY.com - Fad diets work, but ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) To nutritionists who have charged that his Subway diet is too low in fruits and vegetables and some key nutrients like calcium, Fogle counters that it wasn't healthy for him to weigh 425 pounds and have a 60-inch waist. The diet is based on a study conducted by Richard Mattes, professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He had dieters eat cereal (several types were used) for two meals a day; the third meal was one of their choosing. Many heavy people are afraid of going hungry on a diet, Henk says, so they are attracted to fad diets because they are told they can eat all they want of something like cabbage soup or lettuce. www.usatoday.com /life/2002/2002-02-05-faddiets.htm   (1365 words)

AHA Fad diets violate the first principle of good nutrition, which is to eat a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods. Fad diets are so monotonous and boring that it's almost impossible to stay on them for long periods. Despite what fad diet books may say, the only sensible way to lose weight permanently is to eat less and maintain or increase physical activity. www.deliciousdecisions.org /ff/tsd_nondiets_fad.html   (416 words)

Fad Diets Unfortunately, the one thing most fad diets have in common is that they seldom promote sound weight loss. Fad diets that lead to decreased caloric intake, whether by eliminating carbohydrates, eating cabbage soup all day, or adding grapefruit to every meal, will result in weight loss. In conclusion, fad diets do not result in long-term weight loss, are nutritionally inadequate, and should be avoided. www.faqs.org /nutrition/Erg-Foo/Fad-Diets.html   (1534 words)

Weight loss and fad diets - Better Health Channel. These ‘diets’ may provide short term results but they are difficult to sustain and, ultimately, they deprive you of the essential nutrients that only balanced eating can offer. Fad diets that severely restrict food groups or nutrients may also mean that you miss out on the protective health effects that a balanced eating plan provides. We don’t know whether fad diets are safe over the longer term, or whether they lead to an increased risk of various diseases. www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Weight_loss_and_fad_diets?OpenDocument   (1107 words)

Fad Diets or Healthy Nutrition Some popular recent diets, such as the Atkins plan and the Zone diet, call on people to eat high amounts of fat and protein, or determine what kind of foods they should eat based on their personal blood types. The Atkins diet, first introduced in the 1970s, is a high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate plan that forces the body into a fasting state called ketosis, which can lead to rapid weight loss. Sears describes his Zone diet as a “life-long hormonal control strategy,” and says the diet is geared toward keeping the hormone insulin in a tight zone – not too high, and not too low. www.naturalchoice.net /articles/faddiet.htm   (2269 words)

Fad Diets - Ask the Dietitian I was drawn to this diet due to high triglycerides (which were made worse on a low fat/high carbohydrate diet). The problem with these diets is that after the first few days, body stores of glucose (glycogen) are depleted, the body turns to the only other source of glucose in the body which is lean muscle tissue (organs and muscles). If your diet previous to the vegetable diet was low in fiber, your cramps may have been due to the sudden increase of fiber from the vegetable diet. www.dietitian.com /faddiet.html   (8098 words)

Fad Diets: Atkins Diet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Atkins Diet food selections differ to varying degrees depending upon the phase you are in and your individual metabolism. The Atkins Diet is believed to lower risk for chronic illnesses, like heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. They are critical of the diet’s focus on high protein, which emphasizes foods like meat and eggs that are high in cholesterol and saturated fats and low in fiber. www.diets-atoz.com /apex/fad/atkins.htm   (322 words)

Fad diets of the past from OnHealth Not to mention the fact that these fad diets are difficult to adhere to, she says. "Diets that were too calorically restrictive are not sustainable long term and were easily replaced by the notion that you could eat more of something," she says. Today's new breed of diets -- including the Atkins diet, the South Beach diet, and Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Loss Solution -- "are not starvation diets like fad diets of past, but the reality is that these diets are hard to stick to, some are unhealthy, and some are very expensive to follow," she says. onhealth.webmd.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=50357   (923 words)

Fad Diets: What You Need to Know -- familydoctor.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) A fad diet is a weight loss plan or aid that promises dramatic results. Many people prefer to try the quick fix of a fad diet instead of making the effort to lose weight through long-term changes in their eating and exercise habits. Also, most people are not able to keep up with the demands of a diet that strictly limits their food choices or requires them to eat the same foods over and over again. familydoctor.org /784.xml   (741 words)

Weight Loss Programs vs. Fad Diets | AHealthyMe.com Low-calorie diets are short-term plans that often restrict total calories to as little as 500 to 1,000 per day. The idea: Similar to the Ornish diet, this is an essentially vegetarian diet that restricts dairy, eggs, and meat, and also advises against eating highly processed plant foods (such as white bread), because processing foods increases calorie density. All low-carb diets call for reducing your intake of carbohydrates (including sugars, which are simple carbohydrates) and making up the difference with extra protein (typically 30 to 40 percent of your total calories, or nearly double the usual proportion). www.ahealthyme.com /topic/faddiets   (2376 words)

Wellness - Nutrition - FAD Diets A good principle with which to approach any diet or exercise plan you are considering is to ask whether you see yourself eating that way for the rest of your life. Thsi diet is hard on the liver as it is forced to produce glucose (the main energy source for body that is normally supplied by carbs in the diet). This particular diet is based on the false idea that food gets stuck in the body, and that a mix of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats together confuses the body's digestive system and triggers weight gain. www.colorado.edu /studentgroups/wellness/NewSite/NutritionFADDiets.html   (834 words)

Fad Diets: Liver Cleansing Diet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) The Liver Cleansing Diet, developed by Dr. Sandra Cabot, is based on the premise that the liver is the gateway to maintaining a healthy body. The Liver Cleansing Diet is an eight-week eating plan to detoxify and reduce fat levels in the liver. The diet consists of a series of recipes that Cabot provides (available only in her books). www.diets-atoz.com /apex/fad/liver_cleansing.htm   (251 words)

Fad Diets In my work counseling executives about their health, I get many people coming to me convinced that the latest fad diet they’re on is the answer to all their weight problems. The most common diets of the past 5 years have been the high-protein diets, such as the Zone and the Adkins diets. The authors of these fad diet books use lots of big, fancy words to make their claims sound scientific and valid. www.healthyself.org /faddiets.htm   (568 words)

ific.org : FAD DIETS: Look Before You Leap Some of the most popular diets to hit the news wires these days are those that promote low carbohydrate and high protein intakes and promise significant weight loss. Diet is nutritionally unbalanced and excessively high in protein, fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol. Diet is low in calcium, magnesium, potassium, vitamin C, and folate (dietary supplements are recommended). www.ific.org /foodinsight/2000/ma/faddietsfi200.cfm   (1652 words)

Fad Diets But the truth is that The Dieting Industry is a billion dollar one, and advertising claims are making a lot of money tricking us with these kind of falsified ads. Diets that claim that certain types of foods or supplements will magically burn body fat. Diets that make the claim that you can lose more than 2 pounds per week.. www.dietriot.com /fad   (259 words)

Fad diets won't work Fad diets can't provide long term weight loss. Fad dieting is one pressure you don’t need in your life. Community conversations with teenagers on fad diets are being held around Victoria. goforyourlife.vic.gov.au /hav/articles.nsf/pages/Fad_diets_wont_work?open   (380 words)

Don't try fad diets - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM So, you may decide to take matters into your own hands by embarking on the latest fad diet, such as the Zone or Atkins - or even devising your own - and it may seem to be working. But, according to nutritionist Patricia Thompson, dieting to shed pounds rapidly - as much as six in one week - is way too drastic since you are not losing 'fat weight', but simply water. Fad dieting is not unique to the United States, she pointed out. www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/AllWoman/html/20060507T210000-0500_104142_OBS_DON_T_TRY_FAD_DIETS.asp   (613 words)

Fad Diets and quick weight loss diets These fad diets are far from the ideal diet and it should be noted that they aren't balanced and the best way to lose any weight is with a careful well balanced diet. Now the Atkins diet says you can keep it for extended periods of time, I don't think it a good idea, but the diet changes once you get passed the first two weeks, so if you want to do that extended version of the diet, look it up and get more details on it. While feeling fine during the diet, you shouldn't try to exert yourself too much, it would make it difficult to keep it and may be too stressful on your system. www.webterrace.com /fad/home.htm   (397 words)

Fitness USA - Fad Diets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) When it comes to weight loss plans and dieting guidelines, Fitness USA instructors urge you to be aware of fad diets; they are usually ineffective and can be downright dangerous to your health. These diets tell you to load up on this, eliminate that, eat only a certain food for x number of days...and so on. Since we don't want you to be fooled by a diet too good to be true, here are some helpful hints so you can recognize, and avoid, a fad diet. www.fitnessusa.com /FadDiets.asp   (422 words)

News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | HEALTHY CAROLINA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Americans are obsessed with fad diets to lose weight fast, but nutrition experts say those quick fix diets can be dangerous to your health. Joye Willcox, a dietitian for Healthy Diets Inc., said the problem with fad diets is they take a "one size fits all" approach. Willcox added that cutting carbohydrates, taking diet pills or using liquid meal replacements won't cause harm in the short term and will help you cut the fat, but she said they are not meant to be followed for a lifetime. rdu.news14.com /content/healthy_carolina/?ArID=85707&SecID=459   (499 words)

Santa Clara University - The Wellness Center - Fad Diets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) With the Atkins diet, you are encouraged to eat high protein and high fat foods without moderation while severely restricting carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables. As with other diets which do not offer scientific research to back their claims (such as the Atkins diet), there are health concerns which have not been addressed by the creator of the Blood Type diet: the foremost concern is that of the dietary requirements for each blood type. The Zone diet endorses an eating plan consisting of 30% protein, 30% fat, and 40% carbohydrates, which claims to revamp your metabolism. www.scu.edu /wellness/faddiets.cfm   (769 words)

Fad Diets Sensible diet and exercise plans seem to be losing a popularity contest with fad diets. He has some thoughts about what's wrong with fad diets, and offers sound advice on how to lose weight and maintain the loss. Rather than thinking, "I've got to go on a diet," I encourage them to approach it in a positive manner, looking at it as an opportunity to do something that can be enjoyable. www.bodyandfitness.com /Information/Weightloss/fad.htm   (1114 words)

Fad Diet Dot Com - Fad Diets, Fun, and Weight Loss Tips I think we all know that fad diets are not the best way in the world to lose weight but rather than demonize them like every other "expert" let's agree to enjoy their silliness. I have tried to compile a comprehensive list of fad diets along with some interesting weight loss humor. Favorite Fad Diet: The 7 Day Diet - The idea of eating all you can eat to lose weight is very funny to me. www.faddiet.com   (403 words)

BEWARE OF FAD DIETS Many "fad" diets can undermine your health, cause physical discomfort and ultimately lead to disappointment when you regain weight soon after you lose it. Fad diets usually overemphasize one particular food or type of food. In addition, these diets often send people into a cycle of quick weight loss, followed by a "rebound" weight gain once normal eating resumes, then finding more difficulty reducing when the next diet is attempted. www.memorialhospital.org /DietaryFadDiets.htm   (317 words)

Weight Loss - Fad Diets The premise of her diet is that enzymes found in food "activate" the human body. The word diet originally comes from the Greek diaita, which means "manner of living." Scientists and nutritionists agree that any long-term program of weight loss and maintenance must be more than a matter of rationing carbohydrates and calculating calories. To make this claim, the fad diet authors ignore the substantial amount of research that runs counter to their "theory." More importantly, however, they have taken a controversial nutritional concept — the Glycemic Index — out of the context for which it was intended. www.ifafitness.com /health/faddiets.htm   (4150 words)

fad diets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Fad diets can harm people's health, cause physical discomfort, and lead to regain of weight soon after they loose it. Fad diets go against the principle of good nutrition, which is eating a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods. Some of the most commonly known fad diets are the Cabbage Soup Diet, Aiken's Diet, and Hollywood Diet. www.nku.edu /~issues/dieting/faddiets.html   (122 words)

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