Sunday, October 19, 2008

Are Faddy Diets Really Worth It?

Diets are constanly coming out onto the market, people are often confused which diet is the best for them. From the logical to the ridiculous, faddy diets have been covered by the media in the recent years, and people are always willing to try it out, in order that they meet their ideal weight as quickly as possible. These faddy diets often make claims that sound too good to be true, and people can hardly be blamed for taking the bait. After all, everyone wants to look beautiful

While there are hundreds of diets out there, people should be able to tell which ones are worth following at all. It is in most cases that a faddy diet will make all sorts of claims about how quickly it will work. Yes, you may well lose a large amount of weight. People should think twice before committing to a certain diet; they should know the signs to look out for.

Be extra careful about diets that offer extremely fast results. As most health experts would agree, it takes a long time for people to lose weight in a healthy manner. When a diet promises people to lose weight instantly, there is a great chance that the unwanted weight will come back just as easily.

Additionally, diets that give recommendations based on a single study should be followed with extreme care. Health experts conduct several studies before they claim that a certain diet is effective, and faddy diets usually derive their claims from just a single study. This means that the results are not that trust-worthy, and could backfire if the situations are different.

On the other hand, just because a diet is a fad does not straight away mean that the diet is ineffective; there are faddy diets out there that deliver long-lasting results.  Just make sure you remember to use your common sense and don't do anything that is stupid.  Don't get carried away be media hype and do your research on every diet or product you are thinking of trying.

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