Several years ago, we were inundated with articles and programs that made the pronouncement that “diet” was a bad word and that we should stop using it. We were told that no one should ever go on a weight loss diet and, instead, we should simply change the way we think about food.
Honestly, that was really good advice. Practically, however, it has not seemed all that successful. A Google search of the word “diet” returned 1,680,000,000 results in just over half a second. An awful lot of people are still highly concerned about the concept of diet. Even more concerning is the amount of ink and airtime devoted to the dangers of fad diets that seem to have done little to discourage people from trying the countless new iterations appearing all the time.
Whether you start a new year off by committing to the latest and greatest new diet of the moment or read about one that your favorite celebrity claims to use to stay looking camera-ready, fad diets inevitably have the same things in common. They may cause weight loss, initially, but it will be temporary and almost always at the expense of sound nutrition. In addition, most of us know by now that these are programs that cannot be maintained for any length of time, and when abandoned, any pounds that were lost quickly return and often bring several friends with them.
Prevention magazine published a list of fad diets that nutritionists recommend staying away from in 2020. Many of them are the more popular ones being actively promoted today, such as Keto, Paleo, Zero Sugar, Lectin-Free, Atkins, etc. Some of the more interesting and less well-known diets on the list include
The reason that all of these diets continue to attract followers is that we want a quick fix to what is usually a lifelong problem. There wouldn’t be anything wrong with that if there was one that actually worked for the long term and also managed to promote good health. Unfortunately, if one does exist, no one has found it yet.
What is true is that it really is important to reach and remain at a body weight that is healthy. Instead of throwing money away and sacrificing nutrition, consider finding a healthcare professional who can guide you through the process with a program that is designed for you specifically. There will never be a better time to find a permanent solution and take control of your health and well-being, once and for all.
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