Fad diets have been around for hundreds of years. The truth is fad diets don’t work to help you keep the weight off long-term. Adopting a healthful eating pattern that you can maintain for life is the goal. What you consume needs to balance with your activity level to maintain a healthy body weight. According to the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, you may be able to identify a fad diet if it:
•Sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Such as: “Lose 15 lbs in 7 days!” or “lose weight without changing a thing!”
•Recommends using a single food on a very consistent basis.
•Promises quick and easy weight loss with no effort.
•Eliminates an entire food group such as fruits, dairy, fats, or grains.
•Guarantees an outcome in a specified time period.
•Bases evidence for effectiveness only on the quotes of other dieters
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