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Quick fix diets: the good, bad and ugly
Kristen Miller
Issue date: 1/18/07 Section: Features
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The holidays are over which means the sugar cookies are gone, the ham has been devoured, and you're thinking someone has played a cruel joke on you and moved the button over on your favorite jeans because you just can't seem to get them to fit right. A new year is here, which comes with a New Year's resolution for most people. After staring at the empty Christmas pie pan for awhile an obvious resolution comes to your mind: lose weight.
According to about.com, the top two and three resolutions for 2007 are losing weight and getting into shape. It's no secret gym memberships shoot up in January as people take the first step in sticking to their New Year's resolution of getting healthier. But not everyone who wants to get into shape buys a gym membership and starts pounding away on the treadmill. Some people want a quick fix. These quick fixes are called fad diets.
Everydiet.org defines a fad diet as a poor weight loss diet or a way of losing weight that has become popular. Everyone has heard of some of these fad diets. The Adkins Diet and The Zone Diet are two of the better known fad diets out there.
According to Yahoo!, searches on diets were up 61 percent last week and searches for fad diets were up 300 percent.
There are many fad diets out there but there are a few more popular (and unique) ones that might be looked at in order to get a quick fix on holiday weight gain.
The Cabbage Soup Diet is a seven day meal plan that, according to everydiet.org, is not very sustainable. The cabbage soup the diet is based on has to be eaten every day. Some days the dieter can add veggies, fruit, or meat. The Web site says while the diet does provide fast weight loss and a change from bad eating habits, it's not a diet that can be done long term. Also, many said the soup that had to be eaten every day was bland. The diet also lacks good nutrition and is high in salt. Some day the diet is low in protein and fails to provide the essential fatty acids. According to the Web site, the reason why weight loss happens is because of the low calorie intake, not because cabbage is a miracle food.
According to about.com, the top two and three resolutions for 2007 are losing weight and getting into shape. It's no secret gym memberships shoot up in January as people take the first step in sticking to their New Year's resolution of getting healthier. But not everyone who wants to get into shape buys a gym membership and starts pounding away on the treadmill. Some people want a quick fix. These quick fixes are called fad diets.
Everydiet.org defines a fad diet as a poor weight loss diet or a way of losing weight that has become popular. Everyone has heard of some of these fad diets. The Adkins Diet and The Zone Diet are two of the better known fad diets out there.
According to Yahoo!, searches on diets were up 61 percent last week and searches for fad diets were up 300 percent.
There are many fad diets out there but there are a few more popular (and unique) ones that might be looked at in order to get a quick fix on holiday weight gain.
The Cabbage Soup Diet is a seven day meal plan that, according to everydiet.org, is not very sustainable. The cabbage soup the diet is based on has to be eaten every day. Some days the dieter can add veggies, fruit, or meat. The Web site says while the diet does provide fast weight loss and a change from bad eating habits, it's not a diet that can be done long term. Also, many said the soup that had to be eaten every day was bland. The diet also lacks good nutrition and is high in salt. Some day the diet is low in protein and fails to provide the essential fatty acids. According to the Web site, the reason why weight loss happens is because of the low calorie intake, not because cabbage is a miracle food.
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