By Consuelo Valladolid

Fad diets come and go. They don’t last. That is why they are called “fad” diets.

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Requires the consumer to eliminate certain foods to cut down on carbohydrates.

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Requires the individual’s diet to mainly consist of cabbage soup.

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Tells the person to consume certain combinations of foods.

The consumer can eat anything as long as it is in the 40/30/30 proportion.

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The person must eat the foods specified at a certain time.

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Fad diets have been around since the 1800s. The first diet introduced as a “fad diet” was

the vinegar and water diet.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/77952-vinegar-water-diet/ http://dietmotion.com/2007/03

Even though they may seem like a good way to rapidly lose weight, people should not try fad diets because they are costly, may not work, and may cause some health problems.

“Each year, Americans spend more than $30 billion fighting fat each year--- often for gimmicks that do not work” (“Fad Diets”)

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calendars/ http://rawfoodsdietplan.wordpress.com/

“ The Government will spend $300,000 on a series of posters and brochures slamming dud diets” (Kelly).

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“Many diet pills contain laxatives or diuretics that force a person’s body to eliminate more water” (5 Ways to Spot).

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“In fact, doctors say it’s nearly impossible for a healthy, normally active person to lose more than 2 to 3 pounds per week of actual fat even on a starvation diet” (5 Ways to Spot).

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“ As many as 95 percent of people who lose weight gain it back within five years” (“Fad Diets”)

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Diet restrictions derive you of many necessary vitamins and minerals found in the restricted foods.

This could lead to anemia and osteoporosis.

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“By cutting out key foods, diets have been known to cause: dehydration, weakness and fatigue, nausea and headaches, constipation, and inadequate vitamin and mineral intake” (“Fad Diets Won’t”)

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If an individual wants to lose a few pounds, they should not consider fad diets because they are pricey, only appear to give the individual the promised results, and may affect their health.

http://www.utmedicalcenter.org/encyclopedia/2/1055.htm

“In 1980, 25 percent of adults in the United States were overweight. By 1991, this figure had risen to 33 percent, and by 2001, over 66 percent of the adult population were classified as overweight” (“Fad Diets”).

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People everywhere must be aware that diets are not the answer and are not the only available options.

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