Fast Diet FixesDitch Fad Diets

You see them all the time: the latest, greatest diet that

promises a new way – the only way – to lose weight.

Problem is, many of these fad diets are actively bad for

you.

Not only that – they are unlikely to work in the long

term based, as they are, on restricting certain foods

rather than incorporating healthier foods into your

everyday diet.

Low Fat Diets

These diets are very popular because the

thinking goes that if you consume less fat,

you will inevitably lose fat from your body.

Makes sense doesn’t it? After all, fat is very

calorie dense.

But fat is also essential in our everyday diets.

Fat promotes normal brain cell function, regulates

hormones and your immune system operation.

Fat coats your nerves cells and protects them from

deterioration.

Fat is also involved in your body’s important

biochemical reactions so having some fat in your diet

is vital so long as you keep it within healthy,

reasonable limits.

Not all fats are bad, there are good fats and bad

fats.

Bad fats include saturated fat and trans fats.

These types of fat lower the amount of healthy

cholesterol in your body, throwing your system out

of balance by increasing the amount of bad

cholesterol present.

Good fats are those that, in their basic

building block form, are known as

monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

They play several important roles in

hormone production and help to aid in

proper cell function.

These types of fats contain Omega-3 fatty

acids. Omega-3 is known to reduce the risk

of heart disease, diabetes, high blood

pressure and stroke.

Low Carb Diets

Your body will always turn food into sugar.

The body needs to convert it to this form so that it

can be burned as fuel.

When you limit your carb intake, your body does

not have enough sugar to burn so instead of

burning sugar, it burns fat.

You will drop weight initially on a

low carb diet but you may not want

to live without your favorite foods

for the long haul.

That is why it is so difficult to stick

to these types of diets.

Eliminating carbohydrates also restricts

the vitamins and minerals you get from

good carbs such as:

Brown rice

Whole wheat

Whole grains

Vegetables, etc.

These carbs give a slow release of sugar

into the bloodstream which keeps your

energy levels stable.

Not only are these restrictive diets bad for your health,

they lack variety which means you are far more likely

to stray.

Choose instead a lifestyle based diet which includes a

wide choice of foods that boosts your health and energy

rather than depleting it.

In this way, you are far more likely to lose weight and

keep it off in the long term.