Popular Fad Diets – Why They Can Make You Sick…

Fad diet have been popular for years, and every year thousands of people search the internet for the recipe for that famous cabbage soup – or they decide to go on the 3 day diet or the grapefruit diet, or the mayo clinic diet.

All fad diets claim that a certain extremely limited group of foods will help you lose weight really fast. For instance, the cabbage soup diet consists of mostly cabbage, potatoes and bananas. The three-day diet lets you eat grapefruit, a … Continue Reading

Fad Diets – is it a Good Weight Loss Diet?

The answer is simple…fad diets are not natural.

Fad diet is the term that describes an array of diet approaches used to temporarily lose weight through unsafe and unrealistic methods. Quick fix programs do not work…although millions of dollars are spent each year. These programs offer a quick loss of weight but sadly the weight is gained right back because people return to their old eating habits and old life style.

There are many kinds of … Continue Reading

Fad Diets and Eating Disorders

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Eating disorders are abnormal addictive behaviors, which cause food addiction problems. Many are suffering from food addiction because of fad diets.

What are fad diets?

Fad diets are the popular diets touted to make you thin or to cure a certain health problem you may have. Fad diets come and go. Examples of fad diets are the Atkins Diet, the Weight Watchers Diet, and the South Beach Diet, among … Continue Reading