New Year, new diet. Sure, people are quick to research on the newest diets (fad) diets around to get rid of the holiday weight and possibly extra pounds one has been carrying over the last few years, but health experts recommend practicing caution when it comes to pursuing certain diets.
Alexandra Caspero, a nutritionist based in Sacramento, California told Health via Huffington Post, "Most fad diets go something like this: Take a few foods, give them 'magic' power, and set a plan to convince people that eating this way and only this way will promote weight loss."
You shouldn't do this diet plans
1. Lemonade Diet. Lemons are good for you because they're filled with vitamins C, A, and E, folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, among other vitamins and minerals. However, limiting food intake to only lemon juice splashed with maple syrup and cayenne pepper doesn't exactly constitute a healthy, well-balanced diet. Christopher N. Ochner, Ph.D., director of research development and administration at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center said, "You are essentially just drinking diuretics. You'll shed mostly water weight." Additionally, this diet may bring side effects like fatigue, dizziness, and dehydration.
2. Five-Bite Diet. Developed by obesity doctor Alwin Lewis, MD, the rule of this diet is to eat anything your heart desires, as long as it is limited to five bites only. Moreover, TIME reports that you're supposed to skip breakfast, which is believed to be the most important meal of the day, and consume only five bites for lunch and five or more for dinner. According to Caspero, "I’m OK with the idea of eating whatever you want in smaller portions, but you need to round out the rest of your eating with nutrient-dense foods to give your body the fuel it needs. On this diet, even if you take giant bites of heavily caloric food, you’re still barely consuming 900 to 1,000 calories a day."
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