What Are the Current Diet Fads and Are They Conducive to Long Term Weight Loss?
A diet that is considered a fad is a weight loss program that promises dramatic results in a short period of time. They usually do not result in long term weight loss and are not healthy in many cases. In fact some medical people believe many to be dangerous to some. Two of the most popular diets that are still in use are the Controlled carbohydrate diet and developed by a cardiologist. This diet or one like it has been around since 1975 and is based on lowering your carbohydrate count and the reduction of sugar. It is high in protein and there is debate on its safety and health benefits. It does work and if used periodically can provide you with short term results. The next diet that was very popular was one developed by a television personality that combined different foods and exercise for weight reduction. There have been many more and some still prominent like high carbohydrate low fat diets, ones that use liquids to suppress your hunger resulting in less food consumption thus pro
