The grapefuit diet has been around for years but just with any fad diet there are some serious flaws and even more serious health effects. This article will help the reader make a educted decision before turning to such a diet.
Over the years, hundreds of diet books have claimed to have the perfect recipe for decreasing the national girth. They manipulate quantities of protein, fats or carbohydrates and most work in the short term because their inevitable restrictions cut energy intake. But in the long term, few people can stick to most diets for more than a year or two. Indeed, the US National Weight Control Registry reports that only a fifth of those who intentionally lose at least 10% of their weight maintain the loss for at least a year. Many popular diets are also nutritionally unsound and so their short lifespan is a blessing. Some, such as various paleo diets, however, are recommended for life and claim benefits beyond weight loss. Such diets demand closer scrutiny. Defining a paleolithic diet is problematic. It’s supposed to be based on what our paleolithic ancestors ate. |
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