Fad diets may provide a quick fix, but they're not a long term solution.
People who want to lose weight are often tempted to try one of the latest fad diets that are popular for a brief time and claim to help people shed pounds fast. But what is a fad diet? And do they actually help people lose weight long term?
"These diets don't usually have a lot of scientific evidence to back them up — they're based more on testimonials," she said."You may see influencers touting benefits that appear too good to be true, which is often how these diets gain traction." Why don't fad diets work?The reason why fad diets appear to work initially is because they tend to significantly cut calories or entire food groups, Burnstine said, so people usually eat fewer calories or limited portions of certain foods. This puts the body in a calorie deficit, where a person consumes fewer calories than they burn, which leads to weight loss.
Fad diets may also promote eating mainly one type of food — for example, the cabbage soup diet — or avoiding all cooked foods. Wesley McWhorterMcWhorter is the director of lifestyle medicine for Suvida Healthcare and is an advisory council member for the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, a nonprofit global network. McWhorter graduated from the Florida Culinary Institute and earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University, a master's degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch and a doctorate from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health.
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