Top Ten Diet Fads
Fad diets have been in the spotlight for
many years, and although the type of
foods eaten and the meaning behind
the diets may have changed, the end
goal remains the same; to promote
large amounts of weight loss in short
periods of time.Here is a brief look at the
top 10 fad diets of today and their
claims for a rapid loss of unwanted
pounds.
1. The Apple Cider Vinegar Diet
For centuries, apple cider vinegar has
been used as a tonic for curing
everything from migraine headaches, to
fatigue, to arthritis, and of course,
weight loss. This diet calls for the
consumption of one to three teaspoons
of apple cider vinegar before each and
every meal.
2. The Blood Type Diet
While there is no real scientific evidence
supporting this diet's claims, the Blood
Type Diet uses, of course, a person's
blood type to dictate which foods to
eat. According to the diet's
methodology, those with Type O blood
should follow diets rich with meats and
proteins, Type A dieters should follow a
mostly vegetarian diet, while those with
Type B blood will fare best with a diet
that focuses on dairy products. Those
with the rarer AB blood type are told to
eat a balanced combination of both
vegetables and dairy products for the
best results.
3. The
Cabbage
Soup Diet
To follow the
Cabbage
Soup Diet,
simply eat
cooked cabbage and water in place of
all of your meals for one week to
supposedly achieve 10 pounds of
weight loss or more.
4. The Cereal Diet
The Cereal Diet requires dieters to
replace two meals per day with a bowl
of bran cereal to lose six or more pounds
within a period of two weeks.
5. The Grapefruit Diet
The Grapefruit Diet allows for up to 800
calories per day, with dieters eating a
grapefruit just before every meal, along
with proteins and salads. While some
claim it's the enzymes in the grapefruit
that causes a loss of pounds, others say
that it's merely the calorie restriction that
causes a temporary weight loss.
6. The Hollywood Diet/the 48 Hour
Miracle Diet
This diet allows for no type of foods at all,
but requires the dieter to drink a
specially formulated juice for two whole
days that is supposed to help burn fat.
This juice is said to contain the necessary
vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and
antioxidants needed for sustenance and
to promote weight loss.
7. The Lemonade Diet
With only 50 calories consumed per day,
the Lemonade Diet does promote
weight loss, but
usually as only a
temporary effect
that disappears as
soon as the dieter
begins eating real
food again. Dieters
must drink a mixture
of only water with lemons, maple syrup,
and cayenne pepper.
8. The Liquid Diet
As the name suggests, the Liquid Diet
allows for only liquids to be consumed,
and only ones that contain either no, or
a very low amounts of calories, such as
water, tea, and coffee. Meals are
replaced with liquids and dieters must
consume under 100 calories per day.
9. The Russian Diet
Named for the Russian soldiers who were
said to have followed this diet to stay fit,
this plan requires one to have only
coffee for breakfast, two eggs and one
tomato for lunch, and a small piece of
meat and a salad for dinner.
10. The Three Day Hot Dog Diet
This rather strange diet calls for eating
hot dogs for dinner, along with a cup of
vanilla ice cream and a tablespoon of
peanut butter throughout the course of
the day, along with a few other small
bits of food to promote 10 pounds of
weight loss over a period of three days.
Fad diets are out! Learn how to lose
weight and keep it off without
deprivation
and drugs.
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