đźš©It's easy to spot a fad or strict diet. đź”´CHARACTERISTICS OF FAD/ STRICT DIETS Typically, a fad diet shares some, or all, of the following characteristics:
đź”´WHY PEOPLE LOOK FOR STRICT/ FAD DIET? People look for a fast way to lose weight and there's no shortage of 'fad diets' around. These 'diets' may provide short-term results, but they are difficult to sustain and, ultimately, they deprive you of the essential nutrients that only balanced eating can offer.
đź”´WHAT HEALTH ISSUES CAN STRICT/ FAD DIETS CAUSE? They often cut out key foods, causing these issues:
đź”´HOW IT CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN? Aside from the adverse effects fad/ strict dieting can also make you gain weight. That's because a fad diet is unsustainable in the long term. Difficulty in keeping the weight off can be due to a multitude of factors like from the discontinuation of the diet due to its unsustainability.
đź”´HOW STRICT DIETS DAMAGE YOUR METABOLISM? Fad/ strict diets can also cause lasting damage to your metabolism. Your metabolism becomes slower, mean it doesn't burn food into energy as quickly as it used to. Therefore you're likely to gain weight faster than you did before the fad diet. A slower metabolism puts you at greater risk of metabolic diseases like heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
