Are you trying to lose weight and find all the new fad diets confusing to sift through? Are you unsure which one to try and whether it will be effective for you? Then youve come to the right place! We will outline some of the most famous fad diets below and discuss whether they are effective or not.
The Paleo diet is based on what cavemen ate thousands of years ago using knowledge about hunter-gatherers and the foods that were available to them. The type of products that arent allowed on this diet include grains, legumes, and dairy. While it may be impossible to eat the exact foods that cavemen ate thousands of years ago, this diet has been shown to remove the processed food often found in the typical American diet.
Those following the Paleo diet tend to eat more plant-based and animal-based foods. Research shows that those on the Paleo diet have lost an average of 10 pounds in five weeks as well as lowered their blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Time-restricted diets involve a type of intermittent fast where people restrict the time of day that they eat. Essentially, this means people on a time-restricted feeding diet eat within a time frame of four to ten hours.
Research has shown that people on these diets tend to lose weight. You will want to talk with your doctor about a diet that is too restrictive or requires fasting. If your doctor gives you the okay, then go ahead and try it!
If you want to try out a 12-hour or a 16-hour fast, the Lifeapps.io website provides great information on the process of fasting as well as a fasting tracker app that will help you stick to a time-restricted feeding diet.
The mono diet limits your food choices to one food group every day. For example, this means you may only be able to eat meat/protein on Monday, dairy on Tuesday, grains and carbohydrates on Wednesday, fruit on Thursday, and vegetables on Friday.
The mono diet is something you should avoid. This diet has no scientific background and no research has backed it up. While it may lead to weight loss because of the food limitations, which may make you sick of that particular food more quickly, the mono diet lacks the nutrition our bodies crave.
If you followed this diet over a long-term period, you will definitely have vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Please avoid the mono diet for your health.
The Atkins diet includes four stages including a two-week induction phase where dieters can only have 20 grams of carbohydrates per day. Unlimited amounts of fat and protein are allowed, however. During this period, the human body is expected to turn fat into its main source of energy instead of utilizing carbohydrates.
After the two-week induction phase, dieters are then allowed to introduce carbohydrates back into their diet in 5-gram increments. This helps those on the Atkins diet determine their optimal level of carbohydrates to help them lose weight and keep the weight off. Research has shown that people following the Atkins diet lost more weight than those trying out other diets.
We hope that this list of prominent fad diets gives you an idea of the type of diet that is best for you. Pick the one you like best and get started!
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