10 Aspects Of A Diet Fad
- Promise Of Rapid Weight Loss: We mean what is beyond what’s possible or even safe, with minimal effort.
- Good Or Bad Food: When a diet talks about good and bad food, it usually means limiting your intake of certain needed nutrients.
- Too Good To Be True?: This usually involves words like magic, miracle, supplements, or cleanses.
- Extraordinary Claims: Incredible claims like curing ailments or diseases
- Requires Purchases Of Expensive things: This is a big no-no. Memberships, supplements, and certain foods shouldn’t be required to live a healthy lifestyle!
- Forget Exercise?: Diet fads usually minimize the importance of exercise and healthy eating.
- How Does It work?: If you can’t get a straight answer, the diet is not for you!
- Testimonials: You shouldn’t take the word of past testimonials, anecdotes, or any other personal experiences.
- New Secret!: Does the diet claim that it’s based on some breakthrough or newly discovered secret?… We wouldn’t fall for it!
- Criticizes Science: If the diet fad bashes science and nutrition, that’s your cue to run for the hills.
…Now let’s take a look at some diet fads that have been popular over time. Click “Next” to get to the next page!
