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A fad diet is a diet that is popular, generally only for a short time, similar to fads in fashion, without being a standard scientific dietary recommendation, and often making unreasonable claims for fast weight loss or health improvements; as such it is often considered a type of pseudoscientific diet.
Many diets are considered by clinicians to pose significant health risks and minimal long-term benefit. This is particularly true of "crash" or "fad" diets – short-term, weight-loss plans that involve drastic changes to a person's normal eating habits. Only diets covered on Wikipedia are listed under alphabetically sorted headings.
The South Beach Diet is a popular fad diet developed by Arthur Agatston and promoted in his bestselling 2003 book. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It emphasizes eating food with a low glycemic index , and categorizes carbohydrates and fats as "good" or "bad". [ 4 ]
Fad diets have been around for years, and each has its benefits and drawbacks. Nutritionists dig into the most famous ones, and whether or not they’re healthy.
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2. 5:2 diet: Eat normally for 5 days a week and restrict calories to 500–600 on 2 non-consecutive days. 3. Alternate-day fasting: Fast every other day, often allowing only about 500 calories on ...
The Whole30 is a 30-day elimination [1] fad diet [2] that emphasizes whole foods and the elimination of sugar, alcohol, grains, and dairy. [3] [4] The traditional Whole30 also eliminates legumes and soy, while a plant-based version of the Whole30 allows consumption of those food groups.
The Zone diet is a fad diet emphasizing low-carbohydrate consumption. [1] [2] It was created by Barry Sears, an American biochemist. [3] [4] [5] The ideas behind the diet are not supported by scientific evidence. [1] [6]