Fad Diets? More Like BAD Diets

You've heard it in commercials, read it in magazines, maybe you've even overheard friends or family talk about them. Yup, I'm here today to talk to you about fad diets.

So what are they?

A fad diet is a diet that promises quick weight loss through an unusual (and usually unhealthy) diet. They are targeted at people who want to lose weight quickly without exercise. While some fad diets claim that they make you lose fat, it is really just water weight that you are losing.

There are some pretty tempting ones out there. One suggests that you just eat Twinkies for the rest of your life, and another says that hot dogs and ice cream will help you lose weight.

On the other hand, fad diets are very dangerous. Some of them suggest to eat things such as cotton balls, destroying your digestive system, while others suggest to eat nothing at all, such as Breathairianism.

Stay safe, and please, don't follow any of these fad diets. My advice? Check out the Mediterranean diet. It is a healthy, lifelong plan, and it informs you of what you should eat, not what you shouldn't. Whatever you decide to eat, please listen to your body and not to the fads.