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Do Diets Really Just Make You Fatter?
The diet industry
When dieting, not only does the individual lose weight, but he or she is at risk of losing also a large amount of money. The diet industry generates high income every year, taking advantage of people's obsession to look fit.
However, it often happens that these diets who are supposed to work wonders end up by making people lose only money and no kilos whatsoever.
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Dieting
Dieting can pretty fast become an obsession, as shown by today's individuals who, influenced by everything that the media is promoting, want, at all costs, to be fit and slim.
Furthermore, this tends to apply especially to women whose mothers dieted at some point, in their life.
The diet industry
When dieting, not only does the individual lose weight, but he or she is at risk of losing also a large amount of money. The diet industry generates high income every year, taking advantage of people's obsession to look fit.
However, it often happens that these diets who are supposed to work wonders end up by making people lose only money and no kilos whatsoever.
Dieting and its results
As shocking as it may seem, diets are not the key to a forever slim body.
Research has shown that most of the people, who have dieted at some point in their life, end up by regaining the initial weight or even more than they had when they started the diet.
Dieting and its dangers
Dieting sounds like a good idea, but it often turns out bad. This happens mainly because while dieting, our body has certain restrictions that end when the diet has been accomplished.
Therefore, once back to our normal eating habits, we feel the need to eat even more than before. So, whenever you consider dieting, make sure you make it right, otherwise, it will all prove only a waste of time and money.
Alternatives to dieting
When dieting has let you down, you might want to consider focusing on other ways to get healthier, rather than just fit.
Among the different alternatives to dieting, why not trying to learn how to make healthier choices when it comes to your eating habits or to exercise regularly? And remember, slim is not always better: you might feel more self-confident once you have accepted yourself as you truly are and stopped chasing a certain weight that does not define you as a person.
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Detox and its limitations
Detox diets are generally short-term dietary interventions designed to eliminate toxins from your body.
A typical detox diet involves a period of fasting, followed by a strict diet of ...
Most Common Ways to Detox
Most detox diets involve at least one of the following:
- Fasting for 1–3 days.
- Drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies, water, and tea.
- Drinking only specific liquids, such as salted water or lemon juice.
- Eliminating foods high in heavy metals, contaminants, and allergens.
- Taking supplements or herbs.
- Avoiding all allergenic foods, then slowly reintroducing them.
- Using laxatives, colon cleanses, or enemas.
- Exercising regularly.
- Completely eliminating alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, and refined sugar.
Which Toxins Are Eliminated
Detox diets rarely identify the specific toxins they aim to remove. The mechanisms by which they work are also unclear.
There is little to no evidence that detox diets remove any toxins from your body.
However, your body can clear itself of most toxins through the liver, feces, urine, and sweat.
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People struggle to keep weight off
Researchers have observed weight regain following weight loss across a range of populations and types of weight-loss diets.
Why long-term weight loss is so hard
The brain’s response to caloric restriction tends to be to increase cravings for foods that are highly rewarding and reducing our perception of being full.
Diets frequently fail because they have an endpoint and are not a real lifestyle change. Maintaining a lifestyle that promotes a healthy weight and metabolism is often a lifelong journey.
Maintaining weight loss
The actual food you eat isn’t the main thing that enables you to keep weight off.
Maintaining a weight-reduced state is a lifelong journey and many dietary approaches can work to facilitate weight loss and keep it off.
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Eat Plenty of Protein at Every Meal
Eating food increases your metabolism for a while because extra calories are required to process your meal. This is called the thermic effect of food (TEF).
Protein increases your metaboli...
Drink More Cold Water
Drinking water may speed up your metabolism for about an hour. This calorie-burning effect may be even greater if you drink cold water, as your body uses energy to heat it.
Drinking water can also help you fill up and help you eat less, especially if you drink it half an hour before you eat.
Do a High-Intensity Workout
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) involves short, intense bursts of activity and help you burn more fat by increasing your metabolic rate.
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