by Chad Kerksick PhD October 16, 2015 3 min read
Oh the fad diet! A quick fix! The latest concoction or solution to trick your body and lose some of that weight you have been wanting to lose. Many of you have been there and tempted by a well-marketed diet plan. Maybe it was a 1a.m. moment of weakness with a “Hollywood Diet” infomercial. Regardless, while fad diets may come in all shapes and sizes and some may sound very convincing and scientifically derived, they typically are not. Typically fad diets invoke some time period of very strict caloric restriction while emphasizing the intake of a single food or limiting of certain nutrients.
For the next few Fridays, I will go through and emphasize a fad diet and point out all of the problems with the diet program. In general, it is important for you to understand a few things about nearly all fad diet programs.
Briefly, very few shortcuts exist to healthy, sustained weight loss. While fad diets are popular options due to their ability to quickly stimulate weight loss, the weight that is lost oftentimes creates a cycle that ultimately makes weight loss harder to maintain. Now if you are looking for results that will stick, reach out to our staff of N.A.S.M. Certified Personal Trainers and we’ll go over every single detail with you to get you on the right track and get you permanent results!
-Dr. Chad Kerksick is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Lindenwood University with a PhD in Exercise, Nutrition and Preventive Health. His research and expertise center upon study the impact of exercise and nutrition interventions on health and performance. You can follow him on Twitter at @chadkerksick.
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