The body comes to rely on sugar as a pick me up throughout the day a tough cycle to break. So, while many people think they re making healthy food choices by reducing their fat intake, they re actually causing their bodies harm by replacing fat with high amounts of sugar. The resulting glycemic roller coaster traps people in not only weight gain, but a higher risk for adult-onset diabetes. Most do, temporarily. However, rather than permanently changing their eating habits to focus on healthy food choices, millions of people succumb to fad diets, with their wide appeal, yet short-lived effects.
Many diets cause the body to go into starvation mode, due to radical changes in caloric intake.
Dieters generally lose water weight first, then muscle tissue goes as the body steals protein from itself to survive. Some fat may be lost in the process, but often the person goes off the diet before long. A lot of diets fail because they re strange, complicated, poorly designed, or because they initiate health problems. Exercise fads are also prevalent. Numerous miracle spot-toning machines are on the market, promicing perfect thighs, abs and more in just 10 minutes a day.