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"Shed those unwanted pounds the quick, easy way; eat as much as you want, no effort required, when you use
That string of promises might advertise any number of dieting aids on the market. But as some persons already have found, these products may not deliver all they promise.
In fact, some of the quick weight loss plans and chemical dieting aids are just as hazardous to your health as being too fat, said L. Janette Taper, a Virginia Tech Extension nutrition specialist. Others are relatively harmless, but ineffective and an unnecessary waste of money, she said.
Taper explained that there are two major problems with quick reducing plans and products.
"Several of the most popular fad diets are based on scientific half-truths or unproven theories. The biggest myth of all is that of /ast and effortless weight loss. There really is no such thing, because losing weight and keeping it off requires self-discipline, persistence and patience. It also requires a permanent change in eating habits, and most fad diets do nothing to re-educate people about the behavioral and emotional factors that lead to overweight.”
The other problem, said Taper, is the barrage of misinformation in the form of dieting books, magazine articles and advertising. “It’s really no wonder people are confused and uninformed about nutrition, calories and the whole issue of gaining and losing weight," she commented.
“Liquid proteins are one of the best examples of dieting aids with a built-in health hazard," she explained, “particularly when these are used to the exclusion of other foods. No amount of protein supplement will keep body metabolism on an even keel while you starve yourself. There’s some evidence that liquid amino acids may disturb body chemistry, and any substance that can do that should only be used under medical supervision."
Other fad diets are based on the assumption that certain food combinations are less fattening than others. Such diets are likely to be inadequate in several essential nutrients. Prime examples are diet plans based on low carbohydrate—high protein —high fat combinations.
The nutritionist said the main problem with these diet plans is that they’re based on the mistaken notion of the “minus-caloric foods” or the concept that more calories are used up in digesting certain foods or food combinations than were taken in. "This implies that protein can’t supply enough calories to be stored in the form of fat and that simply isn’t true,” she explained. "The excess
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