4 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Fad Diets

Have you ever heard the saying “you are what you eat”? Well it happens to be true!

People can often become desperate to achieve a rapid weight loss, turning to unhealthy fad diets that promise quick results. But fad diets are never the answer for a healthy lifestyle and long-term weight loss. And here are some reasons why you should completely avoid them:

1

Fad diets are deficient in nutrients. Over time you will lack energy due to vitamin and mineral deficiencies, leaving you feeling sluggish and unmotivated.

2

Fad diets are short-term and not sustainable. They also lead to binge eating, which is how the dreaded “diet binge cycle” can set in, as a result of too few calories and starvation. Definitely not the recipe for success!

3

You can’t learn effective lifestyle strategies from a fad diet. Fad diets are not educational or inspiring. Learning practical and realistic behaviours to adapt your lifestyle is the only way to achieve long-term success

4

Fad diets store fat! As your body enters into a state of starvation, your metabolic rate decreases. The body will try to survive by storing fat - the very thing you don’t want to happen!


A diet should only ever be an eating plan that you can apply to everyday life. You should never starve or binge, and you should feel full of energy! Avoiding fad diets is the first step to weight loss.


Vicky Mazzone
One On One Diet Counselling