6 popular diets to lose weight dangerous to your health

6 popular diets to lose weight dangerous to your health

Did your friend lose weight with the Paleo diet, your mother with the grapefruit diet, and your sister get into her wedding dress with her 5-day weight loss program? We fully understand that you are tempted to follow in their footsteps and dream of getting rid of your extra pounds in the shortest possible time. However, it is important for you to know that just because a diet is booming does not mean that it is good for your health. In this sense, our Huffpost colleagues have drawn up a list of 6 schemes (with the help of specialists) that you should never try. Here are some of them.

One of the most frustrating things when it comes to diet is that the results often do not match the effort provided. Well, know that this is simply because the popularity of a diet does not guarantee its effectiveness. In reality, most of these diets ultimately fail. In fact, 80% of the dieters end up recovering lost pounds and 95% take back more. Balanced nutrition and regular physical activity are the only two keys to healthy weight loss over time.

Diets that you should never try

1) The raw vegan diet

A subset of veganism, the raw vegan diet excludes all foods of animal origin and adds the concept of raw eating. Obviously, this raw diet is rich in foods and plants, which on paper, should give it many health benefits. However, such programs may also involve risks. Indeed, according to our colleagues Healthline, the latter can particularly weaken your muscles and bones, promote tooth decay or reduce your fertility.

2) The alkaline diet

This diet requires you to ban meat, dairy products, carbohydrates, caffeine, alcohol and processed foods. However, it encourages you to consume more fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds. However, as explained on Medical News Today by removing a food group or type of food from your diet, you end up compromising your health. These kinds of programs can help you lose weight, but will also increase your risk of developing other problems, such as weak bones and muscles.

3) The blood group diet

Peter D'Adamo, a physicist and inventor of this diet, says information as simple as your blood type could determine exactly which foods work best with your body chemistry. Developed in 1996, it has grown in recent weeks on social networks. Viral phenomenon requires, more and more people succumb to this trend. Yet, our colleagues at LCI recently reported that Canadian researchers have proven that this program is simply unfounded.

4) The werewolf scheme

At the top of the list of the most atypical schemes, the werewolf diet is however prized by Hollywood stars such as Demi Moore or Madonna. This program is what can be called a water diet. In other words, it is a question of playing for 24 hours on a full moon and a new moon, and to eat only water and fruit juice. But as our fellow Time writers explain, fasting according to the phases of the moon is not only not effective and durable, but can also be risky for your health.

5) The Cookies scheme

Designed by Dr. Siege, the Hollywood Cookie Diet promises that eating cookies can help you lose weight. As absurd as it may sound, it's actually about eating between 500 and 600 calories by eating only protein and fiber-rich biscuits for breakfast and snacks, then eating normally for dinner so to get a total of 1000 to 1200 calories daily. However, according to Dr. Melinda Ratini, low calorie diets are very difficult to follow. In addition, it is unlikely that your weight loss lasts in time because this kind of diet does not teach you to eat healthy.

6) The cabbage soup diet

This diet is literally one of the oldest weight loss programs that can exist. As the name suggests, this slimming cure suggests eating exclusively cabbage soup for a week. One of the main disadvantages of this diet is that it can only be followed for 7 days and therefore does not allow significant weight loss. Also, in addition to taking all your weight off the end of this diet, it can be extremely dangerous for your health.