As I was looking for information on liquid diets and weight loss, a subject we have covered a little bit of before, I came across some interesting information from the American Heart Association that deals with liquid diets, fad diets, and weight loss. You will find that the experts on diets and nutrition, especially those in organizations such as the American Heart Association, emphasize long-term, healthy eating habits instead of crash diets and emergency measures that can have a negative impact on your health.
This association cares about these fad diets because many of the programs are misleading and even dangerous to your health. These diets, which include liquid diets, can lead to something as irritating as discomfort and unhealthy feeling in genera. In addition, these types of diets are disappointing in that soon after stopping the program, you would begin to gain weight. In fact, often more weight than original is gained.
One of the key items noted by the association relating to fad diets and liquid diets is that they emphasize one food or one type of food, which is directly in opposition to the things we learned about balanced meals and balanced nutrition. The one-type diets will rob your body of needed nutrients and you will not enjoy eating, which many experts say you can do while losing weight. The association warns that the heart association does not recommend these programs, even though some falsely claim that it does.
Generally, the heart association and many other similar groups urge us to use a long-term, balanced eating program, along with exercise, to maintain our health and desired weight. Here are a couple of other ideas I found as I sought advice from experts on this subject. At the University of Iowa, the nutrition scientists and dieticians warn that combining fasting and liquid diets can be especially harmful because muscle tissue is lost and they do not promote permanent fat loss.
These diets can result in medical problems such as fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, and sensitivity to cold if not medically supervised. Therefore, it is a good idea to consult with your doctor before beginning any kind of weight loss program, again especially a liquid type of diet.