Low fat diets have been popular for more than 15 years. Many people believe this is the solution for long-term weight reduce. This couldn't be further from the truth. One exampleis sugar. There are no fat in sugar so if you were to eat sugar all day you would technically be eating a diet that had zero fat calories of this would not lead to losing weight. Many people subscribe to this low fat diet myth and it is no wonder obesity rates continue to rise.
By low calorie diet will help either. One of the bad things you can do in fact is utilize a low calorie diet. Low calorie food may work for a few days but after the initial weight loss you'll hit a plateau. The reason for this is your body's natural fat burning engines slows down and this is when you hit the plateau. The deciding factor is not the amount of daily calories you consume. It is the "Type" of calorie you consume. Calories come from three sources; fat, carbs and protein. It is this that is important. Low Carb diets have been all the rage the last few years especially as an easy weight loss for teens program. The problem with these diets is they are very strict and very hard to follow for the average person. It is difficult to remain on a low CARB diet for any period of time because your body is robbed of precious energy. Just to give you an idea of how restrictive these diets are, the Atkins diet a very popular program allows just 20 "net carbs" per day for the first 2 weeks. An apple has more than 20 carbs!
For a diet to effective it must be easy to follow, fit in with social behavior.
