Daily Health Tip: Quick Weight Loss Diets. Fad or Fact?

Has the recent summer heat wave got you thinking that you may need to shed a few pounds quickly in order to fit in to that new bathing suit you bought last year? Perhaps you are searching the internet for a quick weight loss diet. Below are a few examples of fad diets. Most doctors and scientists have not been able to find any scientific data to support them. Read on and you will see what I mean. 1. Grapefruit diet: This diet has been around for many years. The diet recommends eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice before or with every meal. Decreased sugar and carbohydrate intake (rice, potatoes, and pasta). Eating more foods that are high in cholesterol and fat (such as eggs, pork, and red meat). Overall it is an extremely low calorie diet which limits calorie intake to less than 1000 a day. This is not