Blood type, Pioppi, gluten-free and Mediterranean – which popular diets are fads?
- Written by Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
You might lose weight in the short term but fad diets are impossible to sustain.saltodemata/shutterstock
Each year, new weight loss diets appear that promise to reveal the ultimate secret of success – if only you buy the book, pills or potions.
Fad diets might achieve short-term results but they are difficult to sustain in the long term.
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