If there is one thing in common every year, it is that there is no one where different diets are not one of the most sought after. Some repeat themselves over and over again, while others make their way from time to time. Not everyone is healthy or helps us lose weight in the long run. Therefore, in Jared I examined many of them in the last year and Here’s what we know about the 11 fad diets this year.
DASH diet
This diet was originally created to treat patients with high blood pressure. The idea was not to follow it to lose weight, but they found that following this style of eating could help, in the long run, to gain a healthier weight and maintain it. This diet consists of consumption of vegetables, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, large amounts of fiber, magnesium and calcium.
In addition, to follow this diet, the recommendation is not to consume added sugars as well as saturated fats and reduce salt intake. The DASH diet was evaluated and showed scientific evidence of its effectiveness in both improving blood pressure and helping weight loss. It is a way of eating that, sustained over time and in the long run, helps us to take care of both our health and our weight without miracles.
Okinawan diet
The Okinawa diet is based on the food style followed on Okinawa Island, where the world’s oldest people live. Among other factors, it seems that their traditional way of eating could be one of the causes of this longevity. The basis of their diet is the consumption of vegetables – mainly green and yellow – derived from legumes, soy, good quality fats and little meat.
In addition, this diet does not consume any ultra-processed process, avoids the addition of sugar, saturated fats and large amounts of sun. As with the Mediterranean diet, it is important follow traditional food patterns and not the ones that follow now, because they have become a bit westernized and now consume not so healthy foods.
Ceto diet
If there is one famous diet this year, it is the keto diet. I’ve heard about it countless times. It is a diet that can be perfectly healthy, but we must keep in mind a number of things: for a start, it is a diet specifically recommended for overweight people, which is not suitable for everyone and may not be for us. In addition, it is advisable to always follow him under the supervision of a nutritionist and doctor.
This is due to the fact that in the ketogenic diet carbohydrate intake is reduced by up to 10%. The idea is that in this way, our body enters ketosis, burning more fat. Indeed, there is evidence that it works, but it can be difficult to follow. We need to keep in mind that there are far more foods than we think contain carbohydrates. In addition, if we cross the board, we can fall into ketoacidosis, which can be dangerous. Therefore, it is advisable to always be checked by a professional.
Intermittent post
Just like the keto diet, intermittent fasting has gained momentum in recent times. So much so that Elsa Pataky confessed that both she and her husband follow her. More than a diet, it is a food model. Well run, it can be a perfectly healthy way of eating, which not only helps us control our weight, but also offers other benefits for our health and metabolism.
There are several ways to fast intermittently, but the most common is 8/16. In this way all the calories of the day are consumed in eight hours and the other 16. When I talk about intermittent fasting, some people understand that it’s not about eating and others that it’s about eating whatever we want in those eight hours. However, neither one nor the other.
The right thing to do is to calculate your daily calorie intake and complete it in those eight hours. In addition, although intermittent fasting does not prohibit food, for a healthy eating style, it is preferable to avoid ultra-processed, added sugars and saturated fats and to base our diet on vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, dairy and whole foods. boabe.
Dissociated diet
Another diet best known to be followed by celebrities like Kate Winslet is the dissociated diet. It is a diet created by Montignac in which foods are divided into groups based on their nutrients and very specific – and complex – rules apply in which these foods can be eaten. One of the first problems with this diet is that there is no evidence to support it and it is simply based on tests that Montignac did with his family.
To begin with, we must keep in mind that it is a very difficult diet to follow, because most foods have more than one nutrient, some of them incompatible with this diet. It does not have to be unhealthy, but the reality is that it does not teach us healthy eating habits in the long run and has not proven to actually help with weight management.
Pericon diet
One of the things that happens with the most famous diets is that they are followed by well-known people and therefore become popular. This is the case of the Perricone diet, which, in our country, became known to be the diet followed by Queen Letizia. It is a diet developed by dermatologist Nicholas Perricone, who sought to take care of the skin and, at the same time, could help you lose weight.
For this, a three-day plan is followed menus already closed or another 28-day plan in which we can choose what we eat, within certain – quite a few – limitations: foods must have omega 3, some fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, whole grains and spices. Also, refined flours, added sugars or alcohol cannot be consumed. But others such as oranges, melons, papayas, mangoes, bananas, grapes, carrots, pumpkins or potatoes are also banned.
It is a diet in which reduces calorie intake to 1,200 and in which what we eat is quite limited – some things for no reason. Of course, we can lose weight and it doesn’t have to be dangerous.
But it can happen that we do not consume the necessary nutrients or that a low calorie intake is not enough. It is also a difficult diet to maintain in the long run, which does not teach us new habits and has not shown evidence that it helps our skin better.
Shirataki noodle diet
In the world of diets there are options for all tastes, but this is probably one of the most striking. The shirataki noodle diet consists of a diet based on noodles (and noodles) which, theoretically, will help us be more satisfied and eat less. It is a paste made with glucomannan that would retain water and have no calories. When consumed, they swell in the stomach, making us more satisfied.
The reality is that although glucomannan has been shown to help you lose weight under very specific conditions, it is almost impossible to replicate it by consuming these noodles. Mainly because it should be the only thing I ate and, given that it doesn’t provide nutrients, we risk malnutrition.
In addition, they are very boring because they do not taste of anything and are usually accompanied by sauces that, in the end, are very caloric. Not to mention that it is not sustainable in the long run as it is restrictive and tasteless. Not to mention the high price they have.
Sirtfood diet
It is about the diet with which, in theory, the singer Adele lost weight. According to the singer’s own coach, this style of eating would allow the consumption of only 1,000 calories per day. This is too small an amount. In principle, it has two phases: in the first, only three green juices are consumed per day covering a total of 1,000 calories over seven days.
In the second phase we can already consume 1,500 calories and we can combine juices with solid foods. These juices could contain kale, turmeric, apple, citrus, walnuts, olive oil, parsley, coffee, red wine and chocolate. In any case, calorie consumption is extremely low and can cause us problems – not to mention the risk of doing this diet if we do sports -.
In addition, it does not teach us to eat healthy and as soon as we stop and return to normal food, we will regain the lost weight. Also, alcohol consumption is a big no for any healthy diet.
Fruit diet
Fruits are an essential food in any healthy diet worth salt. If we are forbidden to eat fruit in our diet, it is better not to trust ourselves. This does not mean that it can be the only food we eat and this is exactly what the fruit diet proposes. We must keep in mind that, although the fruit has very good nutrients and vitamins, it does not have them all.
By eating only fruit, we risk a deficiency of protein, calcium and fat, which can cause muscle loss, sarcopenia, kidney failure, temperature control difficulties, vitamin absorption problems, vitamin B12 deficiency, etc. It is a very unsafe diet.
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