| There are literally hundreds of diet plans that promise | | | | have some nutritional value. One serving of ice cream |
| to help you lose weight. Among the most popular are | | | | a day helps keep your bones strong, helps to boost |
| fad diets. You know, those diets that sometimes have | | | | your immune system, and reduces cravings for other |
| you eating strange combinations of foods on a regular | | | | sweets. All of this is great as long as you stay within |
| basis in order to drop those unwanted pounds. But | | | | your recommended calorie intake per day. For women |
| what is the truth about fad diets? Do they really help | | | | that means no more than one cup, for men 1-1/2 cups. |
| you lose weight, and if so, what are some of the side | | | | Side effects: You risk not being able to control the |
| effects that can happen when you go on one? Let's | | | | amount of ice cream you eat. One cup turns into a pint |
| look at three current popular fad diets: Grapefruit Diet - | | | | or half a gallon and soon you've gained even more |
| This diet has been around for years, and it's still going | | | | weight. Cabbage Soup Diet - Another oldie that has |
| strong. Probably because when we think of grapefruit, | | | | made the rounds numerous times, the Cabbage Soup |
| it's easy to imagine that eating a bunch of it for a | | | | Diet is a 7-day short-term diet that is supposed to help |
| week or two will help you to lose weight. But what's | | | | you drop pounds quickly. There are numerous |
| the real truth? This diet supposedly works on the | | | | variations of this diet, but the basic diet consists of: |
| theory that grapefruit is a fat-burning food, but there is | | | | cabbage soup (as much as you want), fruit (except |
| no proof that this fruit has any real fat burning | | | | bananas), vegetables, some beef and water. Side |
| enzymes. Side effects: For most people, consuming | | | | effects: The weight you lose is mostly water weight |
| half a grapefruit with every meal isn't going to do | | | | and will be gained back quickly. The diet causes you to |
| anything bad, except maybe make you hungry | | | | have gas and bad breath. You may experience |
| between meals. However, if you are on prescription | | | | hunger pangs, headache and dizziness due to severe |
| medication, you should consult your doctor before | | | | calorie restriction. The only way to guarantee that you'll |
| eating any grapefruit or trying this diet. Grapefruit has | | | | lose weight is to follow an easy meal plans diet that |
| been proven to interfere with medication. This is not a | | | | works for your particular lifestyle. That means, the diet |
| diet you should follow for more than a few weeks, | | | | should have calorie requirements to maintain weight |
| since it doesn't have enough carbs or protein to keep | | | | loss: For women - at least 1500 calories per day. For |
| you feeling satisfied. Beware that it may also cause | | | | men - at least 2000 calories per day. Try to look at |
| you to crave sweets, which can lead to overeating | | | | weight loss as an investment in your good health, |
| again. Ice Cream Diet - Ok, it was only a matter of | | | | instead of a quick fix, this is the best way to ensure |
| time before someone came up with this brilliant idea. | | | | you'll be successful in losing weight permanently. |
| Ice cream is the ultimate temptation and including it as | | | | Discover the truth about top diet plans online - do they |
| part of a diet plan is a big plus for those who have a | | | | really work? |
| sweet tooth. On the positive side, ice cream does | | | | |