ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2018
Pros & cons of some popular extreme weight-loss diets.
Review in The Indian journal of medical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Mediterranean Diet versus Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet: Effects of Reaching 5% Body Weight Loss on Body Composition in Subjects with Overweight and with Obesity-A Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Comparison of time-restricted eating and a six-meal diet: Effects on body composition and biochemical parameters.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- The Use of Herbs, Dietary Products, and Different Types of Diet for Weight Loss Purposes.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Association of Plant-Based Diet Indices and Abdominal Obesity with Mental Disorders among Older Chinese Adults.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Global Scientific Trends on Healthy Eating from 2002 to 2021: A Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Machine-learning prediction of BMI change among doctors and nurses in North China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Protecting the blossoming brain - Neurocritical care in children.Biomedical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
Obesity has now become a huge public health issue not only in the developed world but also in developing countries. In view of the health hazards associated with obesity and more importantly for cosmetic reasons, many people, particularly the youth, have started resorting to 'extreme' weight-loss diets to achieve a rapid reduction in weight. These extreme diets are either very low in carbohydrate or very low in fat. Such extreme diets not only make the diet unbalanced but also have safety issues. Moreover, these are not sustainable in the long run. The weight that is lost is regained within a short period of time when people go off these extreme diets. This explains why the popularity of most extreme diets peaks as well as wanes rapidly. Instead of resorting to such extreme diets, correction of obesity is best achieved with balanced, healthy, nutritious diets which are low in calories, combined with adequate physical activity (exercise). Motivational counselling can also help people to initiate weight loss and sustain this weight loss over longer periods of time.
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