Open AccessFad Diet
Author(s) -
Mariam Omar,
Faiza Nouh,
Manal Younis,
Moftah Younis,
Nesma Nabil,
Bushra Elamshity,
Hajar Ahmad,
Ibraheem Elhadad,
Abdelraouf Elmagri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian food science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-7752
DOI - 10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i229987
Subject(s) - weight loss , caloric theory , obesity , type 2 diabetes , calorie , body weight , medicine , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
This paper reviewed the common types of fad diets. Fad diets have an effective role in promoting weight loss, beneficial effects on body composition. Fad diets may protect against the development of obesity and related chronic diseases such as type two diabetes and coronary heart disease. Fad diets work simply because they restrict calorie intake, showing that the most important dietary concept of weight loss and maintenance is a decrease in caloric intake. Based on the contemporary studies on fad diets, the future concept for successful weight loss could run on the concept of energy density, which refers to the amount of energy in a given weight of food.