Debunking myths about the most popular diets

If you are an avid reader of Lifehacker, then you already know that to achieve a beautiful figure with diets is a stupid task. But when it comes to losing weight, then everyone around has only one advice - a strict diet. Advertising on the Internet and on TV also tilts the balance towards diets. Therefore, we have prepared this material, which will focus on the most popular diets and their effect on the body.

Kremlin diet

According to history, this diet got its name because of the mayor of Moscow, who very quickly lost weight on it. The diet is based on points: 1 point equals 1 gram of carbohydrates in 100 grams of the product, and the essence of the diet is to reduce carbohydrates to 20 grams per day and maintain such a diet until the desired result. Because of this, the body will not have carbohydrates for energy and will have to take this energy from subcutaneous fat.

Total:

This diet has a minus:

Very strict carbohydrate restriction. You will feel bad and feel weak all the time. It is possible that you will become more aggressive, because this restriction of carbohydrates is practically the drying, which is included in the schedule of professional athletes. And they all agree that during drying there is neither the mood nor the desire to do something.
No advice on fat. By cutting back on carbohydrates, you will want to make up for the lack of food in some way. And, most likely, you will take them from fats. In addition, the diet does not prohibit eating processed meat products, which contain a large amount of fat, which does not contribute to weight loss.

Kefir diet

If the Kremlin diet contains at least a bit of adequacy, then the kefir diet is complete nonsense. Potatoes, boiled meat and kefir are all that you can eat on this diet. Consider the diet of the first day:

Breakfast - five boiled potatoes.
Dinner - 1.5 liters of kefir.

Total:

Five potatoes are 45 grams of carbohydrates; 1.5 liters of kefir (1% fat) is 15 grams of saturated fat, 45 grams of protein and 60 grams of carbohydrates. Only 700 kilocalories. Considering that the body of an average girl needs 1,600 kilocalories a day, it turns out to be a sad situation. Also, kefir does not contain enough fiber, vitamins and minerals.

Japanese diet

This diet has a right to life, but like the others, it has its downsides. This diet was developed by Japanese nutritionists. And we all know that the Japanese are a long-lived and healthy nation. Consider the diet of the first day:

Breakfast - coffee.
Lunch - two eggs, salad, a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner - fish, salad.

Can you imagine a Japanese man who wakes up in the morning drinks coffee and runs to work? So I can't. It is not for me to judge whether this diet was really created by Japanese scientists or is it just another lie. Let's calculate the daily amount of proteins, fats and carbohydrates: Coffee - 4 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of protein; eggs - 10 grams of protein, 10 grams of fat; tomato juice - 10 grams of carbohydrates; fish - 2 grams of protein, 7 grams of fat.

Total:

14 grams of carbs, 30 grams of protein, 17 grams of fat, and some fiber from lettuce. 330 kilocalories, which equals about three hours of sitting in one place. About 1,250 kilocalories are burned per day. This equates to 140 grams of subcutaneous fat. And if you decide to sit on this diet, and you are overweight 15–20 kilograms, I feel sorry for you in advance.

Apple diet

If you want to hate apples for the rest of your life, then this diet was created especially for you. Why the creators of the diet chose apples as the main product is difficult to say. The main idea of this diet is apples in unlimited quantities. Apple cultists even made matters worse and came up with an even more sophisticated diet - unlimited apples and no water. This is beyond all scope of adequacy, so we will consider an easier option. The diet of any day:

Breakfast - apples.
Lunch - apples.
Dinner - apples.

Total:

Not too varied. Take the average person who is neutral about apples. During the day, he will eat 1.5 kilograms of apples, which is equal to 150 grams of carbohydrates. Proteins and fats? In no case, we are losing weight! Daily calorie content - 600 kilocalories obtained from one product. We are not even talking about vitamins and minerals.

Output

The main disadvantage of these diets is that all the weight that you lose will return to you anyway. This is because, due to the low calorie content of the diet, the body will save more and more energy, and when you return to your normal diet again, your body will respond to this by returning all the fat to its rightful place. If you want to lose weight and at the same time stay healthy, there is only one way out - proper and balanced nutrition and training, and popular diets are not helpers in this. On the site you will find a huge amount of material on these topics. Start with this. After all, you will always find apples.