Diet

Written By: Admin | Published : September 8, 2012 8:30 PM IST

Diet refers to the food we consume and is synonymous to nutrition. However, it is also used to describe a person s eating regime when he/she is trying to undergo weight loss. The word is also used to describe low-fat, sugar-free versions of food items (eg diet coke). Our diet is very important, not only for weight loss, weight gain or maintenance but to maintain a healthy lifestyle and keep diseases at bay. The desire to lose weight has led to the formulation of various fad diets which looks to help us lose a lot of weight in a very short time. They can be very dangerous because they involve the elimination of certain nutrient groups which can have a detrimental effect on our overall well-being.

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