Why Most Diets Fail
Dec 06, 2022
As part of your new year's resolutions, are you planning to start a new diet to finally lose the weight that you've been telling yourself you need to lose for a very long time?
Have you tried every diet out there, only to be disappointed over and over again? Don't worry, you're not alone. It's happened to many of us.
Maybe it's time that you understood the reasons that most diets fail.
- Diets fail due to Nutritional Deficiencies
Starvation mode is related to a third reason why most diets fail: nutritional deficiencies. We eat food not just for calories, but also for the nutrients within the food: protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. This is why food quality is so important. If you're eating 2,000 calories per day, but those calories are coming only from soda and candy bars, you'll get sick pretty quickly because soda and candy bars don't contain sufficient nutrients.
Without a variety of foods, you won't get the wide variety of nutrients you need for optimum health. Additionally, many people have digestive problems that inhibit absorption, thereby creating deficiencies. Nutrient deficiencies can turn into serious illnesses if dietary changes aren't made. Diseases caused by malnutrition, including scurvy, rickets, beriberi and pellagra, are mostly eradicated in first-world countries. But they can occur under the right conditions. Left untreated, they can be fatal.
- Diets fail due to Food Sensitivities.
Food sensitivities are another reason why most diets fail. Along with artificial and processed food, food sensitivities create inflammation in the body, which can cause water retention and weight gain. Without knowing what food sensitivities you might have, the foods you eat could be keeping you away from your goal. Eliminating certain foods for a short period of time can help you determine whether you have any food sensitivities.
- Diets fail due to Metabolic Imbalances.
The final reason why most diets fail is because they don't solve metabolic imbalances, including insulin resistance, leptin resistance, low thyroid function, adrenal fatigue, yeast overgrowth, polycystic ovarian syndrome and more. These conditions might not show up in a blood test or have obvious symptoms, but they can derail your progress and make it nearly impossible to reach your goals.
Addressing these three things; nutritional deficiencies, food sensitivities and metabolic imbalances may be the best next steps for your health, rather than starting on the next diet craze.
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