Daily Diets - Are They Effective?

Author: Maryam Ayres Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

Diets with alternating days of strict and free diet are gaining popularity and are effective according to modern nutritionists.

Many people do not like the daily restrictions of standard diet programs and abandon them in favor of diets in which one day a strict diet is followed, and the next is eaten freely.

Researchers at the University of Illinois at the University of Illinois have found that this type of diet plan is virtually similar in success to standard daily diets, but hides more potential obstacles.

Christa Varadi, a professor of kinesiology and nutrition at the University of Illinois, and her team conducted research on more than 100 obese people. They were divided into 3 groups - one group with a daily diet plan, a second group with a "daily" diet and a third group acting as a control without a diet. 29% of those placed in the first group failed and did not resist the strict diet, but the percentage of those who gave up was much higher in the second group - 38%. The main reason - the "free" day offers too many caloric temptations and returning to a diet day is becoming increasingly difficult.

In terms of calories, diets alternating between a day of fasting and a day off are effective for those who endure them, scientists say. The limit of 500 calories consumed per day of fasting is often violated, but the next "free" day consumes significantly fewer calories, often unknowingly.

Normal, daily diets are characterized by a decrease in normal caloric intake by 25%. Both types of diets resulted in a loss of 10-20 kg within one year in non-withdrawn study participants.

Although the alternative alternation of days with fasting and free eating is similar in effectiveness to standard diets, it is more difficult to maintain a diet plan, with more temptations and opportunities to break the diet. If this type of diet is taken, it is important to combine it with moderate physical activity and avoiding stimulants such as nicotine and caffeine .

Daily Diets - Are They Effective?

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