Weight regain? A shared characteristic of popular diets.
Changes made when on 'a diet' usually prove to be too difficult to stick to after weight has been lost. The real challenge is in keeping it off not just losing it in the first place.
There are indications that consumers are growing tired of popular money making approaches to weight loss. A survey by the food industry in the UK and the US found that 29% and 44% of the adults studied were aware that extreme diets cannot produce sustained weight loss. Better choices for diets and weight control are changes to the diet and physical activities that continue throughout life stages.
An approach to weight loss can be considered successful if it is safe, healthy and prevents weight regain. Successful approaches focus on healthy eating and exercise for a lifetime rather than 'dieting'. Education is a powerful key to weight loss.
