The Origins Of Weight Loss Diets

Weight loss can effectively happen if an individual follows the correct diet. There are two main types of diets which are heart healthy diets and weight loss diets. More people tend to go on weight loss diets because they see results quicker however, there is also downside to this, which is that they are deprive their body of the essential nutrients, they can develop bodily or eating disorders which they may not be able to stop. People who go on these diets do not know that the advertisements they see that say “scientifically proven to help you lose weight fast” do not have any science behind their studies it is the marketers who do this. This essay will explore the origins of weight loss diets, the risk factors of weight loss diets and the marketing claims that are targeted toward consumers. There are two types of diets heart healthy diets and weight loss diets under which all the diets are based upon. Heart healthy diets are designed to keep …show more content…
Diets began in the 1700 century and continue to change to this day and will continue to evolve. It is up to the individual to choose what is right for them and which diet they want to follow either heart healthy diets in which they change their eating habits or weight loss diets in which they eliminate certain foods to lose weight which is unhealthy because they are depriving their body from certain nutrients. Weight loss diets can be harmful because they can cause bodily disorders in the individual such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Another reason why weight loss diets are not good is because there is no scientific proof behind what they claim to be healthy weight loss which is “scientifically proven”. They come up with the claims themselves and advertise it too. If an individual wants to lose weight in a healthy fashion they should control their intake of food and energy