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Rapid Weight Loss
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So many marketers promise “fast weight loss” it’s difficult to sort through them all. They fall under these categories
Starvation Diets
Beyonce popularized the so-called “master cleanse” diet: water, lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. Variations of these diets have been around since at least the 1950s. They often also promise “detoxification” through colonics or enemas.
Diet Pills and Supplements
Dozens of diet supplements promise to speed weight loss. Generally, they claim either to block absorption of nutrients,
increase metabolism, or burn fat.
Very Low-Calorie Diets (VLCDs)
These medically supervised diets often take place in a specialized setting away from temptation.
(Sometimes these places are referred to as “fat farms.”) For weeks, dieters eat only about half their daily calorie requirement.
VLCDs are expensive, difficult and often effective.
Creams, Devices, and Magic Voodoo Spells
There seems to be no end to the dubious ideas promoted in the name of rapid weight loss. Most promise to replace diet or exercise
The only proven method of safe, rapid weight loss is the medically supervised very low-calorie diet (VLCD). Most of what is known about rapid weight loss comes from studies of people on these diets.
No other product, pill, or diet has been proven to work for rapid weight loss. The FDA-approved medicines Alli and Meridia can help, but they work slowly and only with diet and exercise. In any rapid weight loss program, what really burns fat is not a pill or type of food. It’s the drastic reduction of calories, combined with exercise.