Fad diets vs. Exercise

Fad diets vs. Exercise

Fad diets vs. Exercise

Fad diets and exercise correlate with one another as several studies proved to determine the effect on weight loss. Curioni and Lourenco (2005) concluded that diet with intensive training could result in more significant weight-loss than diet alone. The human subjects, who were clinically obese, underwent weight loss maintenance for a year. They experienced a more significant weight loss by 20% (6.7 kilograms vs. 4.5 kilograms) than diet alone.
Another study suggested that combined interventions of diet and exercise provided better improvements in terms of weight loss. Messier et al. (2004) claim that their overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, adhered with diet plus exercise and with diet-only, lost more weight (by 5.7% for diet and exercise and 4.9% for diet-only). Also, the healthy lifestyle control group, wherein some of the human subjects conformed to a well-balanced and low-fat diet and depended on the availability of ingredients, lost by 1.2% of their weight.
The study of Bhutani et al. (2013) also showed that combining Alternate-Day Fasting (ADF) and exercise may be implemented as a lifestyle. It is for those who intend to lose weight, retain lean mass, and lower the risk of Coronary Heart Disease. They concluded that the combination group (ADF and exercise) lost more weight (by 6 kilograms) and experienced more significant reductions in fat mass (5 kilograms), compared to exercise alone (1-2 kilograms) and for the ADF group (2 kilograms).

Several studies have confirmed that combining diet and exercise is an effective way to lose weight. A study claims that different weight-loss strategies will work when a person will “stick to them.” Thomas et al. (2008) explored different strategies and attitudes of obese people who aim to lose weight. They found that few had used or motivated to physical activities. Also, two-thirds of participants felt dieting was an effective way to lose weight, although diets did not result in sustained weight loss. However, participants blamed themselves for not sticking up to their diets to maintain their weight loss. The conclusion of their investigative study states that all of us can fully understand the objectives, yet we lack empowerment on how to lose weight. Instructions were provided, but only a few were given long-term guidance and support.
Clifton (2017) had also reviewed weight-loss strategies of people with or without type 2 diabetes. He states that adding exercise while dieting has no added benefits. Reducing diets tend to produce more favorable weight loss than relying on physical activities alone. He also concluded that a reducing diet combined with physical activities gave the most effective results.
  He reviewed the fad diets that people applied in their lifestyle to support his conclusion. Low-fat is a useful strategy worth pursuing. A high-protein diet has minimal effects and challenging to maintain a higher protein intake long term as other sources of calories may intervene. Very low-carb diets have no long-term benefits. Very-low-calorie diets (VLCD) are well worth trying if significant weight loss is needed. Although it may be expensive, it has its long term benefits. A low-sugar diet has strong evidence for the benefit of sugar reduction in beverages, also, for people with type 2 diabetes. Low-carb diets are suitable for the short term with intensive support like the Atkins diet and the South Beach Diet. Lastly, multicomponent, low-fat diets, and some with meal replacements with physical activity gave significant changes in terms of weight loss.