The
3 Day Diet is a type of “fad” diet which is strictly followed for three normal days at a time. You can resume the same diet after every 4-5 days in a week. It promises a quick weight-loss to a maximum of 10 pounds for any average dieter.
The
3 Day Diet is a specific diet plan that includes a fixed-food menu to be eaten in limited portions. Dieters are advised not to overeat or under-eat. The “regimented” diet consists of adequate carbs, proteins and vitamins, but less fat. The diet plan, however, does not recommend a mandatory daily workout schedule.
The advocates of the
3 Day Diet claim that the recommended combination of food and food types on the menu and the purposeful eating in limited portions create a “unique metabolic reaction” that reduces undesired level of fat to a significant extent and gives sufficient energy to the body.
The 3 Day
Diet has a fewer carbohydrates that mostly discourages the retention of water and this finally results in
weight-loss. In other words, many health professionals argue that “the only reason it causes weight loss is because it is so low in calories, not because of any food combinations or metabolic reactions."
The diet also slows down a normal metabolic process and sometimes keeps your body in starvation mode. This, in turn, quickens the fat burn-up in the body. However, there is no documented evidence to compare and prove the efficacy of the
3 Day Diet.
Some Hard Facts:
- You can even go back to your normal eating patterns after the successful completion of the said “3 days” dieting. Going back to the old eating habits means you are back to square one! Thus dieters, by and large, do not take the diet seriously or can not rely on the possible good results of the diet.
- The total calorie consumption is usually lower than 1000 Kcal in a day. This again poses threat on the overall growth and development of the body and healthier lifestyles of the dieters. Dr. Cindy Moore, the director of nutrition therapy at the prestigious The Cleveland Clinic, found that the diet "sets up a vicious cycle of being hungry during the restrictive three days and most likely overeating on the off days."
- Many health experts find that being on a restrictive diet is a big turn-off for the dieters. This fixed-type Diet is both monotonous and does not encourage healthier lifestyle. It is more a “yo-yo dieting”, undesirable for any effective weight management program and is not sustainable in long run.
