The terms diet and dieting are oftenly used interchangeably though this is incorrect. Diet and dieting are two completely different terms diet refers to what an individual eats on a daily bases. Dieting is when someone restricts themselves to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight. Although the media portrays dieting out to be trendy, hip and healthy is this really true? Or like other things in society have we been misleaded into believing in something that truly is not good for us. Being overweight is becoming more prevalent in Western society. The diet industry has exploited this, creating a billion dollar industry. Although the general public is lead to believe that dieting can help you lose weight, keep weight off, and make you a healthier person this I am afraid is a sad illusion. Along with being ineffective, dieting is dangerous and leads to nothing except false hope and failed health goals. Dieting has numerous negatives that far outweigh the positives. The main lessons learnt for most dieters is that dieting only works in the short term and it takes a diet and lifestyle change to truly change your health and appearance. Constantly trying new diets is dangerous and is not something recommended by many health professionals.
Dieting only has a few real advantages one of which is the instant gratification one gets from the loss of weight at a rapid pace. Most dieters tend to experience large amounts of weight shed from their bodies within the first few weeks of their dieting experience. This makes the dieter feel amazing; the loss of weight is proven to make people feel better, happier, and more confident. Dieting also improves one’s ability to monitor their daily food intake and be aware of what is going into their bodies at all times. This is a life skill that can be learnt from dieting and is critical to achieving good health in the future. Dieting also helps people to build up patience and consistency