Goren Matt   Consultant
The dieting world is full
of myths, hearsay and soundbites. We all have heard them a thousand
times, but does that make them true? Is it really a good idea to ban
sugar completely from your diet? Is it really a good idea not to touch
fat and alcohol ever again? This seems to me like an invitation to
failure. Too few people can swear off certain foods forever and stick
to the oath. The rest of us need a little treat now and then. And
there?s nothing wrong with getting a treat once in while, provided that
treats don?t happen every day. 



The basic
idea of any diet is to eat food that contains fewer calories than your
body needs to maintain its current weight. This way, the body is forced
to use the accumulated fat in order to make up for the energy it
doesn?t get from food. But a diet also has to be tasty and
nutritionally sound. Simply banning certain types of foods and
ingredients is not a solution because anybody following such a diet
will have to acknowledge sooner or later that he or she wants those
foods and ingredients badly and a relapse into the old eating habits
becomes inevitable.
Nov 9th 2010 00:08