These days, you can’t walk down the grocery store aisle without seeing foods labeled Paleo, Keto, Whole30, gluten-free — the list goes on and on. But what exactly are fad diets, and why should you ...

Alyssa Northrop is a registered dietitian, nutrition writer, speaker and licensed massage therapist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received a Master of Public Health in human nutrition from the ...

First, let's determine what fad diets are. Boyer says, "Fad diets are dietary patterns that quickly become popular because of their promise of easy weight loss. Since it consists of very restrictive ...

As fad diets continue dominating social media feeds and bestseller lists, their impact on people with diabetes remains dangerously overlooked. While these trending diets promise quick fixes and ...

Food freedom, on the other hand, is about listening to your body, eating mindfully, and embracing both wholesome choices and ...

Even though a new fad diet seems to come and go every few months, nutritional skepticism is undoubtedly having a moment in ...

A tragic case in Arizona highlights the dangers of medical misinformation, where a couple's adherence to an extreme online ...

Have you ever come across a diet that promises rapid, short-term weight loss? Most likely, it's a fad diet that you should avoid. Losing weight doesn't happen overnight, and if a product or diet is ...

Medical science confirms our bodies naturally detoxify daily through organs like the liver and kidneys. Extreme fad detoxes, ...

Have you ever come across a diet that promises rapid, short-term weight loss? Most likely, it’s a fad diet that you should avoid. Losing weight doesn’t happen overnight, and if a product or diet is ...

On one level, it's easy to understand the allure of a fad diet: Eat this, not that and you'll lose weight, guaranteed. Who doesn't want an easy way to shed unwanted pounds? It was that sort of ...