Healthy, Science-Backed Eating Hacks That Will Transform Your Diet

Ignore Fad Or Crash Diets

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In 2007, UCLA researchers reported that diets don’t work for two-thirds of people. However, their wording wasn’t quite right. The researchers focused on fad diets, not balanced, long-term eating habits. Edye Wagner, a nutrition expert at Northwestern Medicine, says that crash diets are not sustainable long-term.

How can you identify a fad diet? The diet may rely heavily on one ingredient (grapefruit, apple cider vinegar, etc.). Others may require juicing or fasting for a limited time. Crash diets are often short, ranging from a couple of days to weeks. The healthiest diets in the world are sustainable and balanced.

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