When it comes to fad diets, don't believe the hype. More often than not, t__hey're ineffective and dangerous.__ Yes, even healthy sounding eating plans like veggie-based diets or diets that require dieters to cut out starch, sugar or fat. Those are especially hazardous, as they basically deprive your body of the essential calories, vitamins and minerals it needs to function. In other words, these fad diets are actually dangerous starvation diets.
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Here are five especially hazardous diets that you should avoid as if your life depended on it–because it does.
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