There are five (5) good reasons why crash diets do not work!   If you
think these through, you will see that they are not only ineffective,
but they are down right dangerous.

-=| Crash Diets Aren't Permanent |=-
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A number of crash diets are high in fat and  low in carbohydrates  do
indeed produce an immediate weight loss, but the body is not designed
to process only certain types of foods for an extended period of time.
According to the Medical Society of New York, prolonged high-fat, low
carbohydrate diets can contribute to kidney disease, ketosis,  excess
uric acid in the blood, disturbances of heart rhythm, loss of calcium,
chronic fatigue and increased serum cholesterol.

-=| Crash Diets Do Not Produce Fat Loss |=-
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What is  really lost on a fad diet is water. A property of a carbohy-
drate is that it can retain three times its weight in fluid; if  less
than two ounces of carbohydrates are eaten per day the body is denied
the ability to retain fluid and therefore loses weight - perhaps four
to six pounds a week!

-=| Crash Diets Lower Metabolism |=-
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When caloric intake is  drastically reduced,  metabolism is  altered.
The body, which doesn't know the difference between the first day  of
a crash diet or the first  day of a  self inflicted famine, thinks it 
is starving.  In self defense, it slows down,  burning  calories at a
slower rate, making weight loss more difficult!

-=| Crash Diets Cause Muscle Loss |=-
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If too few calories are consumed, studies show that muscle loss  will
take place.  This lost tissue comes from every organ in the body, in-
cluding the heart, brain, liver, lungs, kidneys and intestinal tract.

Since muscle is needed to burn fat,  this whole process then  becomes
somewhat counter-productive!

-=| Crash Diets Produce a Dieting Mentality |=-
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Crash dieting and "quick" weight loss schemes produce frustration for
many people.  The only winners are the  people who profit from  these
diet gimmicks by promoting them.  Crash diets are not only worthless,
they  are  harmful.  Remember,  you didn't gain all that weight in 30
days, so what makes you think you can lose it that fast?