Veronika Abramova

Dietetics, psychology

Psychologist-nutritionist, member of the Scientific Society of Natural Medicine

Any mono-method is by definition unbalanced.

The body is a large farm, more than 100 trillion cells, more than 100 types of nutrients are required daily. And if you often practice mono or unbalanced diets, then your reserves will quickly be depleted, your hair will become dull, your nails will become brittle, and your skin will suffer.

Dukan Diet

This protein diet is as dangerous as all mono-diets in principle.

In addition, excessive consumption of protein gives an unbearable load on the kidneys and excretory system. In addition, the body needs carbohydrates, which are almost completely excluded by the Dukan diet, carbohydrates are energy, including for the brain.

That is, in addition to the fact that a person does not feel well,

he also thinks worse that he cannot but affect the quality of life.

Diet on apple cider vinegar

According to this diet, it is necessary to absorb three teaspoons of apple cider vinegar before meals, which allegedly reduces appetite and "burns fats"

The benefits of such a diet are seriously doubtful.

Moreover, apple cider vinegar can cause serious damage to the mucous membrane of the esophagus and stomach.

Button in the ear for weight loss

The method is based on acupuncture and its idea is that exposure to certain points of the body can have an impact on the body as a whole. In this case, proponents of this method believe that piercing the ears at certain points contributes to a decrease in appetite and weight loss. And despite the fact that many studies confirm the benefits of acupuncture, none of them has confirmed the benefits of ear piercing for weight loss. As a rule, to the "puncture" is also offered a very tough low-calorie, but completely ordinary diet.

Drinking diet

Its essence is that all products should be consumed in liquid form - these are juices, puree and pureed soups. It may seem that this is a good idea, because there are many vitamins in such a diet and it can not be called hungry - soups and puree are well saturated and digested for a long time. But our body is not "sharpened" for the use of exclusively liquid food. Such a diet causes a powerful malfunction in the digestive system, up to atrophy of the mucosa, as a result, the poor fellow gets problems with metabolism and gains more kilograms.

Sleeping Beauty Diet

There are versions that this was Elvis Presley's favorite diet. All you need is to sleep, and as long as possible. Spending a few days in a dream, you lose extra pounds: there are no meals, and for the needs of a working body, energy is taken from reserves, that is, fat deposits. Unfortunately, the scientific benefits of this diet have not been proven. And not everyone can allocate time for a long sleep.

Diet on juices

Juices for weight loss five to six times a day, which replace all products. Perhaps someone will think this is a great detox idea. But in fact, with such a diet, fiber is lost, which is contained in fresh vegetables, and this can disrupt the intestinal flora. When you drink juice, fruits and vegetables are already broken down, so the number of digestible calories is less. As a result, you will feel hungry, which can provoke you to snack on something extra and get more calories. Therefore, it is better to eat a whole apple or carrot.

Cotton diet

It's probably the most monstrous diet I've ever heard of. Someone came up with the idea that it is necessary to use cotton balls soaked in liquid puree or juice (attention!). Allegedly, in this way the stomach feels full. In fact, this is a dangerous diet for health and life. A person not only deprives himself of nutrients, but also eats what the gastrointestinal tract is not able to digest. This is a direct path to dehydration, constipation and complete failure of the digestive system.