Negative Calorie Diet Plans - Are They a Good Idea?
One of the newest hypes in dieting is the so-called "Negative Calorie Diet Plans," which, some claim, can make you lose extremely large amounts of weight (as much as 14lbs per week). But what exactly are these plans? Do they work? Are they even safe? The principle behind negative-calorie diets, is that the dieter should eat mostly foods that provide lesser calories than the body consumes by processing such foods, but which can make you feel full. For instance, let's say you eat a meal that fills you up and provides a total of 100 calories, but your body will eventually burn 150 calories just by digesting and metabolizing this meal, so you actually lose 50 calories just by eating this meal. The type foods recommended for this diet are watery vegetables which are made mostly cellulose or fiber and which are rich in vitamins, minerals and water, and have very little nutritious value from carbs, proteins and especially from fats. Lettuce, tomato, broccoli and carrots would be...