Fad diets like HCG and juice cleanses are ones to be avoided in 2024 [Video]

Have you ever come across a diet that promises rapid, short-term weight loss? 

Most likely, it’s a fad diet that you should avoid. 

Losing weight doesn’t happen overnight, and if a product or diet is promising it will, it’ll probably end up doing more harm than good. 

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Sometimes it can be hard to tell if you are in the face of a fad diet or not.

Most commonly, a fad diet will promote rapid weight loss, be short-term, exclude certain food groups, have no scientific backing, restrict the number of calories you can consume, and come with a strict set of rules.

Take a look at these fad diets you should avoid, plus get tips for what to do instead.

1. HCG diet
2. Cabbage soup diet
3. Baby food diet
4. Juice cleanses

1. HCG diet

The HCG diet is widely considered to be an extremely unhealthy approach to weight loss.

It was …