Fad Diets can Kill!
by Dr. Donald A. Miller
Everything you read about diets should be "taken with a
grain of salt". If something seems too good to be true, or
not plausible, seek other sources, or ask at
http://mayoclinic.com.
You probably have heard about "anorexia", self-starvation,
or "bulimia", binge eating followed by laxatives and/or
induced vomiting. These disorders often affect females
with poor self image. Death can result.
You might not realize that some fad diets are also deadly
to health or to life. Any diet that focuses on just a few
foods, or mostly water or juices, except under personal
medical supervision, can damage critical organs and nerve
tissues beyond repair. Don't willfully make yourself into
a starvation victim.
Be cautious when reading about such things as "macrobiotic"
diets. "Macrobiotic" is a combination of two words, created
to mean great / long life achieved through diet of whole
grains, vegetables, beans, limited quantities of animal
foods. Some fanatics have taken this to mean nothing but
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BIO:
Donald A. Miller, Ph.D. is the author of "Easy Health Diet",
and several thousand other reports, including two eBooks
available through Amazon.Com. More health information can be
found at his web site http://easyhealthdiet.com.
Contact at mailto:drdon@easyhealthdiet.com
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