There are plenty of dier books in the bookstores and many people who are not satisfied with their bodies and realize the dangers of obesity buy them. Many people who have excess weight and tried almost everything to lose it know that it is very hard to follow these "miracle" diets with their wild promises. Such diets are created for those who are searching for the rapid cures to weight loss problem. In fact, there are no instant ways to burn the unwanted weight. Dr. Jack Yetiv, a nutrition expert and pharmacologist explains that most books which asure you they are breakthroughs are simply misinforming their readers because today there are no breakthroughs in the weight loss field. Your excess weight has been built for years so the same amount of time is required to lose it. Many people can't achieve weight loss because they get discouraged with the results. You will easily cheat your diet if you don't have realistic expectations. Excess weight doesn't come overnight, it takes months, even years to accumulate that extra weight. If you really want to lose the excess fat in your body the process should take an equal amount of time (Consumer Guide's "Cholesterol: Your Guide for a Healthy Heart"). Diet plans which offer you constant weight loss of more than two or three pounds a week without any exercise program or controlled nutriton are not being completely honest. You can lose up to 10 or 20 pounds in a few days, but what is lost is water not fat. Due to this, yuor weight loss results won't be permanent and you will easily regain your weight if you drink water. But the most dangerous fact is that certain diets are nutritionally unsound. This is because they were created by advertising experts rather than nutritionists. Another factor promoting diet and food faddism is the rapid proliferation of unqualified nutrition consultants. It has been stated by the California Council Against Health Fraud (CCAHF) that the number of 'degree mills' offering mail order diplomas in nutrition counseling is rapidly increasing. Graduates say that they are 'nutritional consultants' with academic credentials but in fact they are only salespeople armed with nutritional misinformation. Before you try any diet you should keep a few points in mind in order to protect yourself from nutrition quackery and food faddism:  1. Does the diet you have chosen has real advantages over existing or conventional diets?
Most fad diets have a gimmick, such as eating grapefruit or using liquid-protein supplements. Are these gimmicks really effective or are they only used to attract attention to the diet?
2. Does this diet have a reasonable plan?
Fasting, for instance, can help you lose excess weight but you might need a great deal of will power. Most people can't be on this diet for long. 3. Does the chosen diet can give you long-term modification of eating habits that are beneficial for maintaining your weight afterwards?
Many diets, such as liquid-protein diets and fasting, and diet aids such as drugs, can be very effective for weight loss. However, when the eating behavior changes the dieter usually regains the weight. 4. Is your diet harmful for your health an well-being?
If the diet plan is very restrictive is may lead to malnutrition; others, such as liquid-protein diets, can cause injury and even death.
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