These 5 Celebrity Fad Diets Must Die in 2018

It's totally fine to want to eat healthier in 2018. However, it's absolutely wrong to jump on every new diet bandwagon thinking that it's the secret to a new, healthier and energetic you. Just because your favourite celebrities advocate it, doesn't mean it's necessarily good. That's why the British Dietetic Association (BDA) has put together a list of diets to ditch in 2018.

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1. Alkaline Diet

 
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Purported by Tom Brady and the Spiderman’s star-Gwyneth Paltrow, the diet believes that you can alter the pH of your blood to reduce health risks (arthritis, cancer and kidney failure) by feeding on alkaline foods (primarily veggies and fruits). Though consuming more fresh veggies is a good thing, yet the acidity of the food will not affect the pH of your blood at all! Your body is totally capable of maintaining your blood within a specific pH range.

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What BDA says: You’ll most likely lose weight as you‘re eliminating processed foods and eating more healthily – nothing to do with acid or alkali nonsense.

2. Ketogenic Diet

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Big names like Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and Halle Belle are devotees of this diet. This diet comprises of a very low amount of carb (20-50g per day), high amount of fats and moderate levels of protein to force the body into a fat-burning state (ketosis). For the benefit of nutrition novices, it simply means excluding grains, dairy, legumes, soy, fruits and starchy veggies in your meals.

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What BDA says: With careful planning, it can be an effective method for short-term weight loss, yet it's unsustainable in the long run, and a significant amount of initial weight loss is actually associated with fluid loss. Besides, the diet can be dangerous too, as you will end up with the risk of vitamin, mineral and fibre deprivation (no thanks to over restricting of food groups).

3. Katie Price's Nutritional Supplements

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The Katie Price's low fat and low calories (185 kcal) meal replacement shake series were released last year. The drinks reportedly support the toning and maintenance of muscles with ingredients like L-Carnitine and Green Tea, and curb cravings with the ingredient- "Satiereal". It even comes with a hefty PRICE tag of £20 per tub of powder too (no pun intended).

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What BDA says: Losing weight with meal replacement is not only unsustainable but difficult, and it's certainly not a healthy way to lose weight. It's important to note that Price even admitted that their claims have not been evaluated by the appropriate authorities on their web.

4. Pioppi Diet

This diet is the brainchild of Dr Aseem Malhotra and Donal O'Neill, and pays homage to the Italian village- Pioppi. It might seem like a new spin to the traditional Mediterranean diet that we're familiar with (lots of veggies, nuts, legumes and fish), except the fact that it actually recommends a low carb intake and a higher fat intake than its predecessor. The diet also adopts dangerous expression like "clean meat" and encourages its adherents to fast themselves for 24 hours at a time every week.

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What BDA says: Though the Mediterranean diet is one of the most healthy diets to follow, yet it’s certainly not low carb! Pioppi diet adherents might experience weight loss due to fasting, but the only reason their other advice is likely to help people lose weight is that it involves eating less food and calories.

5. Raw Vegan Diet

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Supported by the happily engaged Gwyneth Paltrow and Transformer actress- Megan Fox, the diet centres around going vegan and eating raw (not heated over 40-48 ͦC). Its followers believe that heat can destroy both the nutrients and natural enzymes in food, which in turn forces the body to work harder to break it down.

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What BDA says: A carefully planned vegan diet supplemented with vitamin B12 and D can be healthy, yet it’s not a guaranteed way to drop the pounds. While some foods are good to have raw, others are more nutritious cooked- like carrots and tomatoes. Our body has the ability to digest and be nourished by both raw and cooked foods, thus raw is not inherently better. Besides, raw food can be difficult to find when dining out, and it’s not suitable for suitable for children and pregnant ladies.