Have You Heard About Unorthodox Dieting?

What is unorthodox dieting? With Americans as well as most of the western world becoming obese by the day and no bars on age, gender or ethnicity, the weight loss industry is ballooning to astronomic proportions. If a small proportion of people are actually losing pounds, loads of manufacturers of all sorts are cashing in by advertising their success and roping in many other confiding souls.

Not all weight loss or diet products are bad or harmful; however just like we would think twice and do our homework on a new pill or remedy, we should do the same for any kind of weight loss plan, fitness diet or supplement, however unorthodox it may be.

Some unorthodox diets really do work for some people, but just like we don't have the same hair color or dental condition, we can not expect the same from our metabolism, gene structure, hereditary disposition and so on... Two people, even two siblings on the exact same diet or exercise program can have different results due to a host of factors such as medical history, sleeping habits etc.

There is an oversupply of unorthodox dieting methods out there. Be aware however, don't just jump at any one without careful consideration an a bit of leg work.

Let me give you an example of a Good Unorthodox Diet:

A diet called "The 3 hour diet" is a relatively new and unorthodox diet that can help you lose a dress size or two pretty fast. The creator of this unorthodox diet claims that by eating every 3 hours, our body gets enough fuel to burn and keeping the metabolism going and hence helps lose weight. He is convinced that by giving long gaps between meals our body goes into defensive mode and stores or hoards the fat because that is what it is 'programmed' to do. The body 'think' this way because since there hasn't had food supply for a while there might be a lack and it should hold on to what it has.

By eating portion-controlled and balanced meals every three hours or so, you give your body the signal that food is coming every little while so it can burn and use it up safely and evenly. In addition, because you are eating so frequently, chances are you'll never really sit down for a huge meal where you'll be bursting at the seams.

Now, here is an example of a Bad Unorthodox Diet

People in the western world are free to having religious convictions, but at times what might be a good practice for mature adults could lead to problems in babies and children. This is what has been found to be true in a few cases across the country where parents are such strict vegans that they do not consider cooking food or giving their children meat or fats. While there are millions of healthy vegetarians and vegans all around the world, parents need to take a few extra steps of precautions to prevent their kids for malnutrition.

An example is a Florida baby who died after just been given wheat grass juice and coconut milk. Doctors confirmed that her death was caused by malnutrition and absence of vitamins and fats. The baby's older siblings showed signs of rickets which is highly improbable because of lack of sunlight as they lived in Florida. The other reason for rickets could be lack of vitamin D, a vitamin that is added to most milk. So as you can see, not all kinds of unorthodox dieting is good.

Living a simple, less-processed lifestyle is a great idea, but imposing strict unorthodox diets on to children who are growing and actually need fats, protein and vitamins to develop is not.

Terje Brooks Ellingsen likes to write about weight loss issues like fitness diets and workout and training.