Citrus Fruit Diet or Adding Citrus Fruit to Your Diet?

If you're tempted to try a citrus fruit fad diet, you might actually get some short term results. I can remember my father going for the Grapefruit Diet back in the "60's. He lost weight - and gained it all back later. Obviously, any time you try and fool your body into dropping a few pounds, you get short term results. The question is, will you keep it off?

There is some evidence that incorporating citrus fruit into your diet will aid in fat loss. That's the trick many fad diets take advantage of. The simple benefit of citrus-based Vitamin C in the diet is emphasized, but the unbalanced approach of crash dieting ends up creating long term weight gain! The dieter gets the fast results, but at a cost that is paid for over time.

You should know that "quick and easy" can often mean "long and hard" afterwards. You probably do know it. It's the lure of fast results that tempts people to go for the shortcut. Play it smart. Take the time to plan a sensible diet and fitness routine and stick to it.

Yes, citrus fruit is good for you, unless you're violently allergic to it. While there are those who say citrus can be a low-level allergen and sap your "vital energy", only you can determine that. Jumping to one extreme or the other, gobbling pounds of grapefruit or chucking out all your lemons, won't make your long term health or fitness any better by itself.

Feel free to incorporate citrus as a part of your diet. Just don't give in to the latest fad for using it as a shortcut to dropping those unwanted pounds. Adding citrus fruit to your diet: good. Citrus fruit diet: probably not so good.

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