Confused about which diet to follow. Fed up with contradictory advice? Intermittent Fasting gets thumbs up from most experts
End diet derangement syndrome Confused about which diet to follow? Tired of contradictory advice? One approach seems to have the thumbs-up from most experts. By Iza Trengove Trying—and failing—to shift those extra kilos, no matter how hard you try? Some experts now say that your brain simply has its own sense of what your body weight should be, and programs the body to return to this “set point”, no matter how much exercise we do or what diet we follow. Needless to say, these experts have advice about how to coach your brain and body to accept a new “set point”. This new (and discouraging) concept joins the plethora of contradictory and confusing diets out there, contributing to the feeling that the decks are unfairly stacked against the poor dieter. Some say the key is to count calories and eat six small meals day. Others insist a high-fat low-carbohydrate (HFLC ) diet is the ultimate weight loss strategy. And then there is the bunny-hugging...