General Motors diet (GM Diet) recommends eating detoxifying foods with negative calories and promises a drop of around 5-7 kgs in a week. Such a drastic diet is not healthy for the body due to various reasons.

Where is the evidence to support this fad? There is no solid research or scientific reasons behind the 7 day diet plan that asks to keep eating only fruits & vegetables for weight loss. The body needs all minerals, proteins, and fibre to function well. It is not advisable to invariably reduce its diet according to some trend. Eating veggies and fruits is healthy but everything in moderation is the key to health.

Protein keeps you satiated, strong and keeps the immune system protected from diseases. Lack of protein causes dizziness, weakness, hair loss, enema and muscle depletion. The diet lacks vitamin B12, iron, calcium and fat which are needed for proper functioning of nervous system. Instead there is over consumption of meat in the diet. This leads to increase in cholesterol and saturated fat in the body. The diet asks people to eat 40 ounces of red meat in just two days i.e. 13 servings.

This kind of weight loss is fast but temporary. Glycogen is broken down and used as fuel. It is made of water & as it gets depleted what is lost is the water weight. Once normal diet is resumed, the glycogen stores are restored and the lost weight is back again.

It is best to follow a healthy diet, which you can pick up from homemealplans.com and other such websites, and carry out regular exercise pattern. Drink water, eat fruits and veggies with grains & pulses, keep sweets and meat consumption in moderation and the lost weight will be lost forever.