Eat a high-protein breakfast, do some low-level exercise immediately after and apparently the weight falls off. But does it really work? Viral diets have a.
Viral diets have a nasty tendency to combine two of my least favourite things: deprivation and maths. First there was the 5:2 diet (eat normally for five days, fast for two). The 40-30-30 “zone” diet (40 per cent of your calories from carbs, 30 per cent from protein and 30 per cent from fat) and the 16:8 rule (eat within an eight hour window, fast the rest). Now, it’s all about a new ratio – 30:30:30.
The best things in life are free. We all know that. Yet life itself, or at least a long and healthy one, is far from it. If you believe the wellness industry, that is. January is the sector’s silly-season. Adverts abound for wildly expensive supplements, exercise machines and accessories that will transform your year, your health and your entire future. And we are buying their claims, and their products.