1. Act of restricting food intake.2. Practice of ingesting food in a

regulated fashion.3. Restricting what we eat or how

much we eat in order to lose weight.

4. Important predictor of eating disorders among adolescents.

Lose weight Health Pregnancy Clear Skin Aging

Low-fat diets

Low-carbohydrate diets

Low-calorie diets

Very low-calorie diets

Improves the ability of controlling extra-intake habits of food. Builds up patience and consistency in personality. Reduces weight. Keeps fresh till its not excessive. Reduces the risk of various heart diseases.

o Constipationo Dehydrationo Lowered Metabolismo Risk of developing eating disorders.o Rapid weight loss

o Fatigueo Depressiono Muscle Atrophyo Prolonged hunger

• http://saksare.hubpages.com/hub/Advantages-and-disadvantages-of-Dieting

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diets#Low-calorie_diets

• http://www.nondiet.com/blog/top-10-reasons-people-change-their-diet/