The term “diet” refers to the the kinds of food that a person, animal,
or community habitually eats. But, nowadays, people understand diet as a
restrictive diet to lose weight or whatever its purpose. I think that is better
to say “style of life” than “diet”.
Let's talk about diet in the sense of "restrictive
diet"
On the one hand, diet can help people to lose weight and be
more healthy. But, I have a small controversy with that because I know people
that eat very bad but they are skinny and they don't get fat because they have
a very fast metabolism. So, to be skinny is not always synonym of healthy.
The advantages of following a diet can be very good, like have
a healthy style of life, feel better with your body, be more
energetic, lowers cholesterol, you will reduce the risk of contracting heart
disease and and some scientific studies say it improves the sleep cycle.
On the other hand, following a diet has a lot of
disadvantages. There are a lot of people that follow restrictive diets and when
they get the result that they wanted, they come back to the bad habits and that is
because they are tired of follow a restrictive diet. Also, there are people who
are obsessed with diets and take it to extreme limits, and that it is very bad
and dangerous.
In conclusion, you have to know how to find a balance and not
fall into the temptation to follow strict diets because nothing in excess is
good.
I also want to add that comments like "you should
diet" will be left over, because anyone has asked for your opinion and the
other person has mirrors in his house, he doesn't need to be reminded.
