Health

Avoid the diet traps

The path to good dieting intention is paved with dangerous temptation.

It seems that for every garden salad you fix yourself, there is a doughnut waiting for you around the corner.

When you’re turning the page of your eating habits and trying to change your lifestyle, the default option at a cafe or restaurant will often be “salad”. But the word can be deceptive as some salads are loaded with high-fat cheese and topped with delicious but unhealthy dressing.

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Take a look at how you can make sure you’re giving yourself the best chance to stave off sneaky, detrimental salads.

Nutritionist Kristen Beck explains how to make sure you’re not eating salads that will do your weight-loss effort more harm than good.

Your say: What diet traps do you find yourself falling victim to? What are your best dieting tips?

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