Acommon characteristic of a fad diet is that it claims to a. supply a long-term plan for healthy weight loss. b. encourage slow, steady weight loss. c. with easy weight loss. d. provide a well-balanced plan for both nutrition and exercise.

Answer option C is your most likely answer. Fad diets are as stated merely fads that have strung up to provide easy weight loss solutions as quickly as possible. Unfortunately many of these strategies are not safe or have been backed up by Healthcare experts. Additionally these diets are not used consistently, usually bringing weight down to an accepted level in the opinion of the person using the diet, before the discontinue, and because the diets are usually skimping on important nutrition the body will actually try and bring more weight in order to prep for possible future malnourishment.

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C Is The Answer To This Question