Banana Crash Diet

The banana diet can be considered a crash diet because it requires the following of certain specific dietary practices that are purported to be capable of guaranteeing quick weight loss. Crash diets require going against the basic rules of dieting in order to obtain results more quickly than regular nutrition and exercise can garner. Crash diets are generally not recommended, as the weight loss they provide is typically only temporary.

Premise

• The premise of the banana diet is that by consuming only room temperature water and fresh, raw bananas, the metabolism will be boosted, creating lasting weight loss without requiring any other dieting or exercise. Dieters can eat as many bananas as they like during breakfast and are encouraged to eat until they feel full.

Meals

• During lunch and dinner, dieters are encouraged to eat anything they like, but they must stop eating before 8 p.m. The only meal that requires a strict eating guideline is breakfast, while all other meals and snacks are flexible. Dieters are encouraged to eat sensibly, but not restrict what they eat any more than normal.

Exercise

• The banana diet only recommends exercise if the dieter wants to participate. Because the banana diet is not specifically restricting calories, exercise may be helpful to boost the calorie burn necessary for adequate, healthy weight loss. For a healthy level of weight loss, approximately 30 minutes of moderate exercise is recommended between three and five times per week.