We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! From The Tapeworm Diet to The Baby Food Diet to the Cookie Diet, we’ve witnessed some truly bizarre weight-loss fads over the years.Thankfully, according to the Calorie Control Council’s list of the top 5 diet trends for 2011 , this year, the focus will shift away from extreme or restrictive diets and onto sustainable lifestyle changes that incorporate healthy eating and exercise habits . That said, those fad diets will still be around to tempt you. Here are three you’re likely to be SPAM-ed about in 2011, and why you should avoid them: Paleo Diet Just as it sounds, this diet insists that you should only eat foods that our

Paleolithic ancestors indulged in. This includes meat, fish, shellfish, eggs, non-starchy veggies, root veggies, herbs, spices and some fruit and nuts. Why We’re Not Sold While this diet does focus on some healthy options, it also gongs some of our favorite nutritious foods including grains like wheat and quinoa; dairy; legumes and seed-based oils. That means you’re cutting out low-fat cottage cheese and low-fat Greek yogurt (calcium), lentils and black beans (a dietician’s best friend!), whole-grain carbs and heart-healthy oils. Sure, our bodies weren’t originally designed to eat these foods, but we’d like to think we’ve evolved quite a bit since then. Learn about two more diets to avoid.

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500 Calories a Day? The 3 Worst Fad Diets of 2011