Any dieter can tell you that if you use more calories than you take in you will lose weight. Many diets, like the Slim fast diet, follow this general principle -- having a dieter eat less than they normally burn. Here's a brief glimpse at the Slim fast diet.

Before determining the general effectiveness of the Slim fast diet let's take a look at just how this diet works. The core of the diet is drinking Slim fast shakes in the place of two of your daily meals. Dinner is sensible regular food, and snacks can consist of two pieces of fruit and a Slim fast nutrition bar. At 1200 calories each day this diet is about 500 down from an average female's diet, and 1000 down from an average male's diet. Even without exercise, which Slim fast recommends, this diet will result in weight loss.

A good diet is easy for people to follow, and the Slim fast diet is easy. If people can maintain a diet without much difficulty, they're likely to be successful. This diet also includes drinking a lot of water. The 6 to 8 cups of water called for in the Slim fast diet are healthy.

One great problem with the Slim fast diet is that it is difficult to get needed vitamins, minerals and other nutrients necessary for healthy living. Most of these are found in the average foods that people eat, but not all are found in the Slim fast shake or nutrition bars. Another danger on this diet is to cut out the dinner meal. they think this will help them lose weight at an even more rapid pace. But this is a great danger, because cutting calories to that extent is not healthy. In addition, as already stated, the shakes alone do not provide many of the elements needed in a healthy diet.

Sometimes people eat two regular meals and replace one with the Slim fast shake -a modified Slim fast diet. It's a good, safe way to lose weight.

As long as you maintain a healthy amount of food, Slim fast diet can work for you.