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(From University Wire)
Byline: Andreea Prundeanu
What goes on while you sleep? Close your eyes. You are getting drowsy. Carbohydrates are the devil! You can feel your body relax. Eat all the fatty foods you wish! You're casting aside all your worries. Fruits and vegetables are fattening! Your mind is now completely blank. The Atkins and South Beach diets are a safe way to lose weight! O.K. so maybe you're not being hypnotized while you sleep. Maybe there is no one sitting on the edge of your bed telling you that you should deprive your body of all carbohydrates in order to lose weight. But nowadays, who needs hypnosis when thousands of people already believe? If it makes you lose weight, that's all that matters.
Most people resort to diets such as "Atkins for Life" and "South Beach" when they're in crisis. They want to shed those extra pounds so desperately that the immediate result is all that matters. Image conquers all. It isn't until much later that safety comes into perspective. What's the use of a beautiful body when…