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What are they? These diets are based on the idea that you shouldn't eat carbohydrates and proteins at the same meal, because your body can't digest them properly together (which can lead to weight gain).

Pros: They recommend you eat more whole grain foods, fruit and vegetables, which is a good thing in any case.

Cons: Almost all food contains both protein and carbohydrate, so it's impossible to truly separate the two. There's no scientific evidence that mixing these nutrients causes weight gain in the first place.

Health risks: By limiting what you eat at each meal, you might end up missing out on important nutrients.

Do they work? These diets can result in weight loss, but that's because they limit calories, not because they separate proteins from carbohydrates.

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