Some excess weight isn't really fat, but what some clinicians such as Elson Haas, M.D., refer to as "false fat." That's the excess bloat and water retention that comes from hypersensitivity to many common foods -- it's weight we don't need to have, and we feel and look a lot better without it. It also comes off fastest -- the loss of false fat is one of the reasons people sometimes lose weight quickly at the beginning of a new diet.
Is false fat weighing you down? Take this quick quiz to find out, and learn whether a few diet changes could make a big difference in your life!
By Emily Lapkin and Allison Rand with Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N., C.N.S.
