It is widely known that healthy eating habits and proper exercise are the key to healthy weight loss. For some people, however, it could be extremely difficult to achieve these two weight-loss factors. So what do they do? They cheat. Taking diet pills is the most popular cheating trick that most people use in order to lose weight. In the past decade, diet drugs have become a multibillion dollar industry in the United States. Diet drug companies come up with a huge array of advertisements that promise overweight consumers a "quick fix" or a "miraculous" result. But the truth is "the quick fix" could make you very sick. Several diet pills have been associated with serious heart problems and various health-related issues. Worse than that, they have also been linked to a number of deaths.

The Sensa sprinkle diet that I'm going to talk about here can also be considered a cheating technique for weight loss. It is a convenient diet plan that can help you lose weight without changing your lifestyle. And unlike diet pills, the sprinkle diet contains no drugs or stimulants that could cause critical health issues.

The sprinkle diet was developed by Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation. With this diet plan, you can continue eating the foods you like but you will also have to season your food with the "sprinkles," which are a special mixture of various sweet and salty flavors. The sprinkles, according to Dr. Hirsch, are calorie-free and contain ingredients that have been approved for use in all food products. You only have to shake a small amount of sprinkles on whatever you eat: the salty ones on your main course and the sweet ones on your desserts. They are basically flavor enhancers that intensify the smell and taste of the food you eat and trick your brain into perceiving that you have eaten enough and feeling full faster. The sprinkle diet, in short, can be extremely helpful for food portion control.

Pros

• Very convenient. No food restrictions or control of calorie intake is required.
• You don't need to alter your lifestyle (although healthy meals and a exercise routine are strongly recommended).
• Ingredients contain no drugs or stimulants that can cause serious side effects.

Cons

• Not an answer for long-term weight loss. When you stop the sprinkle diet, it is likely that you will resume your old eating habits.
• It's a very new diet strategy, therefore it has not yet been widely studied or recommended by nutritionists.
• Pricey. It costs about $200 for a six-month supply.

Although the sprinkle diet sounds like an intriguing breakthrough in the weight loss industry, I still believe you should watch your diet and try to exercise frequently for your overall better health. Apparently, the sprinkle diet is an effective diet plan for people who are slightly overweight and want to lose just a few pounds, not for people who are obese. If you want your body to stay in good shape for the long run, start eating well and exercising today.