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Your Diet Is Probably Worse Than You Think - Here's How To Find Out

Jan 18, 2015, 22:45 IST

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We're obsessed with crash diets, from three-day juice cleanses to weekend starvation regimens and 24-hour detox plans, but we can't stop eating processed, fatty foods.

Portion sizes in the US have increased up to 700% in the past three decades, and most of us eat twice the amount of protein we need to power our muscles and less than half the fruits and vegetables on which we rely to fill us up and regulate our digestive systems.

As healthy as you think your diet may be, it is likely full of at least a few surprises that might be silently hampering your fitness goals.

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