Near Antonyms. Synonym Discussion of sparse. meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency a meager portion of meat.
A fad diet is a diet that promises quick weight loss through what is usually an unhealthy and unbalanced diet. Fad diets are targeted at people who want to lose weight quickly without exercise. Some fad diets claim that they make you lose fat, but itâs really water weight youâre losing.
Years ago, the fad was to eat a low in fat diet in order to lose weight. And many people are still under the impression that eating as little fat as possible is the key to shedding the L.B.s, so they buy as many fat-free products as they can. Fat contains more calories than protein and carbohydrates, which is why high-fat foods contain a greater amount of calories.