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.
Typically, a fad diet shares some, or all, of the following characteristics: 1  Promises a quick fix. 2  Promotes 'magic' foods or combinations of foods. 3  Implies that food can change body chemistry.  Excludes or severely restricts food groups or nutrients, such as 1  carbohydrates. Has rigid rules that focus on weight loss.