Is Subway diet a good option to lose weight?

Considering the various diet plans, have you ever considered the Subway diet for weight loss?

You can lose weight with a variety of diets and diet plans, but many of them are very restricted in terms of what you can and cannot eat. Some of these diets necessitate the purchase of prepared meals that you can only get from specific businesses, which can significantly increase your expenses.

The Subway diet has the benefit of being affordable, allowing you to consume regular meals every day. This diet can assist you in losing weight and improving your self-esteem.

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What is a Subway diet?

The Subway diet is unlike most fad diets, as it focuses on fast food purchased from the Subway sandwich chain and is healthier than most. This diet was made popular by advertising that touted Subway sandwiches are a healthy substitute for the fatty burgers the competition marketed.

An overweight young man believed these assertions and shed some pounds, and Subway discovered the human element that made this diet appealing to both men and women.

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How did the Subway diet start?

You can just grab a sub from the nearby outlet. (Image via Unsplash/ Erik Mclean)

Jared Fogle created the Subway diet as a result of his enormous weight, giving him sleep apnea, shortness of breath, high blood pressure and edema in his wrists and ankles.

After attempting many weight loss programmes but failing, he learned that a Subway close to his apartment was selling seven different styles of submarine sandwiches with less than six grams of fat in each.

He reduced his daily consumption of these sandwiches to no more than two. He increased his daily 1.5-mile stroll after shedding 100 pounds. Later, Fogle established a charity group focused on combating childhood obesity and worked as a spokesperson for Subway.

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Health impact of Subway diet

Jared Fogle tried most of the well-liked diets before he started eating at Subway to lose weight. What makes this diet effective, unlike others? It's possible that the diet made it simple to choose low-calorie foods. He only had to order and consume what he had planned to have for lunch and dinner.

Take a look at the pros and cons of this diet:

Pros

Subway sandwich helps you in limiting calorie intake. (Image via Unsplash/Farhad Ibrahimzade)

You will typically consume just approximately 1,000 calories per day if you strictly adhere to Fogle's description of the Subway diet. You will almost certainly lose weight on a diet with these few calories per day. The lack of cooking, calorie tracking or portion management makes the regimen easy to follow.

Most people can find something they like among the several low-fat sandwiches that Subway offers, which range from vegetarian to black forest ham to chicken teriyaki. Fogle also suggests getting regular exercise and seeing a doctor before starting a diet.

Cons

Less than 1,200 calories per day diets, like the Subway diet, can put you in danger of not getting enough of certain nutrients like protein, calcium or iron. Very low-calorie diets can depress the immune system, increase inclination to gain weight by lowering metabolism and increase risk of heart problems.

To maintain optimal health and prevent disease, the Subway diet might not offer a sufficient range of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and dairy products.