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Why are fad diets so popular? Diets feed our need to be actively doing something. Weighing, measuring, counting whether its calories, exchanges or carbs all give us the feeling of gaining control over our bodies and our weight. In the long run, though, all the measuring and obsession with what, how much and when we eat becomes overwhelming. When we stop living by strictly controlled guidelines set out by other people the latest diet guru the weight comes back.