Getting the Skinny on Crash Diets with Novant Health

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 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The latest fad diet people are trying out has them eating less than 300 calories a day and walking up to 15 miles!

A journalist tested the diet for himself for four days and lost more than a percentage of his body fat during that time.

Novant Health dietitian Melissa Ray says crash diets can carry health risks ranging from decreased muscle mass to even death!