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There are a number of common dieting mistakes that dieters constantly fall for. Most of them are based upon misconceptions about the nutritional value of food and a lack of understanding about how our bodies respond to particular scenarios.

Knowing what these common dieting mistakes are, and how to correct them, will greatly assist any dieter in achieving a healthy weight.

The top two common dieting blunders are directly concerned with the misconceptions about fat in food.

1. Eating Food Labeled as Low Fat

Apart from many low fat natural yoghurts and milks, most food labeled as low fat has additional products added to it to make it seem fatty. Let's face it, fat equals flavor.

To achieve this false fat sensation and add extra flavor, sugars, sodium, emulsifiers and thickeners are added. And, as everybody knows, sugar is jam packed with empty calories, sodium makes you retain water and who knows how many negative affects the many chemical emulsifiers and thickeners have on your health.

2. Cutting Out Fat

A common dieting mistake is to assume that by greatly reducing fat or even trying to eliminate it from your diet, for instance - by embarking upon a salad and fresh fruit only diet - will help you to lose weight.

In the short term, you might lose weight. However, the results will only ever be temporary and your health will suffer.

The fact is healthy unsaturated fats should make up 10/20 percent of all diets. Fat is instrumental in helping the body absorb health giving vitamins and minerals, and also helps it to metabolize food efficiently. For example: Omega 3 fatty acids supplied by fatty fish such as Tuna, Salmon, and Mackerel, not only protects us from many diseases, but also directly helps the body metabolize fat. So, eating fat actually assists in weight loss.

3. Crash and Fad Diets

Crash and Fad diets are only ever meant as a temporary fix. Without exception, both types of diets are nutritionally unbalanced, resulting in your body being starved of necessary vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

On completion of the crash or fad diet, or in the more likely scenario - when you are unable to sustain it anymore, your body begins to crave all of the products you previously denied yourself and unhealthy eating habits are reestablished once more.

4. Expecting Results Too Soon

False expectations are the fast track to dieting failure. Unrealistic goals set you up for feelings of disillusionment and despair.

The fact is, it probably took you years to pile on the weight, so don't

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