Can pineapple diet help you lose weight?

When trying to lose weight quickly, people turn to fad diets that promise fast results using questionable methods

According to Lovneet Batra, a nutritionist, one such fad diet is the 'pineapple diet' that has been used to shed excess body fat

"But do you know following the pineapple-only diet can be dangerous and put you at risk of developing significant side effects?" she wrote on her Instagram account

As per her, the diet can make you extremely hungry, irritable, and tired because pineapple is very acidic. It might bother your stomach, especially if that’s all you are eating for an entire day and you may also feel nauseated or experience diarrhoea

There may be side effects like dizziness, passing out, headaches, hunger pains, insomnia, and weakness because pineapple contains less than one gram of protein and fat per cup and lacks many vitamins and minerals, which can further lead to nutrient deficiencies

Additionally, extremely high amounts of bromelain (an enzyme found in pineapple) can cause skin rashes, vomiting, diarrhoea, and excessive menstrual bleeding