Diet

Low Jeremy asked:


Various studies show that more than two-thirds of all American adults are either obese or morbidly obese. With all the hype on weight loss and weight loss products, it’s no wonder that more and more people who suffer from being overweight become interested into various commercial diet plans and weight loss programs that are available in the market today.

OF DIET AND DIETING

By definition, “dieting” refers to the practice of eating or drinking in a regulated manner in order to achieve a specific short-term objective of gaining and or losing size or weight. “Diet” on the other hand refers to the habit of nutritional consumption and focuses more on a long-term goal.

Studies show that the most common objective of dieting is for a person to lose excess body fat. But, there are also kinds of diet that are prescribed in order to achieve a particular medical objective while some dieting are actually designed and prescribed to increase body fat or add up to muscle weight gain.

Diet is actually categorized into two: the weight-loss diets, which restrict the intake of specific foods or food group in order to reduce body weight and the weight-gain diets, which are usually self-imposed in order to achieve a higher weight class.

Aside from that, special cases also require diets especially when it is related to certain medical conditions. Special diets usually include, exclude, or regulate a set of certain chemicals especially from the foods that contain them.

These special diets are usually given to diabetics to manage the person’s blood sugar levels; epileptics who adhere to Ketogenic Diet; celiac disease patients are advised to take gluten-free diet; people who suffer from being lactose-intolerant are advised to veer away from milk products, kidney disease patients are restricted to eat foods that have high-sodium content while people who suffer from mild hypertension are advised to follow a diet low in fat and sodium and rich in fruits and vegetables.

Other specific types of diet to control weight include low-fat diets, low-carbohydrate diet or Atkins Diet, natural diets that include Paleolithic Diet and Evolution Diet, vegetarian diet, and very low calorie diet. Experts say that different diets are designed to on weight loss and weight gain depending on the person’s need.

THE PROS AND CONS OF DIET AND DIETING

Of all the means of losing weight offered by various companies, weight loss diets have become one of the most popular that overweight people use. This is because these people believe that by taking in regulated amounts of food or veering away from eating foods from a specific food group, they can lose weight easily.

But, little do they know that improper diet and dieting may result to rapid weight loss and can even lead to more serious illnesses due to lack of nutrients absorbed by the body.

Food and nutrition experts say that most obese people who are into strict diet and improper dieting have developed have a long history of dieting failure because they always go back to their usual eating and lifestyle habits.

Experts also agree that although improper diet can lead to severe health cases, it can be powerful tool in losing weight if done properly and administered by authorized health care providers. This is because weight loss diets that are monitored by authorities can evoke commitment, discipline, and dedication to those who are taking the specific diet plan. And if these weight loss diets are administered properly, people who choose weight-loss program can conquer their fear of dieting failure and depression.

Indeed, it will take a huge amount of energy for an obese person to be able to stick to any weight-loss diet or program. Aside from fighting the temptation to go back to their usual way of eating, people who are overweight have large tendencies of becoming violent and defensive in their preference of diet.

Although diet can be an effective means of losing weight, experts say that not all weight loss diets and programs can be successful. This is because some diets target the dieter’s weakness and make them believe that they can eat certain amount of foods when in fact, these can contribute much to their weight gain.

AVOIDING FAD DIETS

To be able to lose weight safely and properly, make sure that you know when the weight loss diet is a fad. Here are some ways to help you spot a fad diet:

- Menu offers extremely limited food choices.

- Cutting out an entire food group.

- The diet asks the dieter to eliminate all fats.

- Promises of ultra-fast weight loss or rapid weight loss.

- It aims to sell a specific weight loss product such as herbal weight loss supplement or pills.

- Weight loss diet claims they are based on unproven science.

- It opposes medical opinions.



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Abhishek Agarwal asked:


Dieting plays an important role in today’s lifestyle. Life today demands a healthy and attractive body. There are a large number of diets available for today’s fitness fanatics. Some of them are well known among the general public and are commonly followed while the others are jealously guarded by the practitioners. The diet designed by Jeorge Cruise, called the three hour diet, is one that is a well kept secret. People are largely skeptic about this diet as it proposes that one can loose weight be actually eating every once in three hours! However this diet is based on a common scientific principle and is one that is here to stay.

The basic idea behind this diet is that the human body needs proper food at regular time intervals. In the absence of this, the body will switch into a ‘starvation mode’. Under this condition the body does not burn the fat as it is supposed to. Instead the extra fat in the body is held on to while the muscles are burnt.

Most diets known to people reduce the food intake to reduce the weight. Hence they leave people feeling hungry constantly thought the day. However the three hour diet does not do this. Instead many have to remind themselves to eat constantly by setting alarms and scheduling regular food breaks. However eating any kind of food will ruin the entire effect of the diet. It is very important to eat the right kinds of food while following this diet. Information on this can be obtained from the book by Jorge Cruise called ‘the three hour diet’. This book gives information on how to make the diet work for different individuals according to their needs and lifestyles. Information on the weight plan and ways to include it in one’s daily routine can also be obtained by signing up online.

The book is the most ideal guide to this diet. It is an encyclopedia of facts, tricks and various tips on following this diet and making sure one sticks to it no matter what. The most important thing to remember is that this diet has to be followed down to the last rule in order to get the desired results. The schedule given by the diet plan must be religiously followed. True followers of this diet must be ready to eat once in every three hours to get the best out of it.

This diet is based on one’s current weight and how much of weight they want to loose in the given time frame. The needs of the human body vary from person to person. This diet takes these needs into consideration to achieve the best results for individuals. To get the best results one must be completely honest while following this diet. People have claimed to loose up to ten pounds in just two weeks immediately after starting on the diet while others have gone on and claimed that as much weight can be lost by sticking to this diet. Many celebrities have followed this diet for glowing results. They have now become fans of this diet and are endorsing it.

This diet like every other diet has its pros and cons. However it is highly effective when followed properly. The follower should have real commitment to achieve the desired results. This diet has completely changed the face of dieting. The results provided by this diet have revolutionized the fitness world. If you are a person who avoids diets because you **** feeling hungry, then this is the diet to change your life.



SHAWN

headveg asked:

We know it’s a plant-based diet, but how much emphasis on starches versus veggies? Two medical giants, John McDougall MD and Joel Fuhrman MD, discuss and debate the question.

JAMAR

Tara Elaine asked:


I’m still nursing my 4 month old son. I still have all this weight from my pregnancy. I want to lose it, but I’m afraid to diet and it effect my son because I’m nursing. Can you diet while nursing?

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Gary Vaughn asked:


The vast majority of people start dieting in order to lose weight. Losing weight can be accomplished in a number of ways. A diet is simply a specific method for accomplishing that task.

When one decides that they need to lose weight, the first thing that must be considered is the reason for wanting to lose weight. Is the weight loss going to be directed at a way to gain better health or is it more of a vanity reason? The reason for dieting is as important as the method used to lose the weight.

If attaining a more healthy lifestyle and striving for better health is the reason, it should not be of any concern how long the dieting takes to achieve the weight loss goal, if in fact there is a goal. If good health is the main objective, length of time should not be an issue because the diet should simply be a part of a life-style change in which the dieting change would be a long-term part of the life-style anyway.

If, on the other hand, vanity is the reason and the dieting person is hell bent on losing a significant amount of weight in a short period of time in order to fit into an object of clothing or simply to look great at the class reunion in a month, the method chosen for dieting will be completely different and, most likely, quite unhealthy.

Long term lifestyle type diets are usually of the type that occur in small increments of weight loss and continue as exercise is slowly increased and more healthy food, in smaller portions is consumed. These are usually quite simple diets that don’t cause a significant amount of suffering as long as the dieting person is committed to the long-term goals.

The vanity type diet is usually a quick but very self-denying diet in which the dieting person eats very little or eats foods that do not tempt the pallet as far as taste or attractiveness go. Often, very large amounts of water are incorporated into these diets and most people do not drink enough water to begin with. When they are confronted with the need to increase their water intake significantly, they hesitate or they are not very compliant. Water, when one is not thirsty, simply does not taste very good.

The vanity diet also usually requires a substantial increase in activity in the form of exercise and most people have a strong aversion to that form of activity.

There are also diets that are not in either the lifestyle change nor the vanity dieting lists but are really a forced lifestyle change that is completely necessary for the dieting person to continue to live. Once such diet is the diabetic diet. If one ignores their diabetes and continues to eat large amounts of carbohydrates, as most Americans do, they will eventually suffer serious health deterioration. So, the necessary-for-life diets are not the ones we are really concerned with in this article.

There are a number of different diets available for each of the non-necessity diets. The basic lifestyle change diet has already been described though some of the latter day fad diets are also appropriate for long-term dieting if the person doing the dieting is indeed dedicated to the lifestyle change. Some specific fad diets that would work for this person are the Atkins or low-carb diet, The Zone diet or the South Beach diet.

The extreme vanity diet person can also use the low carb diet for fast weight loss or they can try starvation or if they really want to lose weight fast and suffer a bit more but at least retain some type of decent health, they can attempt the Lemonade Diet.

The lemonade diet is highly effective but is more a fast than a diet and a special mixture of water, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and syrup are required. One must be highly dedicated to losing weight for this diet to work as no food is allowed for a period of at least ten days and the Lemonade dieter will feel worse before they feel like a million dollars. The diet is extremely effective for losing ten pounds or more in ten days though. The added benefit of this diet is that it does a thorough job of cleaning the colon.

Each one of the above mentioned diets should be highly suspect and not just accepted for it’s reputation or the current fad. One who is considering dieting should, at the very least, buy the book that is written about the diet in order to learn how the diet works with the body and effects the different body systems. Each of the authors has a lot of information included in their book about these concerns.

The main point of this article is to point out to anyone who is considering dieting that they should be very careful and choose a diet that meets their goals and health concerns. Don’t blindly go into any diet without knowing how it’s supposed to effect you, what you’re supposed to eat while on the diet, how much weight you are expected to lose in a specific period of time and what are the benefits and health concerns that attach to that diet.

In fact, it is a very good idea to discuss any diet plans with your health care professional prior to starting or even considering one of the above diets.



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Diets In Review asked:


There are thousands upon thousands of weight-loss products available today. It seems the weight-loss industry is growing by leaps and bounds. How do you know which pill will really work for you? Well, you can turn to Alli. Alli is the first FDA-approved over-the-counter diet pill—and it is absolutely not a fad diet pill.

The pill, from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, promotes a healthier lifestyle by teaching you that the best route to weight loss involves eating healthy food and getting the exercise you need. Alli is not a shortcut to weight loss that will leave you gaining fifteen pounds once you stop taking it—Alli is meant for long-term weight loss results.

Alli helps you lose weight by blocking 25% of the fat you consume from being digested. As a result, Alli can help you lose 50% more weight than you would be able to with dieting alone. All it takes is a single pill with every meal!

It is important that when taking Alli, you consume a healthy diet, as continuation with a high-fat diet can result in inconvenient side effects including flatulence and rectal discharge as the drug acts to reduce the amount of fat stored to your body. This, however, is great motivation to stay on the right path of a healthy diet and exercise.

The Alli weight-loss plan also includes an individually tailored online plan that will help you safely and gradually lose weight. . The plan is designed for you to use alongside the pills to provide the support you need to achieve your weight-loss goals. The Alli starter kit also comes with helpful reference guides so that you have every tidbit of weight-loss information right at your fingertips.

Alli is a sensible approach to weight loss that focuses on your long-term health and success. If you’re considering trying Alli, you should be sure you’re ready to make a commitment to change your diet and exercise habits and to live your life in a new, healthier way.



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Jeff Behar asked:


Dr. Arnot is the pioneer in organizing the findings of world’s best scientist’s and dieticians into a complete and effective weight control system in the form of a book called Dr. Bob Arnot’s Revolutionary Weight Control Program. This new program gives significance on the choice of right food to eat. Dr. Robert Arnot was the medical correspondent of NBC News and has good knowledge in the scientific details on weight control.

How Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet Works

Curbing your hunger is the key to healthy eating habit. With Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet  you will be eating small, frequent meals to avoid getting hungry. You won’t be counting calories or cutting out entire categories of food, but you will be cutting down your overall food intake by eating small meals.  Exercise is also added to enhance the food plan. Exercise can help burn calories and make you slimmer.

Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet Meal Plan

Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet does not give any importance to calorie level in food and does not exclude any single group of food. Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet doesn’t give direct advice on meal plans or recipes. Instead, Arnot suggests following the suggestions of the Asian and Mediterranean style diets.

With Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet you’ll eat more frequently, and also smaller meals. The Arnot’s Revolutionary Dietfood plan consists of three meals and three snacks each day - breakfast, lunch, dinner and a small snack between each. The Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet suggests consuming “hard” foods, foods that are either tough to chew or slow to be absorbed. Examples of suggested hard foods are beans, lettuce, celery, low-fat or non-fat dairy, and cantaloupe.

According Arnot’s revolutionary diet you should eat before you are hungry. Then, according to the Arnot diet, you will eat the right foods, avoid cravings, and stop bad food choices. It claims your pounds will melt away when you add foods that reduce hunger, improve your mood, decrease your glucose (sugar) load, and increase your nutrition.

What Food is Allowed in Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet

You are allowed moderate amounts of carbohydrates, dairy, fruits, vegetables and meat or protein. You’ll also be able to indulge in limited amounts of alcohol. Incorporate plenty of fiber like unsweetened cereals, beans, lentils and peas in your diet.

Food Items Recommended by  Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet



Hard vegetables such as chinese cabbage and celery.

Hard fruits such as grapefruit.

Hard protein such as egg whites or low-fat or non-fat dairy foods.

High fiber carbohydrates such as whole grains.

High fiber carbohydrates such as beans



What Food is Not Allowed in Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet

The  Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet doesn’t allow eating any appetite stimulating white foods like bread, pasta, or potatoes. Dieters are urged to choose foods that are not processed and contain no added fats, sugar, or salt. Fat rich food like nuts, oils and butter should be avoided.

Additional Suggested Health Benefits of Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet

The hard food in the diet will lower cholesterol, reduces heart disease, protects against ****** cancer and colon cancer. It provides essential fatty acids for healthy skin and the development of body cells.

The plant chemicals that have disease preventive properties protect our cells and reduce the risk of developing certain  types of cancer.

Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet promotes exercise to improve the food plan. The Arnot’s Revolutionary Dietsuggests both “fat-ripping” and “building a fat-burning engine” (muscle building) exercise. With all this ripping and burning, you’re sure to look thinner.

Potential Risks of Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet

No real risks in practicing Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet. The diet is a sensible one, and can result in many health benefits, vs. eating poorly.

What the Experts Say About Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet

In the book ”The ****** Cancer Prevention Diet” by Dr. Bob Arnot, he claimed that adopting a diet rich in soy, flaxseed and fish oils can prevent ****** cancer. It has been soundly denounced by ****** cancer researchers and patient advocates alike.

Dr. Arnot is not wrong in suggesting that diet plays an important role in reducing the risk of cancer, including ****** cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that diet is a primary factor in a third of cancer deaths. That estimate is derived from thousands of studies of people worldwide and is supported by findings in laboratory cell cultures and animal experiments.

These studies suggest that a reorientation of American eating habits — to emphasize fruits, vegetables and whole grains while minimizing red meats, total fat and especially saturated fats and alcohol — can significantly reduce the likelihood of developing colon cancer, colorectal cancer, ****** cancer, bladder cancer, stomach cancer, esophagus cancer, mouth cancer, and throat cancer. 

Caution should be taken regarding any diet being called a anti-cancer diet. As Fran Visco, president of the National ****** Cancer Coalition put it, ”There is no ****** cancer prevention diet,” and the basis for Dr. Arnot’s assertion is too flimsy to warrant a radical dietary shift based on diet. As Fran Visco, president of the National ****** Cancer Coalition put it, ”There is no ****** cancer prevention diet,” and the basis for Dr. Arnot’s assertion is too flimsy to warrant a radical dietary shift based on diet.

Bottom Line Regarding Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet

Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet is based on healthy eating habits and it contains many helpful recommendations regarding eating and exercise. Following Arnot’s Revolutionary Diet will help keep you healthy in the long-run.



JEWELL

Diets In Review asked:


The Nutrisystem diet is created to take the guesswork out of dieting, eliminate time consuming shopping and preparation, and allows for convenient weight loss. Based on the Glycemic Index, which measures the quality of carbohydrates and their impact on blood sugar levels, this program creates delicious, prepackaged, and ready to eat meals that are delivered right to your doorstep. No more grocery lists, pre-planning, and stressing over what to eat. Nutrisystem takes the hassle away from dieting and allows you to focus on reaching your weight loss target.

For many dieters, stress and busy schedules often get in the way of successful weight loss. When we are pressed for time or faced with too many choices, we often make poor eating decisions. Nutrisystem offers a list of prepackaged foods for breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, and desert. Simply click on what foods on the list appeal to you and Nutrisystem brings the meals to you. No more counting calories, weighing, or measuring what you eat. Just click and enjoy.

The meal plan is based on low-fat foods and a balanced diet from the Food Guide Pyramid. Whether you enjoy pastas, sweets, salads, rice, or meats, Nutrisystem includes a wide variety of meals for whatever you crave. Combined with an exercise plan, this program provides optimum weight loss results while relieving the stress of dieting.

For those that choose not to eat the prepackaged foods for every meal, Nutrisystem provides healthy guidelines for grocery shopping and food preparation. No matter what you choose, by following the Nutrisystem program, you will be on your way to making healthy eating choices and losing weight.



JACKSON