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Diets
The trend toward healthy living is evident, even the menu at McDonalds is changing to offer healthier choices. People are increasing conscious of what they are putting into their bodies. Many people choose dieting as a way to lose weight.
The good news is that diets work, the bad news is that the results tend to be temporary.
Studies that have been conducted on the effectiveness of various diets, found that in essence many of them work. That is people lose weight, but interestingly they may not be working for the reasons claimed by the originators. The studies showed regardless of which diet participants were following, that they were actually eating fewer calories than they had prior to dieting.
This information tends to reinforce the wisdom that in order to lose weight you must decrease the amount of calories consumed or increase the number of calories burned, or both. You have to eat less and move more.
Here are some summaries of the various diets:
Atkins' Diet
high protein intake
high vegetable intake
reduce carbohydrate intake
no breads and pasta
restricted fruit intake
unlimited fat intake
The Atkin's diet is not a balanced diet. It lacks complex carbohydrates and dairy products. The health risks of a long-term high protein diet have not yet been determined.
Carbohydrate Addict's Dietlow carbohyrate
includes meats, vegetables, fruits, dairy and grains
“reward meals” can be high in fatThe diet includes three meals a day, two with no carbs; the other is a reward meal with a salad, equal parts protein, vegetables and a carb like potatoes, dessert or bread.
The reward meal is to be eaten within 60 minutes.
The 3-Hour Diet
There are no bad foods in this diet
Portion control
Includes candy
The 3-hour diets is more about timing and portion control than it is about specifying what to eat. It recommends eating breakfast within one hour of rising, eating every three hours during the day and no eating for three hours before bedtime.
Dr. Goor's Choose to Lose Restricts fat intake
“Fat” budget to spend how you wish
Unrestricted cabohydrate intake
Includes meat, poultry and seafood
Includes dairy
Includes vegetables, fruits, cereals, bread and pasta
This weight loss plan is fairly healthy, it includes healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as saturated fats.
The DASH Diet
Moderate amounts of fat and protein intake
High carbohydrate.
Follows pyramid food guide
High intake of whole grains
High fruits and vegetables
Low-fat dairy
Primarily designed to lower blood pressure, It may not reduce calories enough to allow for significant weight loss.
D. Ornish's Eat More, Weigh Less
Primarily vegetarian fare
Strictly low-fat
High complex carbohydrates
Low sugar
Moderate non-fat dairy and egg whites
This diet restricts consumption of healthy foods like seafood and lean poultry and does not provide adequate calcium intake.
Eat Right for Your Type
Based on blood type
Varied diets suggested depending on blood type
There is no evidence that blood type affects dietary needs. The diet plans suggested for some blood types are not nutritionally balanced and too low in calories.
The Pritkin Principle
Almost vegetarian
High in fiber
Fruits, vegetables, oatmeal, pasta, soups, salads and low-fat dairy
Limits protein to lean meat, seafood and poultry
The Pritkins principle focuses on the caloric density of food. It recommends eating foods that are nutritious and filling rather that high in calories. It suggests about six meals each day with limited serving sizes.
Volumetrics
Similar to Pritkin
Restricts foods like popcorn, pretzels and crackers
This plan is reasonably healthy, encouraging high consumption of fruits and vegetables and other desirable food and restricting the consumption of undesirable high calorie foods.
The Zone
Moderately low cabohydrate intake
Moderately high on protein intake
Low-fat protein foods like fish and chicken
Vegetables, fruits and grains
The zone diet can be complicated when it comes to calculating the number of zone food blocks you can have each day. However, the simplified recommendation is to divide your plate into three equal sections and fill one section with low-fat protein the size of the palm of your hand and fill the remaining two sections with vegetables and fruit.
Weight Watchers
High carbohydrates
Moderate on fats and proteins
A healthy diet plan allowing the flexibility for dieter to plan their own meals and eat what they choose in moderation.
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