are willing to try a regimen first promulgated by Dr. Robert Atkins several decades ago-The Diet Martyr‚ which means that a diet low in fat and high in legumes and vegetables helped a person lose weight and stay healthy. (Fishman‚ n.d) Atkins‚ a voracious reader of medical literature‚ decided to conduct an experiment with the low-carbohydrate approach‚
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Trying New Things Marcus Williams Ivy Tech Community College My brother and I are similar in a number of ways‚ but we’re completely opposite in how we feel about trying new things. He resists and often fears it‚ while I crave it. Trying new things has always been beneficial for me in the past. I enjoy exploring and testing my boundaries because you never know what you might like. Although I have to admit I didn’t always live my life by this philosophy‚ a couple years ago was
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I began this class with very little nutritional knowledge. During week one of this class‚ it became evident to me that my eating habits were completely unhealthy. Before taking this course‚ my interpretation of eating right consisted of eating foods that I thought were healthy‚ and basically sticking to that particular meal plan. I started this class coming off of a self-created protein diet plan of my own. My diet plan consisted solely upon eating cereal for breakfast‚ chicken breast‚ white rice
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A healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve health. It is important for lowering many chronic health risks‚ such as obesity‚ heart disease‚ diabetes‚ hypertension and cancer.[1] A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts of all essential nutrients and an adequate amount of water. Nutrients can be obtained from many different foods‚ so there are numerous diets that may be considered healthy. A healthy diet needs to have a balance of macronutrients (fats‚ proteins‚ and carbohydrates)
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INFORMATION Eating a balanced diet means choosing a wide variety of foods and drinks from all the food groups. It also means eating certain things in moderation‚ namely saturated fat‚ trans fat‚ cholesterol‚ refined sugar‚ salt and alcohol. The goal is to take in nutrients you need for health at the recommended levels. Two examples of a balanced eating pattern are the USDA Food Guide at MyPyramid.gov and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH Diet). Both eating patterns emphasize
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The Mediterranean Diet John Q. Student College University Abstract This paper explores the research available on the history‚ nutritional guidelines‚ and health benefits of the Mediterranean diet (Mediet). A ranking in U.S. News (2014) has the Mediet as one of the top three best diets on a scale of short- and long-term weight loss‚ ease of following‚ nutrition‚ safety and performance as diabetes and heart diet. This paper examines these claims against the research available to
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Fad Diets What is a fad diet? A fad diet is a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity. Fad diets are all the rage today. Flip through magazines‚ surf the web or turn the TV on and you will see number of diets promising to help you lose weight in a week or two. However a lot of fad diets aren’t worth trying. They can be very dangerous; trying to lose a lot of weight in short periods of time isn’t the best thing for our bodies and can cause a lot of harm to them. Some major harm that fad
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Gluten Free: An Effective Diet? Devry University Gluten Free: An Effective Diet? Tiffany found out she had Celiac Disease 4 years ago. At the time there was not a lot of information on what Celiac Disease (CD) was. This is a disease that causes a person to have very bad reactions when they ingest wheat‚ barley‚ or rye. When she found out she spent hours and hours trying to research what items had gluten in them and which didn ’t. Most of her efforts were in vain. The major grocery stores
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Nutritional requirements of older people The nutritional needs of elderly people are generally similar to those of younger adults. Recommended daily intakes for micro nutrients as recommended by the Department of Health DRVs (Dietary Reference Values) Nutrient | Recommended daily intake for 50+ years | Calcium (mg) | 700 | Phosphorus (mg) | 550 | Magnesium (mg) | 270 | Sodium (mg) | 1600 | Potassium (mg) | 3500 | Chloride (mg) | 2500 | Iron (mg) | 14.8 | Zinc (mg) | 9 | Copper
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The Atkins Diet: Is it Safe and Effective? People in today ’s society all want to find the perfect solution to their weight problems. They are looking for a diet which would allow them to eat all the foods they love and still loose weight. Dr. Robert Atkins‚ founder of the Atkins Diet‚ devised a diet that allows people to eat such food as fried eggs‚ bacon‚ steak and other high-fat foods as long as they drastically reduced the amount of carbohydrates they consumed. Is this a safe and effective
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