Uncovering the Truth: Fad Diets Uncovering the Truth: Fad Diets Longing for perfection has always been the driving force behind the development of civilization and the inventive spirit of the human being. We want to be perfect in every aspect of our lives: family‚ work‚ wealth‚ appearance and health. Lately society has turned its attention on appearance and health. With shows like Biggest Loser‚ a reality television series that follows overweight people learning to
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Introduction The South Beach Diet‚ which originated with Dr. Arthur Agatston‚ a cardiologist‚ began as a response to the growing rate of heart disease patients in the United States. He found that many of the fad diets were focused on high carbohydrates‚ which were not affecting the type of weight loss needed to reduce heart disease. The center‚ or heart of the diet‚ is focused on healthy lifestyle living‚ and maintenance around nutritional choices. The South Beach diet focuses on three phases: Phase
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delight to watch a turtle gliding happily in an aquarium. If you own a pet turtle or would like to keep one as a pet‚ it is important that you make yourself familiar with his eating habits and give him a well balanced and healthy diet. A turtle that eats a healthy diet leads a disease free and longer life. Turtles are omnivorous which means they can eat plants‚ vegetables as well as meat with equal ease. Aquatic turtles like to eat more meat than vegetables whereas terrestrial ones love vegetables
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then you might want to consider the Ketogenic diet. The diet has been around for a long time and was once used to treat patients with epileptic or seizure problems‚ especially among young kids. Nowadays‚ the diet has lost its popularity with the advent of prescription drugs that treat the health problem. The diet however is used by many dieters around the world because of its efficacy and although diets have its side effects‚ knowing about the diet and following the rules can help one lose weight
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lose a few pounds rapidly on a crash diet – but you can also put your health at risk. Is it worth it? It depends on your goal. If you just need to lose a few pounds to fit into your wedding dress or look good in a bikini on your summer vacation‚ you could make that happen with one of these diets without too much risk. But a healthier alternative would be to plan ahead for such events and follow a better diet to lose the weight over time. Following one of these diets for long-term weight loss is a recipe
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Ketosis diet plans‚ also known as ketogenic diets‚ feature food plans that are surprisingly low in carbs. One’s body is dependent upon carbs‚ as you likely know‚ as a significant energy source. As your body processes carbohydrate foods their energy is released and is required for your body to function properly. Whenever you limit your consumption of carbs your system has no energy to burn‚ which would essentially mean you die. Even so‚ your body is smart. When your body is fighting for carbohydrates
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A ‘fad diet’ is a diet that promises dramatic weight loss‚ which results in a short period of time. These diets usually remove all food groups and due to this do not actually provide the essential nutrients that we need for our everyday lives. These diets do not result in long-term weight loss and are a very unhealthy way of loosing weight. Fad diets are very intriguing because they all promise a quick fix. Nutritionists are concerned about fad diets because they can cause symptoms like dehydration
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McKibben‚ eating local farm products is a better choice for environmental reasons. This point of view prompts me to evaluate the pros and cons of food selection and sources in my current diet. Am I making the right choices for a sustainable life? Before answering this question‚ I will describe what I usually eat. My diet consists of a mixture of homemade or fast foods. On a typical school day‚ for breakfast‚ I drink a cup of coffee at Starbucks which accompanied by a delicious bread produced by Franz
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Fad Diets: Look Before You Leap Food Insight‚ March 1‚ 2000 No‚ says Diane Quagliani‚ RD‚ a spokesperson for The American Dietetic Association. "Fad diets are a short-term‚ quick-fix approach to weight loss that don’t work over the long haul. These diets tend to over-promise results but don’t deliver. Food choices are often monotonous‚ and caloric intake may be very restricted‚ so that once the novelty wears off‚ so does the motivation to continue." Even the
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Diets have become so popular nowadays that you’ll hear people doing: vegetarian diets‚ Paleo diets‚ gluten free diets and you’ll even hear of some bizarre ones like the cookie diet! However‚ by observing my needs‚ I figured that I should most likely follow a diet that leads to muscle growth and that diet doesn’t have a particular name but can be called the “eat to gain weight/muscle diet”. To explain my choice‚ the main reason why I would like to do this diet is because my future occupation‚ which
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