Which Diet Is The Fairest Of Them All
The question of which weight loss diet is the best reminds one of an old children’s bedtime story. The fairly tale goes on about a self-infatuated, envious queen mother who had in her possession a magic mirror. The mirror could tell the most beautiful.
One time on imploring of the mirror, who was the fairest of them all, the mirror had the audacity to name some pretty girl named after the winters precipitation and its colour; albeit that Snow White was unaware of her crowning beauty.
Like the murderous plot that follows in the story so it is with claims and counter claim of which is the best diet. Each diet proposes superiority as it beats-down on others. However as different diet proponents jostle to take the crown of “the weight loss diet”, science seems to be particularly oblivious of exclusively of any diet. Research indicates that it is unlikely that any one diet is optimal for all overweight persons. Different diets have their different comparative advantage. As such one diet would be more effective to some people and be ineffective to others.
For example, a low carb diet enthusiast might hold to the notion that nothing cuts body fat like fried chicken breast. Indeed studies have shown high protein high fat diets like Atkins and South Beach diets results to improved levels of triglycerides and also result to weight loss. It also has shown that some individuals are able to stay on these kinds of diet and result to large amounts of weight loss due to high satiety.
By the way, high satiety is one of the strongest selling points of a diet like Atkins. Since weight loss diets involve calorie reduction often it comes with reduced amounts of food. With stomach used to being full, diets can result to excruciating hunger pangs.
However if you are a bread lover the high protein high fat diets has shown to be punitive. People with a taste for carbohydrates will tend to lose interest with the diet in time.
Similarly reduce glycemic load diets like the now famous G.I diet has shown to be effective in mitigating Type 2 diabetes, which often accompanies obesity, and also results to weight loss.
Even the more drastic Very Low Calories Diet (VLCD) has shown to be effective in resulting to weight loss. But a word of caution with VLCDs; it is best administered by a qualified physician who understand what they are doing physiologically and nutritionally. This means that evidence on VCLD is not a vote for cabbage soup diet.
Other diets like the Mediterranean diet have also shown similar positive results in weight loss as the more acceptable conventional diet.
The conventional diet includes reducing calorie intake by 500Kcal- 1000Kcal a day. This results to one to two pound of weights loss a week. 55% of the energy should be from carbohydrates, 15% from proteins and 30% from fats.
Without a one fits all diet, if seems best to design a weight loss diet based on individual needs, conditions and preference in a healthy and safe manner. Obesity is a result of several factors. Individualizing helps one to tackle the factors relevant to them making a diet and the whole weight loss plan effective.
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March 6th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Low Fat Foods DON'T WORK.
You cannot lose weight using Low Fat Diets. Low fat foods have been popular for more than 15 years, but yet our society is getting more overweight as each year passes. This fact alone should tell you that eating a purely low fat menu is not the answer to losing weight.
Low Calorie Diets DON'T WORK.
You won't lose weight using a Low Calorie Dieting Plan either. In fact, eating low calories is the worst thing that you can do to your body, since that will only slow down your body's fat burning engine and ruin all chances of losing weight (low calorie diets may allow a few pounds of weight loss for the first few days, but then after that all weight loss comes to a halt — known as a dieting plateau). You can never get slim by starving yourself.
Low Carb Plans DON'T WORK.
You'll probably find it extremely difficult to get slim using a Low Carb Dieting Plan. Low carb diets have recently become popular over the last couple years, but the problem with low carb menus is that they are too strict and TOO HARD TO FOLLOW for average people. Low carb menus tend to rob your body of too much energy (carbohydrates) and make it nearly impossible to remain on the program for very long. This is why so many dieters find it difficult to follow a strict low carbohydrate menu.
What about Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig Dieting Plans?
Weight loss programs such as Weight Watchers (and Jenny Craig) usually involve slower dieting progress over a longer period of time, since such programs generally promise only 2-3 pounds of weight loss per week. Also, programs such as Jenny Craig usually involve buying special meals and/or dietary supplements during the initial phases of the program. While some people may like these types of dietary programs, we prefer a dieting plan which focuses on faster weight loss, such as the Accelerated Fat Burning Program.
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March 6th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
March 7th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
The best, healthiest, and long-term diet & exercise plan is eating properly and exercising regularly. This means following your country's food guide. Generally, they recommend 8-10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day (one serving being half a cup); 1 to 2 of meat & eggs, including soy products (one serving about the size of your fist or one egg); 6 to 12 of grains, choosing whole grains over white bread products (one serving is one slice of bread); 2 to 4 of dairy (one serving being about a cup). In terms of exercise, aim for at least 20 minutes of exercise a day that gets your heart rate up – i.e., jogging, running up stairs, brisk walking, etc.