WHICH IS THE BEST WAY TO

Lose Weight?THE TOP DIETS EXPLAINED FOR AN INFORMED DIET CHOICE

STEVE SYMESMedical PublisherIPPTS Associates

steve@ipptsassociates.co.ukhttp://ipptsassociates.co.uk

WHICH IS THE BEST WAY TO LOSE

WEIGHT?

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Which is the Best Way toLose Weight?

Table of Contents

Introduction 2

2. How to Choose from the Diet Plan Muddle4

3. What is Your Goal in Dieting? 6

4. Are Diets Healthy or Harmful? 8

5. The Mediterranean Diet – a Diet that is Not

a Diet 10

6. Eating to Feel Full 12

7. What is the Acai Diet? 13

8. Is Dieting Really the Answer? 15

9. The Basic Paleo Diet 17

10. Why Diets May be Dangerous 19

11. The HCG Diet Explained 21

12. Who Needs a Gluten Free Diet? 23

13. Why the Vegan Diet is Considered Strict25

14. Low Carb Diet – Safe or Not? 26

15. Pros and Cons of the High Protein Diet 28

16. How about a Diet for Diabetics? 30

Conclusion 32

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Introduction

So, which is the best way to lose weight?

Unfortunately, I have to tell you that there isno single best way to lose weight. People puton the pounds for a wide range of reasons,and their body make-up also varies. Inaddition to that, the actions which people willbe willing to take also varies enormouslybetween individuals. Where one person maybe willing to start a diet plan which requires abig change to their eating habits, and keep toit, others will drop out and fail a system whichwould otherwise have achieved great resultsfor them. For those people a less demandingdiet plan and maybe less rapid results mightbe better.

With this in mind we hope that you willappreciate that in the quest for the best wayfor YOU to lose weight, there really is noalternative to carry out some research andreading about the best and most popularweight loss plans and diets around, beforeyou decide on the one which you think will be

best for you.

That is why we have written this ebook foryou – to make it easy for you to find the bestway to lose weight for your body and lifestylepreferences.

This ebook is a complete answer to your task.Read it carefully and you WILL have theanswer.

So, read on and you will find out:

1. How to Choose from the Diet Plan Maze:Yes. There is such an awe inspiring selectionthese days that it has become a maze whichtakes care to navigate through. Read thisand find out how to recognize a good dietplan from the mediocre, and the hyped-upscams.

2. What goal is in Dieting? Know yourself anddefine your goal in some detail and you will get more enjoyment from your successesbe much more likely to stick to the dietyou choose.

3. Are Diets Healthy or Harmful? Be able toquickly assess which diets are good foryou and which might actually be harmful.

4. Learn that the often quoted"Mediterranean Diet" is not really a "singlediet", but as the diets of the Mediterraneancountries vary so much, is more to do withhealthy diets from that part of the world, andhow you decide which the best ones are.

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5. "Eating to Feel Full" is a chapter whichgets to the root cause why people so oftenfail in their dieting. Don't miss reading thisone!

6. Find out about the ever popular Acai Diet,and the advantages of his amazing food

7. But, wait a minute! Stop and think whilereading this chapter: "Is Dieting Really theAnswer?". This is where we get you to judgeupon your real aims in the quest for aslimmer you.

8. We explain the Basic Paleo Diet and howpeople are going back in time to find theirweight loss solution.

9. Now, despite our earnest wish to help youin your search for weight loss, we want tobe quite clear that care is needed whendieting, so we have written this chapter on "Why Diets May be Dangerous".

10. The HCG Diet recently burst on thescene as a brand new concept. Surely, byusing a hormone which would make us fellless hungry the problem of hunger leads us tocheat on our diets would be a thing of thepast? Find out what we really think about

this in our chapter on the HCG dietsavailable.

11. Some people are suffering from a specificsensitivity to many of the foods we eat, butdon't even realize it. Could this beyou? Read: "Who Needs a Gluten FreeDiet?" and you'll know.

12. The Vegan diet was one of the first ofmany, and has many devotees. It is not aneasy diest to keep to, and that's why werecommend you read the chapter about "Whythe Vegan Diet is Considered Strict".

13. Learn about the popular "Low Carb Diet"and whether it is really safe or not, and stripaway any confusion in your mind caused by conflicting stories you read about lowcarb diets.

14. Once you have read the previous chapter,you will want to learn the Pros and Cons ofthe High Protein Diet, which is covered inthat chapter.

15. Finally, last but not least, learn aboutdiets for diabetics.

2. How to Choose from the Diet Plan

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Muddle

Many people worldwide jump on thebandwagon of trying to look as slim andbeautiful as their favorite celebs. They worryabout a few inches on their waist or hips andtry diet after diet to make themselvesslimmer. Even more people are actually veryobese or overweight and do occasionally tryto diet to correct their problem, but often withdismal lack of success. Then there are thepeople who are always on the lookout for amagic pill or a diet that will make them slimovernight or in a short time period. Naturallyenough, they too usually meet with failure.

A lot of companies capitalize on the desire ofthe people to get back into shape to look slimand sexy like those Hollywood celebrities.The internet is full of diet plans that makeridiculous claims to allure people to buy them.It is indeed a tough job to make sense of adiet plan unless you happen to be a doctor ora nutritionist as many plans use medicaljargon. If you are overweight and interested indiet plans you may have becomeoverwhelmed as to just which diet plan youshould undertake. When there is so muchchoice the situation becomes even more

confusing. But here is one piece of goodadvice:

Do not fall prey to aggressive advertisingof a diet plan

It is one thing discovering the need to loseweight and to get back into shape andentirely different thing to have a clearknowledge of how to begin and where to turnto. There are myriad plans to confuse alayman and he often goes by the popularity ofa diet plan or the recommendation of a friendor a relative who has already made use of adiet plan. There are far too many confusingvoices pulling the mind of a person indifferent directions. There are theadvertisements of magic pills and a magicfruit doing it all for you with all you arerequired to do is to pop them once a day tostay slim and trim.

Do not make the mistake made bythousands before you

There are thousands if not millions, of peoplewho have paid and then felt dejected as theycould not find the right path through the mazeof calorie counting and all the related advicethat has become customary with all the dietplans sold on the internet these days. Peoplefeel cheated as they did exactly what theywere required to do by their respective dietplans. They counted the calories, restrictedthe food items, and even exercised in the wayand manner in which they were asked in theirdiet plan. Yet they could not achieve theweight loss goals they had in their mindswhen they invested in the plan.

No single diet plan can work for all people

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One thing that people fail to appreciate is thatall of them are unique as they have differentgenetic makeup and dispositions towardsfood items. There are a lot of people sufferingfrom various medical conditions. Imagine aperson suffering from high blood pressure ordiabetes expecting to lose weight in the sameway as a normal healthy individual. It is a factthat nearly all diet plans are made bynutritionists keeping in mind the requirementsof normal people and it would be foolhardy toexpect same results in all individuals.

The promises made by diet plans make usexcited initially and we readily do things aswe are directed. But soon the initial euphoriais over and the user finds the counting ofcalories and the restrictive food list bit toomuch to follow. If the results are visible, it isbearable but it is when the user finds thatdespite his best efforts, he is not sheddingextra fat that he becomes desperate.

Get a mentor

It is a good idea to have someoneknowledgeable become your mentor andguide you through the maze of diet plans.This is because your mentor will understandwhere you stand and where you want to be atthe end of the diet plan. He will also knowyour body and its needs and requirementsand will recommend a diet plan that is tailormade to work for you. If you are obese thismentor should be a healthcare practitioner.

A doctor will be able to guide you to the bestdiet plan for your needs while keeping acheck on your overall health to ensure thatthe diet does not have any ill-effects on yourbody.

3. What is Your Goal in Dieting?

Most people would simply say that their goalin dieting was to lose weight, but when youlook at the specifics there are often manydifferent types and degrees of goals indieting. Some people just want to loseenough weight to fit into their favorite dress orfor a special occasion such as a wedding.Others diet so that they will feel moreenergetic. Still others want to find a diet sothat they can look prettier or show theirmuscles more.

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A large proportion of the population seems tobe in search for that best diet plan that willmake them healthy and fit. We are living intimes when we have little time for anything,including the diet that we want because it willwork miracles for us. So busy are our livesthat we seem to hardly find some time forworkouts and exercise. In a scenario like this,going to bed late at night and rushing to officein the morning along with having a poor dietmakes matters worse for us.

It is heartening to see the increasing healthand dieting awareness among people. Theyare motivated to lose fat and to get back intoshape. More and more people are waking upto the dangers of poor diet coupled withsocial drinking and smoking. If you are one ofthe millions of people who have made uptheir minds to get into action by sticking to agood diet tailor made for your requirements,you must at least have the goals of your dietclearly spelt out in your mind.

The Internet is a treasure house full of dietplans

The Internet has emerged as the best sourcefor those looking for various diet plans basedupon their age, gender, and weight loss

goals. There are many bodybuildingchampions and gym experts trying to teachpeople about the efficacy of their diet plan. Itbecomes a dilemma as one finds more dietplans for weight loss than he needs. Differentpeople have different expectations from theirdiet plans. However, whatever the reason forstarting a particular diet is, the fact remainsthat people expect their plans to be super fastand efficient. They want to get visible resultsin a short time period.

It is easy to fall in the nets of internetmarketers and buy a diet plan just because itseems to be in all places and because it isdescribed as the number one diet plan inrecent times. But you must keep in mind thatno diet plan is perfect and can meet therequirements of all people. Thus there is no

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perfect diet plan for all people as they havedifferences in their genetic makeup andgenetic predispositions. The different bodieshave different reactions to food items. Thereis difference in the way people feel afterhaving consumed them.

Match the plan to your own specific goals

You must decide on a particular diet plan onlyafter taking a good look at your requirementsand then matching them to the objectives ofthe diet. There can be a yawning gapbetween what a plan can do for you and whatyou actually want to accomplish. A diet candrastically change depending upon your finalgoal which is why you must have a clearvision of your goal.

Do you want to have a great body thatlooks stunning in swimwear?Do you want to look and feel confident?Do you want to get a cure for an ailment?Do you want to adopt a diet in order toimprove your performance in a sport?Do you want to lose weight and fat?Do you want to gain weight?Do you want to have a muscular body?Do you want a combination of any of thesegoals?

These are some goals that are general innature. One can also have very specific goalsin mind like reducing their waistline by 3-4inches, losing 25 pounds of weight,increasing the chest by 5 inches, and so on.Some people might even expect their diet tobe able to reduce cholesterol levels for themwhile there are some who take up a diet tostay away from cardiovascular disease.

You can have a plan customized to suityour objectives

In general, diets are for three main objectives;to gain weight and build muscle, to loseweight or to maintain or improve the weightyou have achieved. No diet needs to beadhered to 100% all the time. You can alter adiet to suit your specific needs by adding ortaking away certain food items or amounts.This can more easily be done once you haveestablished the actual reason and goal of thediet for you personally.

4. Are Diets Healthy or Harmful?

While the word diet usually refers to thecombination of foods that we eat normally, ithas also come to mean a certain regimen offood that contains restriction of certain foodgroups in order to aid weight loss. Manypeople follow various diets in order to loseweight, while a few too thin people diet inorder to gain weight.

Dieting is not new and people have beenusing this way to control the intake of certainfood items for ages. But the craze forreducing one’s weight to look more attractiveand sexy has become a passion and thisrage has given birth to dozens of different

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diets that claim to produce fast results.However, it is a fact that not all diets aresuitable for all individuals. A more importantquestion is whether all of these diets arehealthy or not. This is being discussed inforums and dieticians and nutritionists arebeing asked regularly. Let us find out thetruth.

We are all aware of the importance of thefood we eat for our body. Various food itemsprovide the vitamins and minerals required bythe body to keep functioning. Food items alsoprovide our bodies with energy and protein togrow and survive. When we start a diet, weare often depriving our body of essentialnutrients. In the initial stages of dieting ourbody does not get the fuel it needs forsurvival which makes it draw energy from thestored fat but in the later stages, there can bea breakdown of the body’s own musclescausing lots of problems.

Even the diet considered best may not behealthy for your body

With the passage of time, the desire to be inshape and to look attractive and young hasbecome stronger than ever before. It is thisdesire that has given birth to new andinnovative ways to lose weight fast. Peopleuse them to be able to wear one size smallerdresses. How a dieting method becomesmost successful and ‘the best ever’ issomething that is very intriguing indeed. Butthe fact of the matter is that today one canfind dozens of different diets all promising tobe the most effective and to produce visibleresults in the shortest possible time.

One simple fact behind all dieting plans isthat they make the metabolism of the bodyfaster so that it burns more calories than it

can consume. What many dieters fail torealize is that the body needs a minimumnumber of calories every day to keepperforming in an optimal fashion. Thisminimum intake of calories for an adult manis around 2250 calories while it is 1940calories for adult women. This difference of300 calories between a man and a woman isdue to differences in their metabolism andalso because of the differences in their bodymakeup.

Diets force bodies to accept changes incalorific intake in a drastic fashion

The problem with nearly all the diets on theinternet (and also those that are being soldthrough books offline) is that they force thebody of an individual to accept drasticchanges in the calorific intake and the typesof foods that are allowed to be consumed.This may seem normal, but actually thisinduces headaches, nausea, and a feelingthat something is wrong somewhere. Mostpeople in their excitement of trying to reachtheir goal forget about the basic needs oftheir body.

In many cases while a person may be usingthe help of a diet to get back into shapethinking he is obese and needs to diet, thereal culprit is his total lack of exercise. Inother cases, only minor changes need to bemade in the diet of a person to let him loseweight and get back into shape. In theirdesire to earn more, people have become sobusy that they have forgotten that their bodiesneed a little bit of exercise. And when itcomes to exercise one is not asked to run amarathon or do 100 sit-ups. Cycling to workand walking to take the kids to school aresimple exercises that can keep a person ingreat shape.

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So if you are looking for a diet that will notmake you unhealthy, keep away from faddiets and choose sensible eating habits thatlimit the amount of sugar and fats you have.In this way you won’t be at risk from anunhealthy diet.

5. The Mediterranean Diet – a Dietthat is Not a Diet

The Mediterranean diet has attracted moreattention recently. Many diets are popularwith people for their ability to keep the dietershealthy and in good shape and one such dietis the Mediterranean Diet, a diet that istraditional for the people of Southern Europe.People in countries such as France, Greece,Italy, and so on eat this diet, though in realityit is not the same in each country. Nor can itbe said to be a diet in the strictest sense ofthe word.

It is really the fact that people living along thecoast of the Mediterranean have long andhealthy lives has made people take notice ofthis way of eating. It is also a fact that peopleliving in Mediterranean countries have muchless incidence of ailments like cancer andheart diseases.

There is no Mediterranean diet per se

To be precise, there is no singleMediterranean diet as Greeks eat foods thatare different from those consumed by thepeople in Italy. The cuisine of France andSpain is also different. But there seems to bea common thing connecting the foods ofthese Mediterranean countries. All therecipes have an emphasis on fruits, olive oil,beans, nuts and whole grains. The use ofherbs to give flavor to recipes is another

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major characteristic. These people eat fishand seafood once or twice a week. They alsoseem to enjoy dairy and poultry productswhile they have red meats, wines and sweetsonly on special occasions.

It was Dr. Ancel Keys who popularized theMediterranean diet in the 70’s though it wasnot until 1990’s that people all over the worldrealized the potential of this diet. It could beused to lose weight and to live a healthy life.Olive oil, one of the major ingredients in theMediterranean diet, is known to lower theblood sugar and cholesterol levels, therebyhelping patients who suffer fromhypertension. The people of theMediterranean countries consume red winewhile those in other countries prefer beer.Red wine is known to contain flavonoids.These are active antioxidants that clean thebody from toxins.

One can see the benefits by comparingthe Mediterranean population withAmerican people

When one makes a comparison betweenAmerican people and those living along theMediterranean coast, it becomes clear that aMediterranean diet helps to prevent manytypes of lifestyle diseases such as type 2diabetes, cancer, heart diseases,Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and so on. Talkingof benefits, there is obviously a longerlifespan, lower risk of high blood pressure,and lower risk of becoming overweight. Thisis evident if one looks across the populationof the Mediterranean countries.

The healthy effects of the Mediterranean diethave been the subject of research and therehave been a lot of studies to analyze thisparticular diet and to verify the claims made

by experts about the diet. It has been foundto be a balanced diet promoting good healthand keeping weight under control, apart fromreducing the risks of several diseases.However, it would be wrong to attribute all thehealth benefits to the Mediterranean dietalone as there is a clear difference betweenthe lifestyles of the people living along theMediterranean coast and those living on theAmerican continent. In fact, theMediterranean diet has been described bysome as more of a lifestyle that makes goodtaste meet good health.

What is amazing is that different countriesalong the Mediterranean enjoy different dietsthat are dependent upon the availability offoods and the cultural preferences of thepeople. However, there are similarities thatallow specialists to design a diet for all healthconscious people across the world known asthe Mediterranean diet. Most of the foodseaten in the Mediterranean region are simpleand there are no deep fried food recipes.

The plant foods dominate the diet and theyare full of antioxidants and all the necessaryvitamins and minerals that are required by thebody on a daily basis. The presence ofmicronutrients and fiber in the Mediterraneandiet ensures the prevention of many chronic

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diseases. There is scientific evidence tosupport the claim that Mediterranean diethelps for weight loss and also for increasingthe life span.

In fact, if you took out the junk food anddeep-fried foods of the Western world andadded more fish and fruit, their diet would notlook all that different from that of theMediterranean diet.

6. Eating to Feel Full

The main trouble with diets is that theyrestrict the intake of food and so the dietersget hungry. It is natural that hungry peoplewant to eat and so the diet fails because theperson could not stick to it. If we were nothungry, then we would not eat nearly somuch. The trouble with being hungry is that itmakes you eat faster than you should and soyou eat more than your really need to.Nutritional scientists agree that we need toeat differently; we need to eat things thatmake us feel fuller for longer.

We know that we become obese when weeat more than our body requires because ourlarger stomach takes more food to feel full.But if our bodies can be made to feel full allthe time, we will obviously not feel hungryand grab a bite either at home or outside.This is the basic idea. You just need to knowhow to eat less and still feel full.Manufacturers have understood therequirements of the people and now they arecoming up with food items that are high onprotein but low in calories so that they fill thestomach. These food items prevent thehunger pangs that are blamed for ourovereating leading to obesity.

There are many food items on our everyday

list that can perform the task of suppressingthe hunger pangs keeping us feeling full mostof the time. Why buy hunger suppressantsfrom the market when you can eat somebiscuits and even plums to get a feeling offullness? But why are we dependent uponfood items to ring the alarm bell in our mindsto tell us that we do not need to eat? Why notdepend upon our own biological clock thatseems to work so very well for small babiesand toddlers. They suddenly stop showinginterest in food when they get cues frominside the body that they are no longerhungry.

Children know when to stop eating, but oftenparents make their kids ignore the internalcues by encouraging them to empty theirplates.

This sensitivity to the feeling of fullnessdecreases when babies start getting lecturesfrom their parents to finish everything that isin their plate. A child is force fed and asked toignore internal signals that he gets from hisown body. A baby learns to drain the bottle ofmilk completely as he knows that his momwill love him for this act. And this becomes ahabit later on and may lead to the child

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becoming obese. Putting on weight is naturalunder these circumstances as the hormonesthat make you feel full decrease in amountand number inside the brain. Thesehormones, called PYY decrease in numberas one grows overweight. There is then lesslikelihood of you feeling full when you reallyare, and so you will continue to eat eventhough your body has had enough.

Some food items are better fillers than others.There are some food items like fruits andvegetables that are known as fillers becausethey contain a lot of air, water and fiber to fillthe stomach and make a person keep feelingfull even for a long time after eating suchfoods. Not many know that the healthiest ofthem all, the apple, contains 25% air which iswhy it is an excellent filler food item. Applesproduce a hormone called GLP which isknown to send satiety signals to the brainwhen it is being digested. The trick with fillersis to eat them early even before starting ameal so that once digested, they start to sendsatiety signals thereby stopping us fromeating more.

Those who eat out in restaurants a lot of thetime might find it difficult to eat an applebefore their meal. However, they can getaround the problem by asking for salads,which have lots of fiber and water and somake you feel full. Diets that are high inprotein will keep you feeling full for longer asyou will have noticed if you have eaten alarge steak.

7. What is the Acai Diet?

Often a fad diet only becomes popular due tothe media blowing it all out of proportionwhen they hear of some film star who tried itout. This was most likely the case with the

Acai diet, which makes use of a small purpleberry from palm trees in the jungles of Braziland other places. The natives have beenadding this Acai Berry to their food simplybecause it was there to be eaten. They didn’tmake a diet out of it at all.

However, Acai Berry has been the talk of thetown ever since American celebrities startedto make use of this fruit for weight loss. WithHollywood stars going gaga over the efficacyof the fruit, it was only natural for people tobecome interested in this small fruit from theAmazon jungle. If something is beingendorsed by Oprah Winfrey, one can imagineits mass appeal and the craze for it amongpeople. The same happened with Acai Berrywhen Oprah praised the fruit as beingeffective for losing body fat.

The Acai diet is no full diet plan like mostother popular diets, but it is an attempt toreap the benefits of this amazing fruit byadding it to one’s daily diet. If you are on anAcai Berry diet, all it means is that you arefollowing a certain diet plan but adding AcaiBerry to your diet every day. Now there maybe variations in consuming Acai Berry interms of quantity and frequency, but this isbasically what an Acai Berry diet is.

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It is well known that the anti oxidant featuresof the Acai Berry are more powerful thanthose of any other food item. Other propertiesof the fruit include helping with digestion,improving cardiovascular health, increasingmental alertness, improving vision, andslowing down the aging process which makesit a big hit among men and women aged over40. As far as losing weight and staying slim isconcerned, the Acai Berry has been provento be full of essential fatty acids and aminoacids that increase metabolism and curbappetite making us stay away from snacksand junk foods.

Acai has many health benefits

Acai Berry is not a fruit that is easily availablelike other fruits and one has to search for it inhealth food stores and stores that supplyhealth supplements to gyms and the public.The increasing popularity of this fruit hasforced many popular chains to introducesmoothies containing Acai Berry. However,despite the amazing claims that are beingmade by companies selling Acai Berryproducts and advertisers showing images ofcelebrities having lost weight supposedly as aresult of eating Acai Berry, there is noevidence to suggest that one can lose weightdirectly by consuming the Acai Berry fruit. Butif doctors and health experts are hell bent onpraising Acai Berry when they appear onpopular TV shows, it is only natural andlogical for people to go for the Acai Berry dietin large numbers.

For example, when a famous doctor appearson the Oprah Winfrey show praising AcaiBerry for its ability to ward off ailments of theskin, eyes, and other organs of the bodythrough its anti oxidants that remove freeradicals from our bodies, it is hard for the

viewers to stay away from this wonder food.But the most alluring part of all the praise ofAcai Berry concerns its ability to slow downthe aging process. For women past theiryouth, Acai Berry has emerged as awonderful option not only to lose their fat toget back into shape but also to slow theiraging and appear young and attractive for along time.

The benefits of Acai Berry have been blownout of proportions and it has been projectedas a wonder food capable of solving allweight related problems such as obesity.More important are its abilities to ward offvarious ailments and the unique ability toslow down aging.

So even if it doesn’t help you lose weight,taking the Acai Berry will help you to behealthy. However, if you are simply takingnutritional supplements that are supposed tocontain the fruit, it would be wise to look atthe amount of the berry in each dose. It couldbe that you are not eating nearly as much of itas you think.

8. Is Dieting Really the Answer?

When so many people go on diet after dietand yet there is still a problem with obesity, itreally makes you wonder just what thosediets are all about. Are they nearly as goodas they are supposed to be? Or is it the factthat people simply don’t stick to them as theyare supposed to? As with most problemsthere is not just one answer.

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Part of the problem is that today, people havea fast lifestyle that leaves little time forexercise and coupled with a dietary intakethat is full of colas and burgers this makes asure shot recipe for disaster. Mothers go towork and that leaves them feeling too tired tocook proper meals that are not full of fat andsugar. It is much quicker and easier to buyfast food that is full of fat.

This reflects the culture of consumerism andmaterialism that we are living in. However,what is good to see is that many people aremaking conscious efforts to get back intoshape by trying to lose weight. We are in themidst of a gym culture with many peopleworking out hard while there are millionsdoing things using the other common method- sticking to diet plans to lose weight. But isavoiding certain foods and including few

others in your daily diet the right answer tothe problem of obesity?

The fact that emerges after taking a hard lookat the number of people resorting to dieting isthat as the number of people on a dietincreases, so does the number of obesepeople. What does this indicate? It simplytells us that all those diets that claim to helppeople reduce their weight do actuallyachieve their goals but only for as long as thepeople are following the diet. The high proteindiet that is also a low carbohydrate diet doesnot ensure that people will continue to remainin shape after giving up on this diet. There isno evidence to support the claim of long termweight loss made by several diets popular onthe internet.

To make the matter worse, low carb dietsvirtually eliminate the normally healthy fooditems such as fresh fruits and whole grains.Vegetables and milk are also denied to thoseon a crash diet making less energy availableto cause weight reduction. No diet can tellyou how to avoid gaining weight once you aredone with the diet. This is the reason whythere are 54 million American adults on thisor the other diet trying to maintain or losesome weight and yet the number of peoplewho are obese is at an all time high. Whatdoes this startling fact tell you? It tells youthat if dieting was so effective, most of thepeople should have been lean and not obesetoday. Although there is no doubt that dietdoes help for losing weight fast only about10% are able to maintain this reduced weightwhile the remaining 90% gain weight tobecome obese again.

Slowed metabolism is what causes fatloss

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What happens in the case of diets that arerestrictive in nature is that they lower thepace of the metabolism of the person. Thebody goes into a conservation modeconsuming little resources. This does lead toweight loss but it is also a threat to the healthof the individual. There are threats likeanemia and poor immune system. These areusually a result of poor nutrition. Even thebest of diets cause your body to burn morecalories than you can eat. This is the mainreason why your body is forced to shed fat.

If one were to look into the reasons why dietsare not a permanent solution to weight loss,they would see that these diet plans are toohard to keep following for a long time. Canyou stay on spinach or cabbage soup twice aday as your food for any length of time? This

will certainly get a few pounds off your bodybut it will never teach you how to change youreating habit to stick to this diet. Also, stickingto a diet is difficult because of the counting ofcalories, avoiding carbohydrates andchoosing good fat over bad fat. It all beginswith a lot of excitement and thrill but becomesa pain in the neck and one starts to feel as ifhe is being punished. It happens that onecontinues with a particular diet as long as hecan keep up his motivation levels and thendrops it to gain weight again.

Another reason for the failure is pure habit.The truth is that it is hard for people tochange their dietary habits because they getused to eating a certain way and cooking acertain way - and of buying certain foods. It isall done through habit and you really have towork at changing that. It takes effort to seekout different kinds of foods and ways ofcooking.

9. The Basic Paleo Diet

There is no mystery about the basic Paleodiet. While there has been a lot of talk anddebate about the Paleo diet on television,what it really means is a very basic kind ofdiet as one might suppose our long deadancestors to have eaten. Back in cavemandays there were no fast food chains, nocandy bars or fried chips. Man had to hunt forhis supper or go without. That means he gota great deal of exercise while looking for hisdinner, so any fat had little effect on him.

What is the basic principle behind thePaleo Diet?

Also known as the caveman diet, the Paleodiet is believed to be the diet which humanshad millions of years ago when they were

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mainly hunters and gatherers. The cavemanlived on natural food that he could obtain fromplants and trees in addition to the meat of theanimals he hunted. Seafood, animal fat andmeat, eggs, nuts, fish, vegetables etcconstituted the food of the Paleolithic man.His diet was rich in proteins and animal fatand had few carbohydrates. With thepassage of time and the introduction of thesedentary life as part of civilization, mankindintroduced many other foods for taste andvariety into its diet moving away from nature.

Is the introduction of agriculture theculprit?

The reason why mankind shifted away fromthe Paleo diet was the introduction ofagriculture some 10,000 years ago. Largequantities of grains and pulses found theirway into our diet. Food items like rice andpulses along with poultry and dairy productsbecame prominent in our diet replacing leanmeats and seafood. The Paleo diet includedmostly foods that suited our process ofevolution and our bodies got full nourishmentfrom a wide variety of animal meat such aspork, bison, lamb, fish, beef etc. The Paleodiet did not have dairy products and grains

and also had limited amounts of vegetablesand nuts and fruits.

Our bodies could not adapt to the suddenchange in diet

In sharp contrast, the food that mankindstarted to eat after the introduction ofagriculture was alien to the bodies and thegenetic make-up of human beings at thattime. This caused havoc with the metabolismand this resulted into the development ofmany civilization and lifestyle diseases suchas hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases,and so on. Today we are facing scores ofdiseases that were unheard of in earliertimes, and most of these ailments are a resultof the modern lifestyle and the diet we have.

Today we are getting away from nature andconsume far too many food items that arebad for our bodies. These include all junkfood and fried and fatty food items likeburgers and hot dogs and steaks. Coupledwith the intake of alcohol, colas, and tobacco,lack of exercise and a sedentary lifestyle thishas led to many diseases that we can protectourselves from if we revert to the dietconsumed by our ancestors who were faster,more agile, and fitter than us.

It is not that the Paleo diet is just an attemptto imitate the diet pattern of the Paleolithicman without any scientific basis. What wecan do is analyze and understand the healthbenefits of the food items consumed by thePaleolithic man and try to compare them withwhat we are eating today. Ultimately, our aimis not to eat meat raw or to start eating theway the Paleolithic man did but to have a dietthat makes us healthier and more energeticthan we are today.

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A comparison of the Paleolithic man totoday’s man gives us a clue

Just compare and contrast an average HomoSapiens (man) in modern times with a HomoSapiens during the Paleolithic times and youwill find that whereas today’s man is dull, outof shape, overweight, afflicted with diseasesand living a stressful life, a Paleolithic manwas fast and agile, fit and in shape, tall andmuscular, athletic, and sharp. And what couldbe the reason behind this suddentransformation in the species? It has got to beagriculture and the prominence of grains anddairy products in our diets today.

Even so, such a diet as we have today maystill not cause us to gain weight if we did notovereat and if we got more exercise in ourdaily routine. As mentioned before there isnever just one reason or cure for a problemsuch as obesity.

10. Why Diets May be Dangerous

Most people expect miracles from a diet andtherein lays the danger. Our sedentarylifestyle does not use up many calories andyet our food does not contain the essential

nutrients and often leaves us wanting more. Itis no surprise that obesity has become aproblem. When we seek a miracle diet it isbecause we are tired of being overweight andunsatisfied with out appetites. But it is a rarediet that will cure all our problems.

The number of obese individuals is increasingday by day despite the growing awareness ofthe benefits of staying in shape. People havebecome conscious of their appearance andthey have started making concerted efforts tolose weight to look young and smart. But intheir endeavor to look slim, millions undertakedieting in an unscientific and haphazardmanner that can be dangerous for their healthand well being.

Though there are better methods for losingweight and toning the body such as doingworkouts at the gym, most people find ittiresome and exhausting in addition to beinginconvenient as they cannot take time outevery day to hit the gym at the right time. Thishas given birth to a number of popular dietsthat have been designed to help people whodream of losing weight quickly. Knowing thefact that different people have different bodymakeup and different reactions to variousfood items, there can be no single diet or dietplan that can be labeled as perfect or ideal forall. That is why it becomes prudent to consultone’s health care provider or doctor beforestarting a particular diet, irrespective of howpopular and effective it might be claimed tobe.

If there are genuine, result producing dietplans devised by nutritionists and doctors,there are also fad diets that promise to makea person slim and sexy in a very short timeperiod. In addition to quick weight loss, thesefad diets also promise health benefits. Yes,

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talking in general terms, making a personlose weight does provide him with healthbenefits but the fact of the matter is that thesediets do more harm than good to anindividual. Some diets require people to go ona very restrictive food regimen that providescalories sufficient to survive only. This kind ofdiet lacks vital nutrients and can severelyharm the individual in the long run.

Dieting is a short term solution only

If dieting were so effective in providingpermanent loss of weight, there would not beso many obese people in the world today.You have to take into account the fact thatmillions of people that are on a diet get nopermanent results. The truth hurts but withmost of the so-called wonder diets, the weightlost by an individual is quickly regained once

the person is off the diet. This is the reasonwhy nutritionists refer to such diets as yo-yodiets.

It is quite easy to identify fake/fad diets. Donot fall prey to the false claims made by aparticular diet if it proposes focusing on onefood group while avoiding all other groups.Also, there is no reason to believe tall claimsand promises unless there is scientificevidence to support the claim. There arethousands of people suffering from eatingdisorders like bulimia, binge eating, anorexiaetc who say that they were all right until theywent on a fad diet suggested by their friend.

Our society and the standards it has set forbeautiful and sexy are also responsible formillions of teenagers and adults going intostarvation mode every now and then with adesire to become size zero. Experts are ofthe opinion that this is a dangerous way tomeasure the health of an individual. Thereare all sorts of misconceptions like the onesthat fat is bad and that a fit person issomeone who is thin.

If we think of a balanced diet at one extremeand eating disorders with obsession for somefoods while ignoring others is at the otherextreme, fad diets must occupy a place closeto eating disorders. Dieting is bettercontrolled in nature although there is nothingnatural about the diet or the lifestyle that goeswith it.

People often say that this is a throw-awaysociety and that people expect instant resultsand the same applies to dieting. This is onereason that fad diets are so popular. We donot have the time and inclination to do hardworkouts at the gym or even exercises athome and this sets the conditions right for fad

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diets. We don’t stop to think that it has takenyears to pack all that weight on and so itshould come off more slowly.

11. The HCG Diet Explained

Many people suffer from being overweight orobese, often due to their lifestyle and poorfood choices. But as the media constantlyharps about the dangers of obesity morepeople are looking to get back into shape.They want to be both healthier and moreattractive to others and so they look for a dietto help them.

The realization that being overweight is sounhealthy has given rise to dozens of dietsthat have been designed to make people loseweight and inches to achieve their dreamshape that will allow them to wear two sizesmaller clothes. One such diet that wasaccidentally discovered by a doctor while hewas working on malnutrition inunderdeveloped countries is the HCG diet.Just what is this HCG diet and what are itsimplications for all those who want to get ridof their obesity in a quick and efficientmanner? Let us find out in this article.

HCG was accidentally discovered in theurine of a pregnant woman

HCG is actually a hormone that is producedby the body of pregnant women when theyconceive. There are HCG-testing kitsavailable in the market. These are designedto confirm the pregnancy of a woman. Thename of the hormone is Human ChorionicGonadotropin and the strange fact thatDoctor Simeons observed was that aftergiving birth to babies, the health of womendeteriorated and they lost weight. The doctorconcluded that the loss of weight wasbecause of the hormone taking away storedfat from the body of the woman to providenourishment to the fetus via the placenta. Ifthis was really so, small amounts of thishormone synthesized in laboratories couldhelp people who want to lose weight as thehormone seemed to have the potential todrain fat cells of the body.

HCG is considered a fat eater

The good thing about the hormone HCG isthat it eats up extra fat inside the body of aperson. It eats the fat that is stored in hips,thighs, buttocks, waist, arms etc. This is thefat that is not used for anything. There arepeople who say that this fat could be eatenup by any low carb diet. Then why use ahormone for this purpose? The fact is that alow calorie diet forces the body to eat up alltypes of fats like normal reserve fats as wellas extra fat. Another problem that is observedis that after stopping a low calorie diet, aperson regains weight fast.

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HCG diet works on the basis of suppressionof hunger and the direction the hormoneissues to the body to make use of fat as afuel for the body. The HCG diet consists of amere 500 calorie per day diet containingunprocessed foods along with drops of HCGhormone given under the tongue or throughan injection. The patients are asked to followthis diet for 45 days and they are told thatthey will lose 2 pounds per day.

There is no scientific evidence to supportthe claim

However experts say that this is unlikely eventhough there are thousands of cases in whichpeople have actually reported a loss of 2-3pounds per day when following the HCG diet.Experts say that this weight loss may be aresult of the very low calorie diet and notHCG. Despite testimonials and before andafter photos of individuals following the HCGdiet for 45 days, there is very little or noscientific evidence to support the theory thatthe rapid weight loss is due to the humanpregnancy hormone HCG. As of today, thereare no FDA approved HCG products forweight loss available in the market. In fact,FDA has not sanctioned manufacturersclaiming rapid weight loss through their HCGbased products.

The consumer is the final judge providedthere is no harm

Many experts claim that it is impossible for adiet that provides just 500 calories a day tomeet the nutritional requirements of the body,including all the vitamin and mineralrequirements. However, people desperate tolose weight fast are seen going for the HCGdiet because of the promises made bycompanies marketing HCG products –companies that want to get rich as quickly aspeople what to get thin. One thing is certain -the HCG diet is either a wonder or a fraudthat only the users can tell. Some believe it tobe the miracle cure for obesity while othershave no success with it.

12. Who Needs a Gluten Free Diet?

Not all diets are made for losing or gainingweight. Some diets are simply to stop peoplegetting sick and the gluten free diet is one ofthem. Gluten is a protein found in somegrains like wheat, rye, barley and malts.Gluten is also used as a thickening andstabilizing agent in many recipes for breadsand ice-creams. The trouble is that in certainindividuals gluten causes many severedigestive problems.

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There are a lot of people around the worldwho are born with intolerance towards glutenand they suffer from many ailments whengluten comes in contact with their smallintestine. This is a medical condition knownas celiac disease. It afflicts nearly 0.5% of theworld's population. This disease affects moreCaucasians than people from other races.There are nearly 3 million victims of celiacdisease in the US alone.

What is a gluten free diet?

There is currently no permanent cure forceliac disease and the only treatment for aperson diagnosed with it is a gluten free diet.It is hard for a person to be diagnosed earlyas the symptoms of the damage to the liningof small intestine come to light only when aperson complains of cramps or suffers fromvitamin and mineral deficiency. There arealso other symptoms like gas, diarrhea, andbloating. These symptoms remain as long asperson continues to eat foods containinggluten. It is when a patient with celiac diseasegives up gluten completely that he gets curedas his small intestine heals up in the absenceof gluten. This is the significance andimportance of a gluten free diet.

All patients suffering from celiac disease may

have different symptoms but they all respondto a gluten free diet. Being a parent of a childsuffering from gluten intolerance is not aneasy task as it is hard to find a gluten freefood for the kid all the time and at all theplaces where your family goes. One cannotremove gluten from a food item once it hasbeen prepared. Grain is commonly used inthe preparation of food items and it is oftenhard to know by the list of ingredientswhether the food item contains gluten or not.That is why many a times celiac patients eatgluten unknowingly.

One has to learn to live with celiac disease

Once a celiac, always a celiac means thatonce a person is diagnosed with glutenintolerance, he has to remain on a gluten freediet for the rest of his life. What this implies isthat knowing about different foods anddeciding on a gluten free diet after consultinga dietician is a good idea for a person. Ofcourse it is very frustrating for a kid to remainstuck with gluten free food items but soon helearns the importance of a gluten free diet forhimself. There are also many substitutes for afood item containing gluten. Today, there is agreater awareness about the disease and farmore gluten free food items are available inthe market than a decade ago.

Oats is one food item that has been a topic ofdebate among experts as to whether itcontains gluten or is safe for celiac patients toconsume. There are nutritionists who say that

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it is safe for adults to consume oats whilethere are also studies which show that eatingoats may be detrimental for kids havinggluten intolerance. The problem with oats liesnot with the grains but the manufacturingprocess that contaminates the product withgluten. With no final verdict, it is better forgluten patients to stay away from oats.

One has to learn to live with the knowledgethat staying away from foods containinggluten is the best way to remain disease freeand live a happy and healthy life. There aremany foods that do not contain gluten and thepatient is free to eat them. The list includesmany beans and nuts, eggs and meats thatare fresh, all fruits and vegetables, a lot ofdairy products, and so on. There are manygrains and starches that can be eaten by apatient such as rice, millet, arrowroot,amaranth, soy, sorghum, etc.

Wheat, barley and rye are three grains thatthe celiac patient must avoid at all costs ifthey are to remain well. Beers – made withrye or barley - cakes and cookies, breads,cereals and French fries are all foods thatmust be left on the shelf when a celiacsufferer is shopping. However some of thesefoods may be now labeled gluten free and sothey are safe to eat.

13. Why the Vegan Diet isConsidered Strict

As you may have known, the word vegancomes from vegetarianism. All vegan dietsexclude food items obtained from animalsources. This is not only meat, but thingssuch as eggs and even honey. Those peoplewho are classed as vegetarians do notalways adhere strictly to this principle. Someof them eat eggs and honey and just excludemeat and meat by-products.

Anyone who refuses to eat all food itemscoming from animal sources are called totalvegetarians and the diets consumed by thesepeople are vegan diets. There are lots ofvegan diets but all of them have the sameprinciple. They do not include any itemderived from the animal world and remaindependent upon plant food alone.

Being a vegetarian is a matter of choice and itwould be better to label it as a lifestyleadopted by people and not just a diet. Itwould be incorrect to say that being vegan isany better than being a non vegetarian andthere would be proponents as well asopponents of both veganism and non

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vegetarianism. One can become a vegananytime - he just has to stop eating meat andall foods derived from animal sources.

One can also be a vegan out of fear as thereare religions advocating and preachingveganism or he can choose veganism justbecause he does not like the idea of animalsbeing killed for consumption. Around 1% ofthe population in the US is vegan while thenumber is lower in the UK - only around 0.5%of all Britons are vegan. The number ofvegetarians is huge in countries like Indiawhere slaughtering animals for their meat isconsidered unethical by a high percentage ofpeople.

The Vegan is a strict vegetarian avoiding allanimal products

However, there is a slight confusion amongpeople as they believe that all vegetariansare vegans. This is not true as a vegetarianhas no objection to eating honey while avegan is strict and would not eat anything ofanimal origin. A vegan might even refuse towear silk as it comes from an animal source.They do not eat eggs or dairy products, whilemany vegetarians do. Thus it would becorrect to treat vegans as a subset ofvegetarians. They are very strict and wouldnot use any product coming from animalsources. But the main question is not whypeople are becoming vegans but what thehealth benefits of veganism are.

A vegan is more energetic than a nonvegetarian

Vegans say that they feel a boost in theirbody energy. This is what first time veganssay as they stop eating meat. If one looks atthe diet of an average American he finds that

there are more processed foods with verysmall quantity of vegetables and fresh fruits.On the other hand, the diet of a vegancontains mostly vegetables and fruits inaddition to nuts and legumes. These fooditems are known to provide lots of energy andare also full of fiber which keeps the stomachfull and prevents overeating. What this meansis that vegans are much less likely to becomeobese and overweight than non vegetariansand vegetarians.

If you have been a non vegetarian all your lifebut have decided to become a vegan, you willfind that within a month or so of eating fooditems coming from plant sources, your badcholesterol levels will go down to normal. Atthe same time, good cholesterol levels will goup to make you and your doctor happy.

Most people who eat animal meats know thatthese meats are a great source of proteinsand they think that veganism will deprivethem of these proteins. But this is not true atall as there are beans and tofu that provideprotein in sufficient amount to a person. Infact plant based proteins get absorbed in thebody much more easily and quickly thananimal proteins.

However, true vegans may lack one thing andthat is vitamin B12. Anyone who is a veganfor a long time should consider takingsupplements of B12, however, if you intend toadopt a vegan diet for a short time and havepreviously eaten meat, you will have a goodsupply of B12 in your body that will last forsome months.

14. Low Carb Diet – Safe or Not?

The low carbohydrate diet - or low carb dietfor short - is another diet that many people

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find helps them to lose weight at least initially.This is hardly a new diet as it has been inexistence for quite some time. And in fact,there are not just one, but many variations ofit around.

The basic premise of all low carb diets is thatwhen the diet is extremely low incarbohydrates, the body produces very lowlevels of insulin and starts to use its own fatand protein resources for its energyrequirements. But is this safe?

Low carb diets are also known as ketogenicdiets. This is because a low carb diet makesa body produce ketone bodies that arerequired by different body parts such as thebrain as they cannot make use of the storedfat for their energy requirements. When thishappens, there is a varnish like smell comingout of the mouth of the person and he alsofeels tired and nauseated most of the time.These are some of the side effects of a lowcarb diet that is mostly undertaken for quickweight loss, so hopefully it is finished withbefore that comes to pass.

As the name implies, the food intake is soarranged that the body is able to receive veryfew carbohydrates. But this requires fat andprotein content to be increased and thismeans taking more meat, butter and cheesewhile cutting down on bread, pasta, alcohol,rice etc. This is also the reason why a lowcarb diet looks easier to undertake. It givesyou the liberty to eat more butter and cheese.

However, there is a lot of controversysurrounding the efficacy of a low carb diet. Aperson on a low carb diet no doubt losesweight but this happens too quickly. Also, thisweight loss comes from muscle and waterloss and not from the loss of fat in the body.This is the reason why a person taking thisdiet cannot retain the results and quicklyregains the lost weight. Also when losingweight for good is your objective, losing leanmuscle mass may be damaging to your ownbody makeup as muscle mass is helpful forburning calories even when the body is in arest mode. When there is reduced musclemass in the body, you know that you cannotburn calories easily and thus you will quicklygain weight after stopping this type of dietplan. Your weight will go up even with anaverage calorie intake.

The trouble with the low carb diet is that likemany other quick diets it does not producepermanent results. If this is the situation, whyare people so attracted to low carb diets andwhy are there so many low carb diets inplace? Perhaps the reason lies in the abilityof these diets to make a person lose weightrapidly.

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Believe it or not, most of us love diet plansthat produce visible results in a short timeperiod. So if there is a diet that can make uswear a dress 1-2 sizes smaller in a matter ofdays, most of us would go for that diet as it ishard to resist the temptation of lookingattractive in a short time irrespective of thefact that the magic lasts for a short time only.You must have seen Hollywood starsshedding weight quickly to meet the demandsof a character. This is no magic. It is doneusing a low carb diet. However, it has to beremembered that a low carb diet does notproduce permanent weight loss and onetends to regain the lost weight quickly afterdropping a low carb diet.

If one tries to analyze a low carb diet basedon the way in which it has been designed, itbecomes apparent that the ingredients are

not balanced. For a balanced diet, a personmust have fruits and green vegetables thatprovide the essential nutrients required by thebody on a daily basis. Another factor thatmakes low carb diets unhealthy is the toohigh protein content. This large amount ofprotein puts the kidneys under a lot of stressas they work at a much harder rate.

Low carb diets are notorious for causingweight loss quickly but rapid weight gainafterwards. That is why they are referred toas yo-yo diets. You can see by this that thelow carb diet is one that is better avoided. If itis chosen, then it should only be for a shorttime.

15. Pros and Cons of the HighProtein Diet

A high protein diet is pretty much the oppositeof a low carb diet. It is often undertaken byathletes and bodybuilders to increase theirmuscle mass. However, an increasingnumber of people interested in losing weightalso choose the high protein diet to helpthem. A high protein diet is not only abouteating lots of meat, but protein supplementsin the form of snack bars and shakes.

However, there are controversies surroundinghigh protein diets as some nutritionistsbelieve that consuming too much protein maylead to high stress levels in the body. Highprotein consumption may also lead to failureof the kidneys in some cases. There is a riskof dehydration associated with theconsumption of too much protein as themetabolizing of protein requires largeamounts of water.

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While consuming a high protein diet for ashort time period can produce quick weightloss results, it should not be continued formore than three or four months for healthreasons. Another reason for the popularity ofhigh protein diets among people who want tolose weight is that proteins seem to have abetter capacity to satiate hunger than fats andcarbohydrates. Coupled with a suitableexercise regimen, a high protein diet hasbeen shown to produce better weight lossresults. High levels of protein have beenshown to help people fight their hunger in abetter manner. This is perhaps a result of thebrain receiving much lower signals fromappetite stimulating hormones.

But how to decide on protein levels for a highprotein diet? It is well known that our body

needs protein at all stages of life for a varietyof reasons and body functions. Protein makesup a large proportion of cells, muscles, andbones. If protein is required in high amountsduring childhood for better growth anddevelopment, it is required to maintainimmunity levels and to prevent degenerationof muscles and bones at all times. Proteinhelps significantly in warding off infectionsand ailments.

RDA suggests taking 56 grams of proteindaily for adult men and 46 grams of proteinper day for adult women. This amount ofprotein is not considered high and is easilymanaged by men and women. For buildingmuscles and for weight loss, you need toconsume much larger amounts of protein.You need more than a hundred grams ofprotein per day. Unless you have a renalproblem, there is no danger in increasing theintake of protein but it is better to slowly raisethe consumption. In a high protein diet meantfor weight loss, more than 30% of the dailycalories come from proteins. If losing weightis your only goal, you can have largeamounts of protein to cut down oncarbohydrates as proteins are known tosuppress hunger also.

As with many other diets, there is not a singlehigh protein diet but a range of different highprotein diets all emphasizing the increasedintake of meats, egg whites, and poultry. Dueto their low biological value, plant proteins arenot included in any high protein diet plan. Inaddition, it is a known fact that plant proteinslack essential amino acids.

There are many benefits that a person canget from a high protein diet and anyone cango for a high protein diet irrespective of whathis goals and objectives are. Some of the

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important benefits include:

Increased lifespanSlowed down signs of agingImproved immunity Lower risk of cardiovascular diseasesBuilding of muscle massImproved performance levelsMore effective weight loss

Protein is one component that is vital forgrowth, repair, and maintenance of all ourbody organs, tissues and cells. And thisincludes our muscles and bones as well.Muscles are mostly made up of proteins. So ifyou want to have a muscular build, it isimperative to go on a high protein diet.

Fortunately this is one diet that seems towork and has few side effects if not taken fortoo long a period of time. So if you want tolose weight but not muscle it is the one tochoose.

16. How about a Diet for Diabetics?

Many people get diabetes because they areoverweight or obese. This terrible disease isa chronic one with no cure. If you get it mildlyand can lose weight, it may not bother youtoo much. Often tablets are all that is neededto keep it under control. But for those whosebodies do not manufacture an insulin it posesa more severe problem – and treatment.

For the management of diabetes in aneffective manner, it is ideal if obese oroverweight diabetics stick to a diet plan thataims to reduce their weight by half to onepound every week, according to a recentstudy performed at University of Maryland. Inaddition, what diabetics need is some regularexercise.

A diabetic’s diet is mainly to controlblood sugar levels

There is a misconception among people thatas diabetes is a sugar control disease, a dietfor a diabetic must be one without any sugar.This is not the case, and there is no specificsugar restriction for diabetics. The actualmission of a diet for a diabetic is to controlglucose and also to control blood fats andlipids. But experts feel that in addition tocontrolling blood sugar levels, the diet of apatient should also focus on weight loss as ithelps to reduce the chances of complicationsthat are commonly seen in a disease likediabetes.

Thus it is clear that though weight loss maynot be the primary objective for the diet of adiabetic, it is desirable to keep diabetescomplications at bay. This is achievable bystriking a delicate balance between theproteins, carbohydrates and the fats that adiabetic is allowed to get through each meal.Even a small amount of weight lost is

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significant in the case of diabetes patients asit saves them not just from complications ofdiabetes but also from heart disease.

There are many different diets that arerecommended to diabetics and theirvariations mainly revolve around makingchanges in the intake of protein, fat, andcarbohydrates. There are diets with high orlow carbohydrate intake and with high proteinintake. There are also diets with restrictionson calories. The different people havedifferent body makeup so they responddifferently to changes in the composition oftheir diet. The reaction to a diet for diabeticsis also dependent on whether the weight ofthe patient is distributed evenly orconcentrated around the abdomen.

Recent research is in favor of weigh lossin addition to control of blood sugar

Every diabetic has different dietary needs ashis genetic makeup and responses todifferent food items are different. There was atime when diet plans for diabetics were allgeneric in nature but recent advances inscience have made it possible to customize adiet as per the needs of a diabetes patient.

The patient gets the calories and all thenutrients that are necessary to maintain ahealthy lifestyle while at the same timeensuring that the blood sugar levels are keptlow within the normal range. However, thelatest trend is to aim for weight loss even if itis minimal to keep diabetes complicationsaway. There can be no two opinions aboutthe need for a diabetic diet plan that controlsblood sugar levels and also works to reduceyour weight if you happen to be a Type 2diabetic and at the same time are overweight.

The latest research on diabetes has madesome stunning revelations. A person withdiabetes is seen to have significantly reducedblood sugar levels when he is made to loseweight. Even if the diet of a diabetic is madeto reduce his weight by 5-10%, he is found tohave much lower blood sugar levels.

Let there be no doubt about the fact thatdiabetics need the same nutrition and almostthe same nutrients that normal people need.The only requirement is to closely monitor theglucose levels in the blood. In some cases,there is a need to watch the overall caloriecount while in other cases there may be aneed to keep a tab on sodium, cholesterol, orthe sugar in the food items.

In general, a diabetic can consume mostitems from the category comprising of grains,breads, and starches while he shouldconsume fewer items from the categorycomprising of oils, fats and sweets. There isonly partial restriction when it comes to thecategory comprising of fruits and vegetables.

No diabetic should ever go on any dietwithout the knowledge and advice of hisdoctor. To do so could lead to coma anddeath. Even when a diabetic goes on a

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special diet made for him by the doctor, it hasto be done with frequent checks by a nurse ordoctor. So remember if you are a diabetic,ordinary diets are not for you.

Conclusion

In this eBook you learnt:

1. How to Choose from the Diet Plan Maze

2. How to choose set and succeed in a goalin Dieting

3. What Diets are Healthy or Harmful

4. That the often quoted "Mediterranean Diet"is not really a "single diet"

5. Why the fact of "Eating to Feel Full" isimportant

6. The advantages of the Acai diet

7. Why you should stop and think "Is DietingReally the Answer?"

8. You understood about the Basic Paleo Diet

9. We spent some time considering "WhyDiets May be Dangerous"

10. You found out why the HCG Diet burst onthe scene, but was found to contain someproblems

11. Found out who needs a Gluten Free Diet

12. You considered the Vegan diet

13. You learnt about the popular "Low CarbDiet"

14. And, while on the subject you discoveredthe Pros and Cons of the High Protein Diet

15. Finally, you learnt about thoseall-important diets for diabetics.

So, you can now consider yourself quite anexpert in the best diets…

But we have found that some people are stillundecided, or have tried all the diets whichwe have talked about in this eBook so far andwant something new. If that’s you, thenread-on for our Special Report!

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And Rob is not alone. There are manysuccess stories that you can read on hiswebsite, that should, at the very least, inspireyou to give it a try too.

To learn more about Rob's solution, andhis/her story, along with dozens of otherstories from people who have also triedthis solution, visit: the Fat Burning Furnace

What others are saying…

"I Do Feel A Bit Guilty... When EveryoneElse, Is There (At The Gym) For An Hour OrMore..." "Hi Rob... I have been using yourprogram since January and have dropped 5dress sizes. So many of my friends ask mehow much I've lost... though I do feel a bitguilty at not spending long at the gym, wheneveryone else is there for an hour or more.Oh well, it works for me!!" - Tracy Morison,Australia

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22 Pounds Of Fat Gone In Just 42 Days!"Just a quick few lines to say thanks forputting me on the right track - your methodstruly do work. Been gaining strength andburning fat for about 6 weeks... I was 180lbnow 158lb (22 lbs. fat loss)...your advice haskept me focused...a new lifestyle indeed!Thanks again, here's to the next 6 monthswhen I'll be seeing the Abs again that Ihaven't seen in 30 years!" - HowardWilliams, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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“I Am Down 16 Pounds..." "Keep up the greatwork... I am down 16 pounds and have 16more to go! Thanks for your help! -Laquintha Robinson, USA

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“... I'm Already Down 6 Pounds Of Body FatAnd Lost An Inch Off My Waist (1 WeekLater)." "Hi Rob...started your programMonday 14th and I'm already down 6 poundsof body fat and lost and inch off my waist (1week later). I'll keep you posted on myprogress!" - Gary Cooper, United Kingdom

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