The Banting diet is quickly becoming a worldwide known diet that many people want to try. The diet consists of a low amount of carbohydrates and a high amount of fats. It is named after William Banting, who is the man who first tried it out in 1862 after his doctor William Harvey suggested it to help him lose weight. Recently, the diet has been popularised by Professor Tim Noakes; who wrote a book on the about Banting diet in which he also included a meal plan for people to follow. In this essay, the advantages and disadvantages of the Banting diet will be discussed in relation to whether or not it can be suggested to an overweight person. This will be look at through the economic and social factors.
The idea behind the Banting diet is to make …show more content…
Due to the fact that the Banting diet needs specific foods because carbohydrates need to be cut out, there is specific ingredients and products that’s need to be bought. An example of this would be the fact that banters cannot eat bread and need to make a specific type of bread, the best solution being coconut bread. This is made from coconut flour and coconut oil as well as many other ingredients. These products are expensive and for people with money issues it would be extremely difficult to afford these products. This makes the Banting diet difficult to follow because people cannot afford the products and ingredients needed to successfully follow it. Another economic disadvantage would be the fact that because the Banting diet is becoming a big trend amongst people in South Africa many business might lose money. The Banting diet needs certain products so businesses that produce goods that are high in carbohydrates could start to lose customers as the amount of people on the Banting diet increases. This makes these businesses lose money, although they won’t be losing a large enough amount of money to make them go bankrupt it does decrease the amount of money they receive. Many restaurants will also lose customers because the menus provided in restaurants do not cater to people on the Banting diet. This will also cause restaurants to lose
The idea behind the Banting diet is to make …show more content…
Due to the fact that the Banting diet needs specific foods because carbohydrates need to be cut out, there is specific ingredients and products that’s need to be bought. An example of this would be the fact that banters cannot eat bread and need to make a specific type of bread, the best solution being coconut bread. This is made from coconut flour and coconut oil as well as many other ingredients. These products are expensive and for people with money issues it would be extremely difficult to afford these products. This makes the Banting diet difficult to follow because people cannot afford the products and ingredients needed to successfully follow it. Another economic disadvantage would be the fact that because the Banting diet is becoming a big trend amongst people in South Africa many business might lose money. The Banting diet needs certain products so businesses that produce goods that are high in carbohydrates could start to lose customers as the amount of people on the Banting diet increases. This makes these businesses lose money, although they won’t be losing a large enough amount of money to make them go bankrupt it does decrease the amount of money they receive. Many restaurants will also lose customers because the menus provided in restaurants do not cater to people on the Banting diet. This will also cause restaurants to lose