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The Fad Diet of Robert Atkins This is a four phase diet. 1. Phase 1 (Induction): Under 20 grams of carbs per day for 2 weeks. Eat high-fat, high-protein, with low-carb vegetables like leafy greens. This kick-starts the weight loss. 2. Phase 2 (Balancing): Slowly add more nuts, low-carb vegetables and small amounts of fruit back to your diet. 3. Phase 3 (Fine-Tuning): When you are very close to your goal weight, add more carbs to your diet until weight loss slows down. 4. Phase 4 (Maintenance):…

In this article “Fast Food Nation”, by Eric Schlosser, he discusses the regulation of food. Fast food is factory processed food and the focus of the article is on McDonald’s. In the second article “Food Fight”, by Paul Roberts, he gives an agriculture argument for food. “Food Fight”, discusses the battle over sale and food sustainability. Although, we can argue that fast food is easier for the fast growing population. Though this essay we will learn that the fast food industry is unhealthy and…

Audience Statement There are so many diet choices around the world but many people in the United States choose to go on diets that a celebrity recommends them to try to lose weight and maintain their health. It’s almost like a fashion trend. “Well, someone famous is doing so I should do the same!” One type of diet stuck out to me the most: veganism. Many people are curious about what a vegan diet pertains to as well as the health benefits that a plant-based diet proffers. Veganism is also met…

At the present time there are about 800 millions vegetarians in the world. Besides, more and more people are becoming vegetarians, even though the others can’t imagine their life without meat. Vegetarianism is partial or complete rejection of food that is animal origin. There are different types of vegetarians, the variety depends on what the person refuses to eat. The most common type are the lacto-ovo-vegetarians, who eat both dairy products and eggs. Less common type are the…

• Fasting is easier to follow than dieting. Some diets are quite difficult to follow, especially if you take account: • Calorie counting • Drinking only fruit or vegetables juices • Eating only “approved” but expensive frozen meals • Incorporating a number of food supplements into your daily meals • Listing down precisely what you eat and their corresponding volume • Eliminating major food groups from your daily meals (e.g. carbohydrates, or proteins, or solid food, etc.) You do not need to…

1.0 Identification of Symptoms Yum! Brand or Yum! is an American fast food company that operates licensed brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Yum! Brand International and China had increased rapidly due to aggressive store expansion programme and cost-cutting drive. It has clearly stated that Yum! in international and China division has performed extremely well in sales, however, the sales have been gradually shrinking in United State. It is showed that the global brands - KFC and…

DROUGHT ADAPTATIONS IN KENYA INTRODUCTION The Lancet commission on Health and Climate change June 2015 list four direct effect of climate change; ’Increase heat stress, floods, drought and increased frequency of intense storms”( The Lancet, 2015). Who. int (2015) describes drought as a period in the climate cycle caused by lack of rainfall that result in lack of water that then leads to food shortages. The populations mostly affected by this climate induced disaster are; people of low social…

You might not know… The labeling of milk is misleading to consumers. People assume skim milk is basically fat free and 1% and 2% milks are close behind. But unfortunately to consumers, they couldn’t be more wrong. While the percentage of calories that come from fat in skim milk is only 5%, the other milks are nowhere near as low in calories from fat. 20% of the calories come from fat in 1% milk, 31% of the calories come from fat in 2% milk and 49% of calories come from fat in whole milk. The…

In my diet I have many good days and many bad days. Some days I get well rounded meals and some days my meals are quick and easy. I have learned that my quick and easy meals are not going to get me to my goal weight unless I want to lose weight. For the 3 days I chose to record I saw that those easy meals are leading me to having many deficiencies. If I keep eating like I did I will have deficiencies of Fiber, Calcium, Potassium, Copper, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin D,…

INTRODUCTION Everyone has some involvement with food, therefore it is the common thread among people from different backgrounds, religions, cultural or ethnic groups, and even socioeconomic classes. It can bring people together as well as clarify differences between them. Cookbooks and recipes reflect a society and are a snapshot of where the nation stands in its history.₁ Examining eating – perhaps the most instinctive and basic human act – can point out social and political processes,…