Diets

There is nothing more refreshing than drinking an ice-cold can of Pepsi on a hot and sizzling summer day. For over a hundred years, people have been drinking Pepsi. Pepsi-Cola, as it is officially called, was created back in 1898 in New Bern, North Carolina by pharmacist Caleb Bradham. It became so popular in his drug store that he started the official Pepsi-Cola Company in 1902. Today, it is sold and drunken in over 200 countries (Reynolds). Infamous for its rival with Coca-Cola, Pepsi has…

processed foods created by science really healthy? In Michael Pollan’s book, Food Rules, Pollan suggests that science is controlling our dietary choices resulting in poor health. Pollan further suggests that we need to revert to a more traditional diet form. We have become accustomed to trusting scientists and believe what we are told to be true. They went through years of schooling and are trained to do research to come up with the right answers to nagging questions. Their background provides…

The Flexitarian Diet is a plant-based food diet that allows for moderate consumption of meat and meat products. This diet was founded by Registered Dietitian of fifteen years Dawn Jackson Blatner, who has been national spokesmen for the Academy of Nutrition and dietetics for nine years. Blatner also has experience in other health fields such as an expert on the advisory board of SHAPE Magazine, author of The Flexitarian Diet and Superfood Swap. Blatner has been ranked the top nutrition blog by…

Dr. Loren Cordain is a founder of the Paleolithic diet. Born on October 24, 1950 in the United States, he specialized in nutrition and exercise physiology(Loren Cordain). From a young age he was said to have been interested in nutrition when his mother persuaded him to eat his peas and carrots and his father bought him a cave man diet book. When he reached college age he got his bachelor's degree in Health Sciences from Pacific University, his masters in Exercise Physiology at the University of…

A vegan diet is the best diet to follow because it delivers positive physical benefits. According to Meenakshi Nagdeve, “A vegan diet aids in maintaining the acid-base ratio, which is also a significant factor for bone health” (Organic Facts par. 8). Bone health is vital to the longevity of life because they are a key part to everyday living. Once bones are destroyed, it is hard to cure them completely, which can cause for a difficult and painful daily way of life. A person's physical activity…

Protein - it's a vital nutrient in our overall health, but can a high protein diet work for weight loss? It seems high protein diets are all the buzz when it comes to not only losing weight but maintaining that weight loss. With the research to back it, it seems that protein foods do a better job of satisfying our hunger than carbohydrates or fats do, so we eat less. When we eat less we take in fewer calories we not only don't gain weight we can lose weight and maintain our weight easier. A…

Keeping track of everything in my diet for a total of three days was a great way for me to see how healthy my eating habits are. There are many different areas of my diet that could change to make me healthier, and I believe my fat intake is one of them. While fat is a very important part of my diet, there is a limit to how much I should be consuming on a regular basis. Fat has numerous nutrients that are essential to my body and it provides energy to me during physical activity (Williams, 2012)…

increasing as well. With this new technology, people are found to be lazier and eating more unhealthy foods or simply just the wrong types of foods. Many people diet and try every new program but fail to succeed only bringing more physical and emotional pain. A new lifestyle change has taken interest with the public and it is called the Paleo Diet . This movement consists of few restrictions. Paleo is derived form prehistoric consumptions, but holds a new definition for health, and has many…

Diet refers to a person’s food consumption and requisite supply chemical energy for cellular processes, organic molecules for biosynthesis that is; macromolecule production, and essential nutrients. Our diet maybe habitual that is; it consists of the same proportion of nutrient every day; usually balanced. Due to various reasons a person may restrict their diet to obtain versatile desired results for example weight loss. A balanced diet should contain 2/3 carbohydrates (including roughage), 1/6…

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The healthy eating patterns recommends adding variety to one’s diet, focusing on amount/portions and consuming more nutrient dense food sources and limiting intake of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars. MyPlate is a tool that is designed to especially fit with these principals and focuses on variety, amount and nutrition to help you make small changes to your diet so you can eat cleaner and healthier. This key principle has been applied in all…