Low-carbohydrate diet

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):…

ketogenic diet was designed to simulate the metabolism of this fasting. When a fasting person has burned up all his glucose stores, he then begins to burn stored body fat for energy. After the initial fasting period, a person on the ketogenic diet derives his energy principally by burning the exogenous dietary fat rather than from the more common energy source, carbohydrate (glucose), or from their own body fat. But unlike fasting, by providing exogenous fat the keto- genic diet allows a…

I guess it would be irresponsible not to make a comment on a recent news story that has everyone buzzing: The Twinkie Diet. If you've had your TV off in the past few weeks, here's what happened: An overweight professor of nutrition at Kansas State University went on a junk food diet for two months and lost 27 pounds. His diet consisted of mostly Twinkies, with a smattering of Little Debbies, Doritos, sugary cereals, Oreo cookies. So as not to set too bad an example in front of his kids, he…

Weight loss and weight regain were similar between the dieting groups, as were changes to fat and lean tissue – which is significant, because one intermittent fasting claim is that it leads to less muscle loss than traditional calorie-restrictive diets. Reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, including blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides, were also similar between the two dieting groups” (“Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting Among Metabolically Healthy Obese…

patient understand the importance of maintaining his diet restriction and taking his medications accordingly. Including the wife in the teaching each time is a priority because she is the only one he got, if she is not involved we may as well not teach the patient at all. A good method to use to teach concerning the low sodium diets teaching should start on admission. By asking the patient in plain language about his knowledge about a low salt diet and what would he choose on a regular day for…

Some years ago Dr Robert Atkins released a brand new diet known as the atkins diet. The atkins diet plan went against all of the commonly accepted information about weight loss and healthy eating by promoting a low carbohydrate, high protein, high fat diet. In addition to this dramatic shift followers of the diet were also told to stop counting calories and start counting daily carbohydrate intake. To everyone's surprise the diet really seemed to work with many people experiencing dramatic…

What Is Paleo Diet Paleo diets are based on a basic assumption if our ancestors really did not eat it, we shouldn't eat either. So to fight versus the illnesses triggered by our modern-day diet regimens, we ought to return back to our paleo diet. Paleolithic diet consists generally of fish, lawn fed meats, veggies, fruit, fungi, origins, sea meals, nuts and also seeds. Dairy products, grains, sugar, processed meals and also oils, vegetables, alcoholic beverages and also carbohydrates are not…

hard-core vegetarian. Someone who follows a vegan diet avoids eating, drinking, wearing, using, or otherwise consuming anything that contains animal ingredients or that was tested on animals. This means a vegan eats pretty much everything except dairy from cows, sheep, or goats, (or horses, if you’re ever visiting Mongolia), cheese, milk, butter, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, or honey. In this chapter, you discover the vast health benefits of a vegan diet, what vegan living entails, and…

virtually free. There are many fad diets that exist today such as juicing, military diet, Mediterranean diet and many more. Fad diets also have other names including extreme dieting, crash diets and detox diets. “A fad diet is a diet that promises quick weight loss through what is usually and unhealthy…

INTRODUCTION The South Beach Diet is a commercial weight-loss diet created by Dr. Authur Agatston in 2003. The typical eating plan of this diet is low carbohydrates, high protein and healthy fats. This plan makes the diet a nutrient-dense, fiber-rich diet that you can follow for a lifetime of healthy eating. The South Beach Diet does not prevent diabetes, but it does help with weight loss and promotes healthy eating. (3) Type 2 diabetes develops progressively and the body’s cells become less…