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Sylvester Graham was an advocate of vegetarianism and temperance. His name lives on in one of his inventions, the Graham cracker. In 1829 he invented Graham bread, made from unsifted flour and free of chemical additives. In those days, like today, many bakeries used additives such as alum and chlorine to whiten the bread. Store bought white bread was felt to be the food of finer folk, whereas the homemade brown bread was the food of country bumpkins and the lower classes. Graham promoted the more nutritious (and if you ask me, tastier) brown bread.
On the other hand, Graham was a fan of the temperance movement. He proposed a vegetarian diet to cure alcoholism and sexual desire. He conceded the medicinal use of alcohol, but was against social drinking, even in moderation. Graham preached that an unhealthy diet stimulated excessive sexual desire. He was one controversial figure with lots of followers and detractors. The story has it that when he lectured on sexual relations and wearing corsets many women in the audience fainted.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Popular Diets - A Gluten-Free Diet
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A gluten-free diet is recommended for the treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergy...
Such a diet is completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals including wheat, spelt, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as gluten food additives whether used as a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent. This diet may also exclude oats whose effects on gluten-sensitive people still remain somewhat unknown.
While gluten is commonly associated with wheat, not all wheat products contain gluten. For example, highly processed wheat glucose contains no detectable gluten (i.e. less than 5 parts per million gluten). Grain and starch sources that are acceptable in a gluten-free diet include maize, potatoes, rice, tapioca, millet, and sweet potatoes. Bean, soybean, and nut flours are sometimes used in gluten-free products to add protein and dietary fiber. Gluten is also used in foods in some unexpected ways, for example as a stabilizing agent or thickener in products such as ice cream and ketchup. Other products that perhaps surprisingly may include gluten are both over-the-counter and prescription medications and vitamins, and cosmetics.
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A gluten-free diet is recommended for the treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergy...
Such a diet is completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals including wheat, spelt, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as gluten food additives whether used as a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent. This diet may also exclude oats whose effects on gluten-sensitive people still remain somewhat unknown.
While gluten is commonly associated with wheat, not all wheat products contain gluten. For example, highly processed wheat glucose contains no detectable gluten (i.e. less than 5 parts per million gluten). Grain and starch sources that are acceptable in a gluten-free diet include maize, potatoes, rice, tapioca, millet, and sweet potatoes. Bean, soybean, and nut flours are sometimes used in gluten-free products to add protein and dietary fiber. Gluten is also used in foods in some unexpected ways, for example as a stabilizing agent or thickener in products such as ice cream and ketchup. Other products that perhaps surprisingly may include gluten are both over-the-counter and prescription medications and vitamins, and cosmetics.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Popular Diets - The Feingold Diet
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Dr. Feingold was a pediatrician and allergis. His diet eliminates several artificial colors and artificial flavors, aspartame, three petroleum-based preservatives, and some salicylates. This is one controversial program. Some say that it effectively manages ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) while others claim that it is worthless. This debate has been going on for over 30 years. Interested parties include consumers and physicians, as well as scientists, politicians, and the pharmaceutical and food industries. Aspartame is one item under discussion so we are talking big bucks. This artificial sweetener appears in some 6,000 different consumer foods and beverages. The Feingold program asserts that Aspartame and its related chemicals may be harmful to the nervous system.
During the initial weeks of the Program, certain foods containing salicylates are removed and may later be reintroduced and tested for tolerance, one at a time. Problematic salicylate-rich foods include common fruits, a few vegetables, spices, and one tree nut. When starting this diet foods like pears, cashews and bananas replace apples, almonds and grapes. The program does not eliminate soft drinks, chocolate and sugar but does call for moderation.
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Dr. Feingold was a pediatrician and allergis. His diet eliminates several artificial colors and artificial flavors, aspartame, three petroleum-based preservatives, and some salicylates. This is one controversial program. Some say that it effectively manages ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) while others claim that it is worthless. This debate has been going on for over 30 years. Interested parties include consumers and physicians, as well as scientists, politicians, and the pharmaceutical and food industries. Aspartame is one item under discussion so we are talking big bucks. This artificial sweetener appears in some 6,000 different consumer foods and beverages. The Feingold program asserts that Aspartame and its related chemicals may be harmful to the nervous system.
During the initial weeks of the Program, certain foods containing salicylates are removed and may later be reintroduced and tested for tolerance, one at a time. Problematic salicylate-rich foods include common fruits, a few vegetables, spices, and one tree nut. When starting this diet foods like pears, cashews and bananas replace apples, almonds and grapes. The program does not eliminate soft drinks, chocolate and sugar but does call for moderation.
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Popular Diets - The Diabetes Diet
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Diabetics should discuss their individual dietary needs with a dietician or nutritionist. Even more than other dieters diabetics should understand the principles of carbohydrate counting and how a carefully chosen diet can help control blood sugar levels. Here are some general diet principles for people who suffer from diabetes.
Dietary treatment of diabetes mellitus was reportedly used in Ancient Egypt well over five thousand years ago. In more recent times Dr. Frederick Madison Allen opened the first clinic for diabetes sufferers in 1921. Part of the treatment was a starvation diet. As luck would have it, Banting and Best first treated diabetes patients with insulin in 1922. This treatment removed the need for a starvation diet. While opinions are far from unanimous, dietitians now recommend a typical healthy diet: one high in fiber, with a variety of fruit and vegetables and low in both sugar and fat, especially saturated fat.
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Diabetics should discuss their individual dietary needs with a dietician or nutritionist. Even more than other dieters diabetics should understand the principles of carbohydrate counting and how a carefully chosen diet can help control blood sugar levels. Here are some general diet principles for people who suffer from diabetes.
Dietary treatment of diabetes mellitus was reportedly used in Ancient Egypt well over five thousand years ago. In more recent times Dr. Frederick Madison Allen opened the first clinic for diabetes sufferers in 1921. Part of the treatment was a starvation diet. As luck would have it, Banting and Best first treated diabetes patients with insulin in 1922. This treatment removed the need for a starvation diet. While opinions are far from unanimous, dietitians now recommend a typical healthy diet: one high in fiber, with a variety of fruit and vegetables and low in both sugar and fat, especially saturated fat.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Popular Diets - The Detox Diet
Popular Diets - The Detox Diet: Popular Diets
Detox diets generally propose that fruits, vegetables, and water make up the majority of the dieter’s food intake. These diets usually reject processed and genetically modified foods and restrict or eliminate alcohol intake.
Detox diets eliminate foods that are hard on the metabolism; for example caffeine, alcohol, processed and canned foods, salt, sugar, wheat, red meat, pork, fried food, yellow cheese, cream, butter and margarine, and shortening. Recommended foods include raw fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, raw nuts and seeds, fish, vegetable oils, herbs and herbal teas, and water. Many detox dieters practice associated techniques such as raw foodism, fasting, calorie restriction, food combining, herbal detox, and drinking of detox teas.
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Detox diets generally propose that fruits, vegetables, and water make up the majority of the dieter’s food intake. These diets usually reject processed and genetically modified foods and restrict or eliminate alcohol intake.
Detox diets eliminate foods that are hard on the metabolism; for example caffeine, alcohol, processed and canned foods, salt, sugar, wheat, red meat, pork, fried food, yellow cheese, cream, butter and margarine, and shortening. Recommended foods include raw fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, raw nuts and seeds, fish, vegetable oils, herbs and herbal teas, and water. Many detox dieters practice associated techniques such as raw foodism, fasting, calorie restriction, food combining, herbal detox, and drinking of detox teas.
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Popular Diets - The Cabbage Soup Diet
Popular Diets - The Cabbage Soup Diet:
The Cabbage Soup Diet is an example of an unproven, unscientific fad diet, designed for short-term weight-loss without requiring any long-term commitment. Its relative success has lead to several similar diets.
Proponents claim that cabbage soup dieters can lose 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of weight in a week. Perhaps most of the weight loss is water; most nutritionists feel that it is almost impossible to lose so much fat within a week. This has lent credence to claims that much of the lost weight is merely water. While the origins of this diet are unknown, it first became popular in the 1980s.
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The Cabbage Soup Diet is an example of an unproven, unscientific fad diet, designed for short-term weight-loss without requiring any long-term commitment. Its relative success has lead to several similar diets.
Proponents claim that cabbage soup dieters can lose 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of weight in a week. Perhaps most of the weight loss is water; most nutritionists feel that it is almost impossible to lose so much fat within a week. This has lent credence to claims that much of the lost weight is merely water. While the origins of this diet are unknown, it first became popular in the 1980s.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Popular Diets - The Buddhist Diet
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The Buddhist Diet is mostly vegetarian, conforming to the general Buddhist precept of ahimsa (non-violence). Buddhism and the East Indian religion of Jainism recognize that even eating vegetables could contribute to the indirect killing of living beings because animal life is destroyed by tilling the soil or employing pesticides. Some Buddhist currents do not reject eating meat. Even if a believer takes a vow to be a vegetarian he or she is freed from fulfilling the vow when doing so is clearly impossible.
Unlike most Western vegetarians, the East Asian Buddhist Diet tries to avoid killing plant life. This means that root vegetables (such as potatoes, carrots or onion) should not be eaten because gathering them would involve the death of vegetables. Strictly speaking only fruits or vegetables such as beans should be consumed. Some Buddhists, particularly in China and Vietnam, will not eat strong-smelling plants including garlic, shallots, and mountain leeks known as Five Acrid And Strong Smelling Vegetables or “Five Spices” because these plants tend to excite the senses. Many believers extend this rule to exclude other members of the onion family and coriander.
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The Buddhist Diet is mostly vegetarian, conforming to the general Buddhist precept of ahimsa (non-violence). Buddhism and the East Indian religion of Jainism recognize that even eating vegetables could contribute to the indirect killing of living beings because animal life is destroyed by tilling the soil or employing pesticides. Some Buddhist currents do not reject eating meat. Even if a believer takes a vow to be a vegetarian he or she is freed from fulfilling the vow when doing so is clearly impossible.
Unlike most Western vegetarians, the East Asian Buddhist Diet tries to avoid killing plant life. This means that root vegetables (such as potatoes, carrots or onion) should not be eaten because gathering them would involve the death of vegetables. Strictly speaking only fruits or vegetables such as beans should be consumed. Some Buddhists, particularly in China and Vietnam, will not eat strong-smelling plants including garlic, shallots, and mountain leeks known as Five Acrid And Strong Smelling Vegetables or “Five Spices” because these plants tend to excite the senses. Many believers extend this rule to exclude other members of the onion family and coriander.
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The Atkins Diet Plan - Induction Phase, Foods To Avoid
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To meet the Atkins Diet Plan Induction Phase objectives, you will have to remove many foods from your diet. Don’t despair, this phase usually lasts only two weeks. If you really want to play by the rules, obtain the acceptable food list. If a given food isn’t on the list, it shouldn’t be on your plate. Let’s examine some of these forbidden foods starting with the vegetables.
If a vegetable is starchy, you’ll have to leave it out. The most obvious no-no is potatoes in any form. Popular vegetables to avoid are beets, corn, peas, and perhaps carrots. Other forbidden vegetables include parsnips, plantains, and winter squash. While the induction phase only lasts two weeks, you will have to wait much more than that to return to your potatoes and peas. Starchy vegetables are the last food group reintroduced during the second phase of the Atkins Diet, the Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) Phase during which you increase your carbohydrate intake by a net 5 grams per week.
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To meet the Atkins Diet Plan Induction Phase objectives, you will have to remove many foods from your diet. Don’t despair, this phase usually lasts only two weeks. If you really want to play by the rules, obtain the acceptable food list. If a given food isn’t on the list, it shouldn’t be on your plate. Let’s examine some of these forbidden foods starting with the vegetables.
If a vegetable is starchy, you’ll have to leave it out. The most obvious no-no is potatoes in any form. Popular vegetables to avoid are beets, corn, peas, and perhaps carrots. Other forbidden vegetables include parsnips, plantains, and winter squash. While the induction phase only lasts two weeks, you will have to wait much more than that to return to your potatoes and peas. Starchy vegetables are the last food group reintroduced during the second phase of the Atkins Diet, the Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) Phase during which you increase your carbohydrate intake by a net 5 grams per week.
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Popular Diets - The Body for Life Diet
Popular Diets - The Body for Life Diet: Bill Phillips, a competitive bodybuilder and manufacturer of nutritional supplements, founded these programs and promoted them with a best-selling book of the same name. The competition dates back to 1996. Contestants write an essay about their experience complete with before and after bathing suit pictures. Since the first prize is $1 million you may want to stuff yourself prior to taking that before picture. Unlike most diets, this program focuses on exercise. If you can’t or won’t commit to a serious exercise regime, Body for Life is definitely not for you. As always check with your health-care professional before undertaking any diet or serious exercise program.
The human body readily adapts to nutritional changes. When you eat fewer calories your metabolism slows down and your body burns more muscle than fat. When the diet ends and you return to your previous calorie intake you may gain weight faster than before. Body for Life addresses this problem by adding a serious exercise component to your dieting. Their exercise program includes weight training that builds skeletal muscles and increases your metabolism. You maximize your energy expenditure and fat loss.
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The human body readily adapts to nutritional changes. When you eat fewer calories your metabolism slows down and your body burns more muscle than fat. When the diet ends and you return to your previous calorie intake you may gain weight faster than before. Body for Life addresses this problem by adding a serious exercise component to your dieting. Their exercise program includes weight training that builds skeletal muscles and increases your metabolism. You maximize your energy expenditure and fat loss.
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The Atkins Diet Plan - Induction Phase, Foods To Eat
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In this phase you really cut the carbs. The objective is transforming the body’s energy source from burning carbs to burning fat. Simply put, you are allowed 20 grams of net carbs per day. Net carbs are the total carbohydrate intake minus the carbs contained in fiber, sugar alcohol, and glycerine. Because those carbs aren’t digested they don’t count. If your vegetable serving contains 5 grams of carbs but 2 of those grams come from fiber, then only 3 grams of carbs actually count.
So what can you eat during this stage of the Atkins Diet Plan? First come the proteins. Most protein food is in. For example, this means you can load up on eggs, meat, and seafood. But there are exceptions. You can’t eat breaded meats such as veal schnitzel or meat loaf. I don’t usually think of bacon and eggs as a diet food, but this combination is sort of OK. You must hold the toast and jelly, perhaps the coffee, the orange juice, and the hash browns (the onions are OK but not the potatoes). Can we still call such a breakfast bacon and eggs?
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In this phase you really cut the carbs. The objective is transforming the body’s energy source from burning carbs to burning fat. Simply put, you are allowed 20 grams of net carbs per day. Net carbs are the total carbohydrate intake minus the carbs contained in fiber, sugar alcohol, and glycerine. Because those carbs aren’t digested they don’t count. If your vegetable serving contains 5 grams of carbs but 2 of those grams come from fiber, then only 3 grams of carbs actually count.
So what can you eat during this stage of the Atkins Diet Plan? First come the proteins. Most protein food is in. For example, this means you can load up on eggs, meat, and seafood. But there are exceptions. You can’t eat breaded meats such as veal schnitzel or meat loaf. I don’t usually think of bacon and eggs as a diet food, but this combination is sort of OK. You must hold the toast and jelly, perhaps the coffee, the orange juice, and the hash browns (the onions are OK but not the potatoes). Can we still call such a breakfast bacon and eggs?
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Wine In Popular Diets - The Zone Diet
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The main idea is that when you regulate your insulin levels, your body's metabolism performs at its optimum level and you lose weight. You may remember that this diet was popular in the 1990s. Some people know that the Zone Diet is a celebrity diet. I am not going to name names but some very famous people are rumored to follow this diet. As always, don’t start this diet without consulting your doctor even if Brad and Jenn swear by it.
In spite of what you may read or see on TV, our bodies are not designed to process junk food well. Our ancestors ate lean protein and natural carbohydrates, and that’s what our bodies continue to expect. The Zone Diet sticks to the proper ratio, namely 40% Carbs, 30% Fat, and 30% Protein. These levels help the body to regulate insulin. When insulin is at the right level your body's metabolism speeds up, and you lose weight.
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The main idea is that when you regulate your insulin levels, your body's metabolism performs at its optimum level and you lose weight. You may remember that this diet was popular in the 1990s. Some people know that the Zone Diet is a celebrity diet. I am not going to name names but some very famous people are rumored to follow this diet. As always, don’t start this diet without consulting your doctor even if Brad and Jenn swear by it.
In spite of what you may read or see on TV, our bodies are not designed to process junk food well. Our ancestors ate lean protein and natural carbohydrates, and that’s what our bodies continue to expect. The Zone Diet sticks to the proper ratio, namely 40% Carbs, 30% Fat, and 30% Protein. These levels help the body to regulate insulin. When insulin is at the right level your body's metabolism speeds up, and you lose weight.
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Wine In Popular Diets - The Wine And Food Lovers Diet
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It tries to go beyond traditional diets that simply don’t work for the majority of dieters. People may be able to shed pounds for a few weeks or even months during a period of self-deprivation. But guess what, sooner or later they can’t take the sacrifice anymore and regain the lost pounds and sometimes more. Instead of playing yoyo, swinging back and forth between self-deprivation and binging, why not take a look at The Wine and Food Lover's Diet? As always, don’t start this diet without consulting your doctor.
The Wine and Food Lover's Diet is the brainchild of Dr. Philip Tirman, a sports doctor with a background in nutrition. It is based on three principles: (1) The body reacts to different foods in different ways. When we understand these reactions we can control them. (2) There is no short-term fix to weight control and disease prevention; we must look for long-term, sustainable solutions. (3) Food not only fuels the body; it also nourishes the soul. Meals must do both.
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It tries to go beyond traditional diets that simply don’t work for the majority of dieters. People may be able to shed pounds for a few weeks or even months during a period of self-deprivation. But guess what, sooner or later they can’t take the sacrifice anymore and regain the lost pounds and sometimes more. Instead of playing yoyo, swinging back and forth between self-deprivation and binging, why not take a look at The Wine and Food Lover's Diet? As always, don’t start this diet without consulting your doctor.
The Wine and Food Lover's Diet is the brainchild of Dr. Philip Tirman, a sports doctor with a background in nutrition. It is based on three principles: (1) The body reacts to different foods in different ways. When we understand these reactions we can control them. (2) There is no short-term fix to weight control and disease prevention; we must look for long-term, sustainable solutions. (3) Food not only fuels the body; it also nourishes the soul. Meals must do both.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wine In Popular Diets - The Chardonnay Diet: - Sent using Google Toolbar
I suggest that you take this article on the Chardonnay diet less seriously than our other articles on popular wine diets.
The Chardonnay diet originated in the United Kingdom and has become quite popular in Germany. On day one of this diet drink at least two pots of tea in the morning. Continue drinking tea until you are very hungry. Your goal might be a three o’clock lunch, which should be chicken or a salad. About six o'clock begin to drink some Chardonnay wine. When you can’t drink any more (the maximum is one bottle) go to bed. Repeat this procedure for two more days. It is claimed that you can lose about two pounds a day; by the end of day three you should be six pounds lighter.
The fourth day of this diet involves a change of pace. Start with tea in the morning but skip lunch. Around six o'clock eat a healthy, generous dinner and don’t worry if you put back on a pound. It’s very important to reload your body with vitamins and nutrients after three days of light eating. On the fifth day you fast until six o’clock when you bring out the bottle of Chardonnay. If I were to undertake this diet (I seem to be allergic to tea so I wouldn’t) believe me I would not drink a full bottle of wine after fasting all day. Make sure that you eat properly and drink the wine slowly.
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I suggest that you take this article on the Chardonnay diet less seriously than our other articles on popular wine diets.
The Chardonnay diet originated in the United Kingdom and has become quite popular in Germany. On day one of this diet drink at least two pots of tea in the morning. Continue drinking tea until you are very hungry. Your goal might be a three o’clock lunch, which should be chicken or a salad. About six o'clock begin to drink some Chardonnay wine. When you can’t drink any more (the maximum is one bottle) go to bed. Repeat this procedure for two more days. It is claimed that you can lose about two pounds a day; by the end of day three you should be six pounds lighter.
The fourth day of this diet involves a change of pace. Start with tea in the morning but skip lunch. Around six o'clock eat a healthy, generous dinner and don’t worry if you put back on a pound. It’s very important to reload your body with vitamins and nutrients after three days of light eating. On the fifth day you fast until six o’clock when you bring out the bottle of Chardonnay. If I were to undertake this diet (I seem to be allergic to tea so I wouldn’t) believe me I would not drink a full bottle of wine after fasting all day. Make sure that you eat properly and drink the wine slowly.
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The South Beach Diet was started by a Miami, Florida, area cardiologist Arthur Agatston who developed this diet for his patients...
It emphasizes the consumption of good carbohydrates and good fats. According to the doctor, the excessive consumption of so-called bad carbohydrates makes it difficult for insulin to process fat and sugar. Too many bad fats, such as saturated fats and trans fats may increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease.
Good carbohydrates are high in fiber or high in good fats, and have a low glycemic index, which means they are digested and absorbed slowly. Preferred carbohydrates have more nutritional value than the alternatives. The South Beach Diet allows brown rice in moderation, but discourages white rice. When you eat carbohydrates, you should also eat fiber or fat to slow digestion of the carbohydrates. Good fats are polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, especially those with omega-3 fatty acids. Saturated and trans fats are bad fats.
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The South Beach Diet was started by a Miami, Florida, area cardiologist Arthur Agatston who developed this diet for his patients...
It emphasizes the consumption of good carbohydrates and good fats. According to the doctor, the excessive consumption of so-called bad carbohydrates makes it difficult for insulin to process fat and sugar. Too many bad fats, such as saturated fats and trans fats may increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease.
Good carbohydrates are high in fiber or high in good fats, and have a low glycemic index, which means they are digested and absorbed slowly. Preferred carbohydrates have more nutritional value than the alternatives. The South Beach Diet allows brown rice in moderation, but discourages white rice. When you eat carbohydrates, you should also eat fiber or fat to slow digestion of the carbohydrates. Good fats are polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, especially those with omega-3 fatty acids. Saturated and trans fats are bad fats.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wine In Popular Diets - The Sonoma Diet
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The Sonoma Diet And Wine
As its name indicates, this is a wine-country diet inspired by the foods and wines of Sonoma County and environs north of San Francisco. While no food categories are off limits, this diet emphasizes a balance of whole grains, protein, healthy fats, and produce. It claims to provide easy-to-prepare gourmet meals. In Dr. Guttersen’s own words: "The Sonoma Diet is like no other. You will lose every ounce of excess weight that you need to. But at the same time, you will enjoy eating more than you ever have in your life. Meals are a celebration, not deprivation."
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The Sonoma Diet And Wine
As its name indicates, this is a wine-country diet inspired by the foods and wines of Sonoma County and environs north of San Francisco. While no food categories are off limits, this diet emphasizes a balance of whole grains, protein, healthy fats, and produce. It claims to provide easy-to-prepare gourmet meals. In Dr. Guttersen’s own words: "The Sonoma Diet is like no other. You will lose every ounce of excess weight that you need to. But at the same time, you will enjoy eating more than you ever have in your life. Meals are a celebration, not deprivation."
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Wine In Popular Diets
The Mediterranean Diet:
"The major version of the Mediterranean diet was presented by Dr. Walter Willett of Harvard University's School of Public Health in the mid-1990s. It is based on eating habits of people in Crete, many other regions of Greece, and southern Italy in the early 1960s. Major components of this diet include regular physical activity, a lot of vegetables, fresh fruit for dessert, olive oil as the principal source of fat, dairy products (especially cheese and yogurt), small to moderate amounts of fish and poultry, a maximum of four eggs a week, low amounts of red meat, and low to moderate quantities of wine. Up to a handful of nuts a day is recommended. About one quarter to one third of the calories are in the form of dietary fat, but saturated fat is only 8% or less.
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"The major version of the Mediterranean diet was presented by Dr. Walter Willett of Harvard University's School of Public Health in the mid-1990s. It is based on eating habits of people in Crete, many other regions of Greece, and southern Italy in the early 1960s. Major components of this diet include regular physical activity, a lot of vegetables, fresh fruit for dessert, olive oil as the principal source of fat, dairy products (especially cheese and yogurt), small to moderate amounts of fish and poultry, a maximum of four eggs a week, low amounts of red meat, and low to moderate quantities of wine. Up to a handful of nuts a day is recommended. About one quarter to one third of the calories are in the form of dietary fat, but saturated fat is only 8% or less.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The California Diet
The California Diet (also called the California Wine Country Diet) defines six fundamental aspects of healthy weight management: nutrition, physical activity, practicality, pleasure, relationships, and variety. Unlike many other diets that focus uniquely on nutrition and physical activity, at least during a diet phase, the California Wine Country Diet considers the six aspects of weight management.
The California Diet places a focus on local food, and local wine but many of the suggested recipes are powerfully influenced by Mediterranean, Asian, and Latin American cuisine. This book includes three weeks of suggested daily food plans that nutritionally stem from the USDA 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It addition to menus highly influenced by the Mediterranean Diet and other traditional diets you’ll find recipes and wine pairing suggestions from many great California chefs.
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The California Diet places a focus on local food, and local wine but many of the suggested recipes are powerfully influenced by Mediterranean, Asian, and Latin American cuisine. This book includes three weeks of suggested daily food plans that nutritionally stem from the USDA 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It addition to menus highly influenced by the Mediterranean Diet and other traditional diets you’ll find recipes and wine pairing suggestions from many great California chefs.
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The Atkins Diet And Wine
So what is this Atkins Diet that has proven to be so popular? According to Atkins refined carbohydrates, in particular sugar and flour, are the main cause of obesity. He also felt that saturated fat was not a major nutritional problem, and was much less a factor in developing vascular disease than the trans fats often found in hydrogenated oils. At the risk of oversimplifying, this diet tells you to cut the carbs and not worry about dietary fat. It also recommends nutritional supplements and exercise.
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