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South Beach diet does not rely on low carbs or low fat.
Instead, it's purpose is to educate people to rely on
the right carbs and fats, and teach us to avoid the ‘bad’
ones. South Beach diet also looks at the way we eat our
food. It works on the principle that weight gain is caused
by sugars and starches being absorbed into the bloodstream
too quickly. Highly processed foods, for example, are
digested and absorbed very quickly by our stomachs causing
a surge in blood sugar and a craving for more carbs and
more food.
The Atkins diet works by restricting processed carbohydrates
such as high-sugar foods, breads, grains, pasta, cereal
and starchy vegetables. These carbohydrates are the body's
primary energy source. By reducing carbohydrate intake
to less than 20 grams per day, your body burns its secondary
energy source (body fat) in a process called ketosis.
Consequently, you lose weight.
Weight watchers is a diet program based on a points system.
As a membership based program, it combines weight loss
and exercises. With groups around the world, Weight Watchers
offers special foods, cook-books, weight watchers recipes
and exercise plans. Weight Watchers Points are awarded
for success and the dieter has the support of members
from his group.
The cabbage soup diet itself is simple. Eat as much cabbage
soup as you like. This low-fat, high-fiber diet promises
loss of up to 10 pounds in one week. It is not suitable
for long-term weight loss and should be followed for only
seven days. The recipe for the namesake cabbage soup includes
a variety of vegetables as well as cabbage. Although the
diet provides a good kick-start to more moderate diets,
some people find the soup bland and report feeling light-headed
and weak.
The program involves eating the Jenny Craig food, meeting
with a counselor once a week, and exercising. People are
taught to change their diet by adding fruits and vegetables
to the mix as well as whole grain foods. People can also
buy additional supplements such as vitamin packs and antioxidants.
The program focuses on altering your eating habits in
order to meet long term weight loss goals.
L A Weight Loss is a unique combination of regular foods
that you can eat out or purchase at your grocery store
AND personalized, one-on-one counseling.
Body for Life is a diet and exercise program created by
Bill Phillips, the founder of EAS, a company that makes
nutritional supplements. Designed for the serious body
sculptor, the Body for Life diet is 12 weeks of dieting
and intense activity. The active principle behind this
rigorous diet and fitness program is that people will
stick to programs that they see fast results from. It
is designed to give you lots of energy so it includes
a fair amount of calories. People who stick to this program
should experience gradual, healthy weight loss.
This diet is based on the premise that grapefruit has
fat burning properties. The grapefruit diet lasts 12 days,
but if an individual wants to continue they must take
at least two days off before doing so. While there is
no hard evidence that grapefruit burns fat, the diet does
have some success stories. |
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