Although I researched several diets that are out there I wanted to write about the diet that I have been currently been on for the last 6 ½ years. Even though the name is called “The Abs Diet‚” in my opinion this is really not a diet but adopting a new way of eating that makes sense. I am a big believer in this “diet” and since being on it I have been in the best shape of my life and also have more energy. This diet became famous by the editors of Women’s Health Magazine. This is also where I first
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Fad Diets What is a fad diet? A fad diet is a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity. Fad diets are all the rage today. Flip through magazines‚ surf the web or turn the TV on and you will see number of diets promising to help you lose weight in a week or two. However a lot of fad diets aren’t worth trying. They can be very dangerous; trying to lose a lot of weight in short periods of time isn’t the best thing for our bodies and can cause a lot of harm to them. Some major harm that fad
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1. How does your actual intake of fiber compare to the recommendation? The recommended amount is 14.25 and my actual is 12.50‚ so I am only off by 1.75g of fiber. I am at 88% of the DRI. 2. How does your actual intake of water compare to the recommendation? (Convert using 1gm water = 1ml) I’m only at 58% of the DRI. The recommended is 2‚700mL and I only have 1‚500.16mL. I am working on drinking more water. I don’t get many water breaks while I am in the OR so I need to figure out a way to get
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Why Adopt a Vegetarian Diet? “Meat and potatoes” is a phrase used in American English that means the centerpiece of a meal. Besides referring to food‚ “meat” signifies the most important part of anything. It has been such a deeply ingrained‚ time-honored tradition for families to build a meal around meat‚ that one can safely say that meat has become the heart of an American meal. Meat gives us protein‚ and therefore‚ our strength. However‚ this widely held belief that meat is necessary for health
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An Impractical Diet In the article “Diet for a Warm Planet” Julia Whitty proposes a radical concept of the U.S. Cutting its carbon footprint as a whole. She uses first-hand knowledge provided by James Hansen from NASA to back up her supporting evidence and statistics. Whitty’s conceptualizes about putting the US on a diet; in the article‚ for the most part it is well written. She also states that we need to reduce our CO2 emissions from 385 ppm to 350 ppm. Whitty starts out with the perils
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The very popular Atkins diet consists of eating low carbohydrates and focuses on consuming fats and proteins. According to the Mayo Clinic‚ the main goal of this diet created by Robert C. Atkins in 1972‚ was to maintain a balanced amount of carbohydrates and fats and proteins for ideal health and weight loss. When the Atkins diet was first introduced‚ it was believed that consuming too many carbohydrates led to blood sugar imbalances‚ cardiovascular complications‚ and weight gain. The main idea of
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Gluten Free: An Effective Diet? Devry University Gluten Free: An Effective Diet? Tiffany found out she had Celiac Disease 4 years ago. At the time there was not a lot of information on what Celiac Disease (CD) was. This is a disease that causes a person to have very bad reactions when they ingest wheat‚ barley‚ or rye. When she found out she spent hours and hours trying to research what items had gluten in them and which didn ’t. Most of her efforts were in vain. The major grocery stores
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A Healthy Diet Making healthy food choices for children isn’t always as easy as it seems.A balanced diet is one that perfectly suits the child’s needs.Healthy eating helps to promote the normal growth and development and will help to protect against later disese.Breast milk or formula is an essential source of nourishment through out the first year.Once weaning starts it is important to establish a healthy diet that provides the five essential nutrients: carbohydrates‚vitamis ‚fat‚minerals and
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Oxford University study states that “Cutting your meat and dairy intake can improve your health—and quite possibly save your life.” People ask what the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan is. Vegetarian diets‚ which contain no meat (beef‚ pork‚ poultry‚ or fish and shellfish)‚ are naturally low in saturated fat‚ high in fiber‚ and full of vitamins‚ minerals‚ and cancer-fighting compounds. A multitude of scientific studies have shown that vegetarian diets have remarkable health benefits and can
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Ninos Shammas Bio 113 September 10‚ 2013 The recommended intake of 2000 calories per day is an estimate of how many calories an average individual to intake should consume daily. There are‚ however‚ many other factors that are not taken into consideration. A basal metabolic rate‚ which is unique to each person‚ is how many calories are burned daily based on activity levels. There are other variables to consider‚ such as lean body mass‚ as is it metabolically active as opposed to fat‚ which is
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