Low Carbohydrate Diets And Low Fat Diets Essay

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    far more fruitful to ask an artist (in this case a chef or a gourmand) what constitutes a healthy diet. But this is the 21st century, and we look to dieticians and nutritionists to tell us what to eat. The problem as I see it is they can’t seem to agree on anything or make up their minds for any length of time. On the other hand, most chefs and connoisseurs would probably agree that a healthy diet begins with quality whole foods and an emphasis on

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    Scarsdale Diet Thesis

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    The Scarsdale diet was created in the 70s for those people who want to lose weight. The Scarsdale diet consist of a diet that contains low level of carbohydrates and fats, the main focus of Scarsdale diet is to eliminate the harmful fats and carbohydrates from the diet. The person is allowed to take only good carbohydrates; rest of the diet depends on proteins. The Scarsdale diet invented by Herman Tarnower, the Scarsdale diet is scientifically proven and dramatically reduces 7-15 pounds through

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    The modern high fat diet commonly referred to as a ketogenic diet can be achieved in a manner not unlike a normal carbohydrate diet. Where roasts and salmon and vegetables are not just a normal part of the diet but essential. Though it is dangerous to start a ketogenic diet without a little bit of research. This is due to many essential nutrients that we normally source through plants such as wheat, potatoes, rice, and corn, which are extremely high in carbohydrate. With these foods being too high

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    my comparison of John P. Foreyt’s, Weight Loss Diets: Are They All the Same? (2010) and Eric Schlosser’s, Why the Fries Taste Good (2001) an excerpt from the book Fast Food Nation. In Foreyt’s article, he discusses the ways that people lose weight from dieting, while in Schlosser’s article, he talks about McDonald’s French fries and about J.R. Simplot. A multitude of different things must be taken into consideration when talking about weight loss diets. There is the plan, cost, taste of the food, and

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    The Ketogenic Diet The Ketogenic Diet is a way of eating that is becoming increasingly popular within fitness and health communities. The Ketogenic Diet began as a way of eating to combat Alzheimer’s disease along with neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease (Davis, n.d.). In the past decade it has become widely known for its weight loss benefits. As of recent, many famous public figures and professional athletes have further popularized the concept of the Ketogenic

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    trendy low carb diets, such as the Akins Diet, to help reduce these health related risks and issues. However, as a result low carb diets have proven to have unwanted side effects, physical health problems, and lack of long term sustainability. The number one reason many people jump on the trendy low carbohydrate (carbs) diet is to lose weight. According to the Mayo Clinic, “the Atkins Diet has been around since 1972, when cardiologist Robert C. Atkins created it. Dr. Atkins said that dietary fat isn’t

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    when I was in high school I stumbled across a made for TV movie about a special diet that had remarkable results with epilepsy patients. The movie is about a young epileptic boy with persistent, drug-resistant tonic-conic (grand mal) seizures. Over time I forgot the name of the movie but the diet involved little to no drug therapy and had remarkable results. I always remembered that the diet is called The Ketogenic Diet and that it was an ideal for children with otherwise untreatable epilepsy. Until

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    Comparing Carbohydrate Requirements for the Atkins Diet and the Food Pyramid Guide “Carbohydrates are an organic compound that serves as a major energy source for the body” (Dictionary.com). These carbohydrates convert to sugars that trigger insulin production, which our body needs for certain processes, and triggers fat storage (Health-Doc.com). According to the Institute of Medicine, adults should get 45 to 65 percent of their calories from carbohydrates. That is roughly seven

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    Depression Cured by Low Carb Diet? By Rosemary Cheadle | Submitted On October 03, 2015 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Yes you heard me right! Does a low carbohydrate diet play a role in stabilizing mood

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    If it came in a bottle, everyone would have a great body.” –Chef Every day there is an advertisement that comes on during commercial breaks when watching television or when listening to the radio about some diet supplement or diet plan as known as “Fad Diets”. Just what are Fad diets? Fad diets are any weight loss plan or supplement aid that promises to produce dramatic weight loss in a very short amount of time and that they are easy to follow and require very little to no exercise. Companies use

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