Variety of Fad Diets Available
February 5, 2005
Some of the newly popular ways people are trying to
lose
weight:
Abs Diet. Created by the editor of Men's Health magazine,
the goal of this diet is toned abdominal muscles. It
advocates eating 12 "powerfoods," and avoiding
"dietary killers" and "secret fat bombs."
Blood Type Diet. The Eat Right 4 Your Type books promote
health through selective eating according to your blood
type. People with type A blood, for example, are encouraged
to eat artichokes and avoid eating rabbit, while type
AB should do the opposite.
French Women's Diet. French-born Mireille Guiliano
thinks Americans are fatter than the French because
they don't enjoy their food. Her plan calls for slow
eating, careful selection of food for freshness and
taste and enjoyment of food with all five senses. Weight
loss will follow, she says, because people will cut
unhealthy processed food out of their diets.
North Woods Diet. University of Minnesota obesity researcher
David Bernlohr created a diet that stresses times for
eating, as well as a general approach to health. Practitioners
eat three small meals a day, including a carbohydrateheavy
breakfast, a carbohydrate- and-protein lunch and a dinner
of meat, vegetables and a salad. They eat nothing after
7:30 p.m. The diet also encourages daily walking.
Peanut Butter Diet. Proponents encourage people to
cut all fats out of their diet except the monounsaturated
fat in peanut butter. Women eat two cups a day, men
eat three.
Raw foodism. People who eat only raw food claim that
cooking destroys a food's nutrients and makes it more
likely to be converted into fat through digestion. Most
raw foodists are vegans. Raw-food "uncook books"
have recipes for dehydrated raw cookies and breads.
Source:www.rednova.com
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