Types of Diet...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of a Low-fat Diet
While few of us these days would consume a piece of meat that has a 40 per cent fat content, it’s estimated that most people today get about 40...
Blood Type Diet
The blood type diet was introduced by Peter J. D'Adamo in 1996 in a book entitled Eat Right For Your Type; The individualized diet solution to staying healthy,...
Diets to Treat Obesity
People who are classified as being “obese” are seriously putting their health at risk. Unfortunately, it’s estimated that nearly one-fourth of all adults in Great...
Following a Portion-Controlled Diet
Everyone knows the secret to dieting: exercise more and eat less. Unfortunately, for most of us, both of these steadfast rules are incredibly difficult to follow....
How to Avoid Fad Diets
Many of us, in a desperate bid to lose weight, resort to fad diets that promise we’ll shed the pounds quickly. But studies have proven that fad diets don’t lead to...
The Anti-Ageing Diet
Most of us attribute how we look to our genes. But in reality, we all have a lot of control over how we age, and what face is looking back at us in the mirror. If...
The Atkins Diet Explained
The Atkins diet is a popular, though somewhat controversial approach to weight loss designed by Dr. Robert Atkins in 1972. He popularized the diet in a series of books...
The GI Diet
Don't be fooled by diets that tell you to dump the carbohydrates. While some may increase your weight and others may increase chances of diabetes there is no simple...
The Hibernation Diet
The hibernation diet is created by Edinburgh sports nutritionist and pharmacist Mike McInnes and incorporates honey and resistance training. The diet focuses on liver...
The Mediterranean Diet
At least 16 countries border the Mediterranean Sea. Diets vary between these countries and also between regions within a country, so there is, strictly speaking, no one...
The Negative Calorie Diet
As you know, all foods carry some calories. No food is actually negative calorie food. But the overall effect of certain foods in our body is that of negative calories....
The Raw Food Diet
What is a Raw Food Diet?
The food raw diet is exactly as its name states. It is based on consuming unprocessed, whole plant-based foods, at least 75 per cent of which...
The Scarsdale Diet
The Scarsdale diet was developed by Dr. Herman Tarnower, a New York physician and Samm Sinclair Baker, in 1979. This low-carbohydrate, low-calorie diet is still popular...
The South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet was created by Dr. Arthur Agatston, a cardiologist based in South Florida. Dr. Agatston developed the diet for his chronically overweight heart...
The Zone Diet
The Zone Diet was developed by Barry Sears, a former researcher in biotechnology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a calorie-restricted diet that...
What is a Detox Diet?
Many women – and occasionally some men – see the appeal of a detox diet as a sure-fire way to lose weight fast. If you want to lose a few pounds to fit into that...
What is a Food Diary?
What Is A Food Diary?
Fairly self-explanatory, a food diary is a written log of everything you eat and drink. It is essentially a journal of the dates,...
