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Dec
15
No Carb Diet

The term “no carb diet” is commonly used to denote any diet that expels carbohydrates1 absolutely. In practice, it means that dieters should exclude from their diets all foods, containing carbs, such as pasta, rice, white bread, cereal, etc. No carb diets limit use of sugary products, like candy, fizzy drinks, soft beverages, and many others.

Dec
10
Nutrisystem Diet

The Nutrisystem diet is a popular weight management plan for people who are going to slim down but do not want to worry about counting calories, shopping, planning and cooking. Dieters just can select the foods for a month and they will be delivered to their homes. What is more, these products are already in microwave-safe containers, so they can be easily prepared.

This program was launched in 1972. Since that time, it has changed greatly. Nowadays, Nutrisystem suggests its Advanced plan, based on the so-called “glycemic advantage”. The diet’s meals are low-fat and high-fiber. They contain much healthy protein and “good carbs1”.

Dec
5
Mayo Clinic Diet

This article is about the official Mayo Clinic program invented by doctors from the honorable health institution in Minnesota. It is a popular lifestyle plan designed for losing weight and improving health. Unlike numerous fad diets (like fake Mayo Clinic diets), this one does not promise quick weight-loss but promotes healthy eating habits that will help you to slim down and start feeling much better.

Nov
29
Fitness Diet

Your diet is very important if you go in for sport in order to make your body look perfect or just try to look fitter. You should not underestimate the efficiency of the eating plan. It helps to get rid of excessive fat, promotes building up muscles, and makes you stronger. There are very many special fitness diets, and most of them give similar recommendations. You will find them in this summarizing article.

Nov
21
HCG Diet

Recently, the HCG diet has become very popular though it is not new. Actually, this diet supplementary plan has been used for decades by dieters in many countries. The abbreviation means the human chorionic gonadotropin1. This hormone was discovered in the 1920s. In 1950s, doctors found out that it is able to subdue appetite and stimulate weight. Shortly after that Dr. Simeons suggested to use it as an addition to a low-calorie diet.

Nov
16
Green Tea Diet

The Chinese have been drinking green tea for thousands of years, so one by no means can say that an eating plan based on it is just a fad diet. Moreover, it has been scientifically proven that green tea has antioxidant applications, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and even cancer prevention properties. Many researchers also think that it may foster weight loss.

How Does It Work?

Experts’ opinions about how green tea promotes weight loss differ. Some of them claim that it is caffeine that produces the effect. Others suppose that epigallocatechin gallate1 boosts metabolism and helps to normalize levels of glucose in blood by controlling absorption of carbohydrate. Green tea also contains polyphenols2 which suppress hunger, cause thermogenic effect3, and inhibit lipase4, thus helping to lose weight.

Nov
10
Ketogenic Diet

This program is a special diet for people (primarily, for children) who suffer from epilepsy1. It is based on high-fat foods and restricts intake of carbohydrate. A ketogenic eating plan is prescribed by a doctor and should be supervised by a dietician. Its name means “producing ketones2”.

Its first therapeutic variant was created in the 1920s. In the 1990s, it was promoted by Jim Abrahams, a movie producer, who launched the Charlie Foundation after the diet had helped to control his son’s epilepsy. This organization sponsored a research study and aroused interest in ketogenic diets.

Nov
3
Detox Diet

Every day modern people living in cities ingest a great number of chemicals. They get them through water, air, and food. These substances, usually called toxins1, include antibiotics2, hormones, and pesticides3 in food, numerous chemicals from household cleaners, pollution, cigarette smoke, heavy metals, and detergents.

Oct
28
Cookie Diet

Replace your breakfast and lunch with special cookies – and your excessive weight will melt away. Do you think it sounds unbelievable? But that is what authors of cookie diets promise. Currently, there are a number of those programs on the market, like Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet, Smart for Life Cookie Diet, or Hollywood Cookie Diet. All of them require that you eat about four – six cookies a day.

Oct
21
Vegan Diet

The vegan diet, or veganism, can be explained as refraining from eating animal foods and a philosophy of excluding any other ways of exploitation of animals. Veganism followers are usually called vegans. This term was suggested by Donald Watson, who was a co-founder of the Vegan Society in the Great Britain.