| Diet Plans - Products & Programs and other fairy tales for sale |
| Sugar Busters? No basis in scientific fact Carbohydrate Addicts? Addicted to breathing too? Atkins, Low Carb? Wont last; likely to cause cancer, heart disease, bone loss Dr. Ornish ? Could this be for real? Dr. Andrew Weil? Could not be more obvious than this Jenny Craig? Weight Watchers? Costly & stops working when you stop going |
| When is a diet pill worth $xxx. a bottle? Never ! Not ever. "Backed by a U.S. patent" ? This means absolutely nothing. There are patents issued for eyeglasses with window wipers; automatic spaghetti-twirling forks and thousands upon thousands of other equally useless inventions. Want to know even more about this scam? Typically the business shuts down after consumer complaints flood the Federal Trade Commission, Better Business Bureaus, Attorney General's Offices, etc.. Then, they open right back up under a different name with a new address, a new product name (same old, worthless product) and new packaging. Some of these cons have been around for decades! Meanwhile, as the diet industry's profit margin grows at phenomenal rates, currently at up to $45 BILLION per year the waist lines and bottom lines on the scales continues to grow just as fast. How can there be more 'diet products' than ever before on the market and people weighing more than ever before - if any of them work? |
| Fat - Fat - Fat it doesn't always make us fat! Actually, we need about 25 to 30% of our daily, total calorie intake to be from FAT . Good fats, like in nuts (peanuts, peanut butter, soy, walnuts, brazil nuts, almonds, cashews, etc) or in avocados, olives, olive oil, canola oil and so on. Fats supply energy, essential fatty acids and help the body absorb vitamins A, D, E and K, along with carotenoids. Other than fats from palm and coconut sources, along with the obvious animal sources - they're generally good fats. Just be careful and remember to do the math. If you're eating 1,400 calories per day (reasonable for weight loss), about 420 of those calories need to come from fats (unsaturated fats). Saturated Fats - raise blood cholesterol (not good!) and include foods like dairy (cheese, whole milk, cream, butter, regular ice cream), fatty fresh and processed meats, skin of poultry, lard, palm & coconut oils, etc.. It's impossible for most people to eliminate these fats altogether, so keeping them under 15 grams a day (based on that 1,400 calorie total) or under 24 grams based on a 2,200 calorie per day eating plan would be best. Cholesterol? Why is my cholesterol high? High cholesterol foods like organ meats, egg yolks, dairy fats, also tend to increase blood cholesterol. However, sometimes individuals have hereditary factors that make cholesterol a problem no matter how careful they are. How much cholesterol per day? No more than 300 milligrams, according to the U.S. RDA (recommended daily allowance) Salt (Sodium) Can you believe there's no RDA set for salt? Salt is absolutely necessary for health, to maintain fluid regulation, blood pressure and with the iodized kinds, we get our necessary iodine. The National Academy of Sciences recommends 500 milligrams per day. Remember, too much salt contributes to high blood pressure, water retention/edema and other serious health threats. Carbohydrates & Sugar - good and good for us! Let's make this clear: We need carbohydrates for proper brain function, energy, vitamin absorption and a whole lot more ! Carbohydrates and sugars are the first thing the body burns for energy. Carbohydrates include starch and dietary fiber. During digestion, all carbs, except fiber, break down into sugars. Foods high in sugars, but low in essential nutrients are the ones that primarily contribute to calories in our diets. The U.S. RDA (recommended daily allowance) of carbs is 310 grams per day. Protein ? How much ? Most men are supposed to get 45-63 grams of protein; women need 44-50 grams. |
| Fiber ? The typical American has about 11 grams of fiber a day. They should have 20-30 grams ! Plant material cannot be digested by human digestive enzymes. It consists mostly of cellulose (a carbohydrate found in plant cell walls); fiber adds bulk to the gut contents, assisting the muscular contractions that force food along the intestines. A diet without adequate fiber causes constipation and increases the risk of diverticulitis, diabetes, gallbladder disease and cancer of the large bowel. These conditions are rare in non-industrialized countries where they eat large amounts of unrefined cereals. Animals cannot produce the necessary enzyme to break down cellulose (and we are, after all, still animals). It's because of this that the intestine/gut is signaled to move it on. Undigested plant material is fiber. Soluable Fiber is indigestible plant carbohydrates (such as pectins hemicelluloses and gums) that dissolve in water. A high proportion of the fiber in foods like oat bran, pulps and vegetables are soluable fibers. |
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| Getting 30 grams of fibre a day is easy Having one cup of any oatmeal or other high fibre cereal (4 to 8 grams) + 2 apples (keep the skin on = 7 grams) a pear (4 grams for just one!)+ 1 cup of black beans or lentils (in chili, soup, stew, etc. = 15 grams) OR 1 cup whole wheat pasta (6 grams) OR one cup cooked brown rice (4 grams). One slice of whole wheat or rye bread is about 2 grams (be sure to check ingredient labels and see the words "whole grain" in the first three words! |
| Getting that protein That same cup of black beans you have for the fibre will supply about 15 grams of protein too! Just 3.5 ounces of chicken (a serving size) is 31 grams or 3 ounces of light meat turkey is 28 grams There's about 6 grams in one cup of soy milk 3 ounces of tuna has about 24 grams |
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| The Dairy Hype Just a few years ago the newest claim was that regular servings of dairy products helped people lose weight and/or maintain a healthy weight. This claim was based on a very limited study that didn't produce real enough results for the actual medical and scientific community to publish; however, this rarely stops the people who know there's money to be made. Suddenly there's the 'itsy-bitsy yellow polka-dotted bikini' ad touting yogurt, among so many more. Meanwhile, the waistlines of the American public grow to record highs once again during these claims. Further investigation into these studies found that the doctor that headed it, used less than 20 people and he was connected to the Dairy Industry board. More investigation showed that the study had been disproven by independent researchers enough to warrant the FDA to order the claims withdrawn from the advertising. Now, when you listen to the ads, listen for the words, 'May' contribute to weight loss and 'When combined with a healthy diet and exercise', or 'In some studies'. At the bottom of the yogurt commercials look for the words, 'as part of a reduced calorie diet'. The bottom line? Dairy won't help you lose any more weight than any other diet. |
| Big Belly and Getting Older? The ad pretty much covers everyone when they ask if you're pre-menopausal (if you're not in menopause, then you're pre, no matter how young you are!) or if you've gained weight in your belly area (or hips, butt - they name them all) then this product is for you ! The more money we seem to spend on these 'magic pills', the fatter we get. It doesn't seem to matter that they all indicate they only work when used in 'combination with a low calorie diet and moderate exercise program' which will work for you even without their product. All anyone seems to see or hear is the part that promises a quick fix to a problem that didn't happen quickly. You didn't get overweight overnight! The bottom line? With most of these products, the real weight loss averages are 1/2 to 1 lb a week. Without these products and a simple healthy diet with moderately increased activity, average weight loss is 1 1/2 to 2 lbs a week. You make the choice. |
