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Why Diets Don’t Work / Nutrition – FitDay

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:44 am

We don't often think about what the word "diet" really means. For most, it conjures up thoughts of the measures people take to lose weight. It's also a term used by food manufacturers to indicate that something is supposedly healthy or has less of some seemingly undesirable ingredient--usually fat, sugar, or total calories. But the word "diet" itself simply refers to what you eat. We always hear people say they're "going on" diets, but your diet is what you eat day-to-day.

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Long Term Success

The main problem with diets is that many simply don't work long-term. People often find that they can't stick with a diet for a long period of time. This is likely due to the fact that many diets aren't realistic, are too restrictive, too costly, too complicated, or too inconvenient to maintain. Additionally, we're hard-wired to like foods that are high in fat and carbohydrates. Simply put: our taste buds and our brains enjoy fat and sugar.

Not Feeling Full

Fat in food slows down stomach emptying, which helps increase the feelings of fullness and satiety after a meal. Many popular diets are too low in fat, leaving you hungry soon after eating. These extremely-low-fat diets don't work because you eventually overeat to compensate. On the other hand, some diets advocate going very low-carbohydrate. Again, these diets usually aren't successful because our bodies need a certain amount of carbohydrates to function properly. Diets that are too low in carbohydrates leave you feeling fatigued and moody. This happens because carbohydrates are the body's preferred form of fuel needed for immediate energy (particularly for the nervous system). Additionally, carbohydrates stimulate the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which helps boost mood.

Calorie Count

Another reason some diets don't work is due to the fact that they're way too low in calories. Your body needs a certain number of calories each day just to maintain normal metabolic functioning. Your lungs, brain, heart, muscles, digestive system, nervous system and cardiovascular system all require calories to work properly. If you drastically cut calories--as people often do when they diet--your body thinks it's starving and it downregulates how many calories it needs at rest because it's trying to conserve energy. Also, when you lose weight as a result of severely cutting calories, you're likely losing lean muscle mass rather than fat. Because muscle burns more calories at rest, your body wants to rid itself of that and hold onto fat for energy. Then, as soon as you return to your old eating habits, the weight quickly piles back on.

We need to reconsider the way we think about food. Rather than thinking about temporarily going on some hot new diet to shed excess weight or achieve some other aspect of wellness, we should be thinking about making achievable, realistic changes that we can sustain for a lifetime.

Kari Hartel, RD, LD is a Registered, Licensed Dietitian and freelance writer based out of St. Louis, MO. Kari is passionate about nutrition education and the prevention of chronic disease through a healthy diet and active lifestyle. Kari holds a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from Southeast Missouri State University and is committed to helping people lead healthy lives. She completed a yearlong dietetic internship at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL, where she worked with a multitude of clients and patients with complicated diagnoses. She planned, marketed, and implemented nutrition education programs and cooking demonstrations for the general public as well as for special populations, including patients with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, obesity, and school-aged children. If you would be interested in working with Kari one-on-one, sign-up for FitDay Dietitians.

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Diets Dont Work, But | Shapely Prose

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:44 am

Brain: How are we going to get the earth to lose weight? Pinky: I know! We can get everyone to go on a diet! Brain: Diets dont work, Pinky. Pinky: Not even if you call them a whole new way of eating? Brain: No.

Since its apparently Picking on My Heroes Week*, Ill point you to the comments thread on this post at Feministing. The post itself, reporting on a recent study that (*cough* like a zillion others *cough*) concluded dieting does not lead to long-term weight loss or health gains, is great. And I probably shouldnt even pick on the commenters, since at least when its a bunch of liberals, no ones going down the Obese people cost society money! path. (Yet.) But still, its even more frustrating to see the usual shit here, not just on a liberal site but a feminist** site, than it is to see it, you know everywhere else in the fucking world.

Said usual shit can be summed up thusly: Diets dont work, but Fill in the blank with any of the followingor make up your own!

Gosh, theres so much conflicting information here! However to synthesize it? Do you suppose theres, like, a single element common to all those statements?

Ooh! Ooh! I see it! DIETS DONT WORK.

What do I win?

The thing that causes so much confusion (to put it charitably) here is that diets do work, actuallyin the short term. All diets, from cabbage soup to Weight Watchers, will cause people to lose weight. At first. But after five years, all diets have the same result: the vast majority of people who lost weight at first gained it back.

This is what people mean when they say, Diets dont work, without adding a but Diets do not lead to permanent weight loss for the vast majority of people. A slightly more efficient way of saying that is, Diets dont work. But boy, people come out in droves to argue that one.

When I posted the Mastiff/Pug before and after shots the other day, I totally slayed myself when I remembered to add Results not typical under the pug. If youve ever looked at a commercial weight loss programs literature, youve seen that phrase under every picture of a triumphant former fatty showing off her new self. Translation: Hi! To indemnify ourselves against the worlds largest class action suit, we want to make sure youre aware that our product does not work for most people! Now look back up at that picture! Dont you want to look like her? Buy our product!

Its easy to ignore that pesky little point about the product not working, because hey, Im not typical, either! Ive got the resolve! Ill be the one in the ad.

Fun fact: I have been asked by Jenny Craig staff if they could send my before and after photos to Corporate to see about making me the one in the ad on two separate occasions, years apart. Im actually not typical! Except Two different befores, two different afters. Ill leave you to sort out what that means.

Nobody from Weight Watchers ever asked me, because I just used their online tools and never spoke to a human being about my weight loss, but if Id been interacting with WW staff, I strongly suspect I would have been approached about doing ads there, too. I was not typical three times on two programs! I am the fucking queen of not typical!

Five years after the latest after, I look very like the befores again. Huh.

And okay, can we talk about how Weight Watchers is not a diet, but a lifestyle change? (Which, my god, must be the most brilliant marketing meme in history). Can we talk about lifestyle changes in general?

Heres the big secret, which I have absolutely no scientific evidence to support but would nevertheless bet every cent I have, both my dogs, and my firstborn on: at least 95% of people who insist that lifestyle changes work (and who are not in the business of selling weight-loss products) are less than five years out from the beginning of a lifestyle change.

Better known, as they will see by the end of five years, as a diet.

As anyone who knew me between 1995 and 2002ish, but especially my sisters, can attest, I was fucking insufferable with my endless proselytizing about lifestyle changes. If Id been more internet-savvy at the time, I totally would have been polluting every conceivable message board with my endless rambling about how easy it is, really, once you get used to itonce youve made that lifestyle change! About how much better it feels to be thin! About how Ive taken control of my eating, my life, my destiny! About how Im never, ever, ever going back!

And boy, would I feel like an asshole now. Specifically, a fat asshole.

Diets do not lead to permanent weight loss for the vast majority of people. Not even if you call them a whole new way of eating. Or a lifestyle change. If your lifestyle change involves putting restrictions on your food intake, you will almost certainly be fat again in five years.

Every study that looks at dieters five years down the line results in this conclusion. Thats why most studies dont. Huge kudos to the UCLA researchers both for following up and stating that conclusion in no uncertain terms.

Well, except for the one who the Reuters article reports is now planning to study whether exercise is the key factor leading to sustained weight loss. Should be an interesting study, seeing as it will necessarily involve finding a large number of people who have achieved sustained weight loss.

My prediction: that study will conclude their secret is a daily dose of powdered unicorn horn.

*I should note here that the Shakesville issue has been completely resolved for me via respectful discussion. What a friggin concept.

**Because feminism is so totally about telling groups of people, women in particular, that their decisions about their own bodies are both wrong and everybody elses business.

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Find a Free Fad Diet to work for you

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:44 am

--Elayne Boosler

I am a great believer in fad diets, particuarly free fad diets, although the more popular fad diets have been given a bad press lately.

The most famous pioneer of the fad diet craze, Doctor Robert Atkins died in April 2003. He was reported to have weighed a rather hefty 255lbs at the time of his death. His high protein, low carbohydrate diet made the doctor a household name, although many experts are horrified that his diet promotes that two thirds of all calories consumed are derived from fat.

Other fad diets have also come under attack, critics claim the diets do not provide our bodies with the necessary vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates or proteins that we need to function at an optimal level. I disagree!

I am also a big fan of detox diets, and have included some of my favorite detox cleansing diets.

I lost over 40lbs in just six months following fad diets, I did not stick to one diet but would chop and change, as some of them are rather limiting on the taste buds if you attempt to follow them for long periods of time.

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ADHD Diet for Children and Adults: Do Elimination Diets Work?

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:44 am

Can what you eat help attention, focus, or hyperactivity? There's no clear scientific evidence that ADHD is caused by diet or nutritional problems. But certain foods may play at least some role in affecting symptoms in a small group of people, research suggests.

So are there certain things you shouldn't eat if you have the condition? Or if your child has it, should you change what he eats?

The symptoms of ADHD include inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that are inappropriate for age.

There are three different types of ADHD. Combined ADHD (the most common type) includes all of the symptoms. Inattentive ADHD is marked by impaired attention and concentration and hyperactive-impulsive type is marked by hyperactivity without inattentiveness.

To help recognize ADHD, understand that some symptoms that cause impairment must be present before age seven years and some impairment from the symptoms must be present in more than one setting (like home and school or home and work).

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Here are answers to questions about elimination diets, supplements, and foods that may help symptoms of the disorder.

It may include the foods you eat and any nutritional supplements you may take. Ideally, your eating habits would help the brain work better and lessen symptoms, such as restlessness or lack of focus. You may hear about these choices that you could focus on:

Overall nutrition: The assumption is that some foods you eat may make your symptoms better or worse. You might also not be eating some things that could help make symptoms better.

Supplementation diet: With this plan you add vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients. The idea is that it could help you make up for not getting enough of these through what you eat. Supporters of these diets think that if you dont get enough of certain nutrients, it may add to your symptoms.

Elimination diets: These involve not eating foods or ingredients that you think might be triggering certain behaviors or making your symptoms worse.

ADHD diets haven't been researched a lot. Data is limited and results are mixed. Many health experts, though, think that what you eat and drink may play a role in helping symptoms.

One expert, Richard Sogn, MD, says that whatever is good for the brain is likely to be good for ADHD. You may want to eat:

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Diet for Wrestlers: 5 Tips to Lose Weight Safely | STACK

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:43 am

Back in high school, after day one of a grueling two-day state wrestling tournament, I stepped on the scale, exhausted. It showed I had gained seven pounds since morning weigh-ins. Almost all of this was water weight I had gained by following my ill-informed diet for wrestlers. Making weight that first day had been extremely challenging, and I knew doing it a second day in a row would be even more difficult.

My weight maintenance leading up to the tournament was lackluster, and it came back to bite me.

Cutting weight can leave a wrestler drained and dispassionate about the sport. That's why it's important to plan ahead and cut intelligently. Follow these five tips to trim the few pounds you need and give yourself a chance to dominate on the mat.

The earlier you start your cut, the better you will feel during matches. Trying to cut 15 pounds two days before a match will leave you slow and lethargic when you hit the mat. If you start to get down to weight a week or more before a match, you will feel much better on the day of the contest.

When your body goes without fuel for long periods of time, muscle mass inevitably decreases. Help your body maintain muscle mass by refueling after workouts with fast-digesting protein. The best options are whey protein shakes, chocolate milk and yogurt.

One week before you need to make weight, cut sodium from your diet. Sodium causes the body to retain excess water, which makes you heavier but not stronger.

That was not written in error. Obviously, you will have to cut water out as you get closer to the weigh-in. However, in the weeks leading up to a weigh-in, increase your water consumption. It will keep hunger away by distracting your stomach, and it will prepare your body to dump water when you start cutting.

So many wrestlers miss out on this, thinking that once they start to cut weight, they have to eliminate eating entirely. You need energy to cut weight. A small high-carbohydrate bar can give you energy while you cut weight.

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Zone diet plan: Will 40-30-30 help you lose weight?

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:43 am

What is The Zone diet?

The Zone diet came from the best-selling diet book Enter The Zone, that was all the rage in the 1990s especially in the US. Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore were reportedly fans of the diet. The Zone is a place where we find ourselves "feeling alert, refreshed and full of energy," according to author Barry Sears. He and the books co-author Bill Lawren maintain that life in The Zone is what wellness is all about.

Like other popular diet books, "Enter The Zone" offers more than just weight-loss claims. By retuning your metabolism with a diet that is 30% protein, 30% fat and 40% carbohydrates, The Zone diet contends that you can expect to turn back encroaching heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Another much-touted advantage is better athletic performance. Sears doesn't come right out and claim he has found the cure for heart disease or diabetes, or how to win Olympic medals, but instead he provides glowing anecdotes from people who have taken The Zone diet to heart.

What The Zone diet does boldly claim is that much of the current thinking about good nutrition - a diet high in carbohydrates, and low in protein and fats - is wrong. What's more, Sears contends, that type of diet has contributed to our risk of developing serious, even life-threatening ailments such as heart disease, diabetes and possibly cancer. His book, "The Anti-Inflammation Zone", takes a closer look at disease and how his diet combats the inflammation he says is an underlying factor behind the development of serious illness as well as weight gain.

As a former scientist, Sears devotes considerable time to discussion of the science on which he based his theory. Put simply, The Zone diet is a " metabolic state in which the body works at peak efficiency," and that state is created by eating a set ratio of carbohydrates, protein and fat.

The Zone diet does not recommend that you eat fewer calories than you're currently consuming, just different ones. Although the book has a more complicated and exacting measurement of what to eat, it can be simplified as:

Dairy products are not forbidden, but The Zone diet devotes little time to them, except to explain how quickly they release glucose. Sears prefers egg whites and egg substitutes to whole eggs, and low-fat or no-fat cheeses and milk.

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Guinea Pig Care and Diet – Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:43 am

TRY TO FEED 3 VEGETABLE SERVINGS PER DAY. BE SURE ONE IS SOME TYPE OF LEAFY GREEN. PLEASE, NO MORE THAN 1 SERVING OF ANY GIVEN VEGETABLE!!

A variety is necessary in order to obtain the necessary nutrients, with one each day that contains Vitamin A. Add one vegetable to the diet at a time. Eliminate if it causes soft stools or diarrhea.

Limit fruits to 1-2 tablespoons per 2 lbs. of body weight (none if dieting) from the list below of high fiber fruits. USE FRUIT ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. Sugary fruits such as bananas and grapes should be used only sparingly. Guineas have a sweet tooth and if left to their own devices will devour sugary foods to the exclusion of healthful ones.

This is an excellent site for vitamin content of vegetables: http://www.guineapigcages.com/food/Veggie-and-Fruit-Charts.pdf

Absolutely NO Chocolate (Poisonous!!!), cookies, crackers, breakfast cereals, bread, pasta, yogurt drops or other "human treats." There is research to suggest these items may contribute to fatal cases of enterotoxaemia, a toxic overgrowth of "bad" bacteria in the intestinal tract.

Large, unlimited amounts of fresh hay should be offered daily. Young guineas should be introduced to hay as soon as they can eat on their own. Mixed grass (e.g., orchard grass) or Timothy hay is preferred because it is lower in calories and calcium than alfalfa. It is also higher in fiber.

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Extreme Diet Pills | how to lose weight quick

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:43 am

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Healthy Medical Weight Loss Center Pearland, TX

Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:43 am

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Posted: September 25, 2015 at 9:43 am

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