The Diet Experts Agree More Than They Admit!

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Article Title: The Diet Experts Agree More Than They Admit!

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Lately, I've been hearing a lot about how wrong for our bodies

the current recommendations from our most respected medical

institutions are. Well-known diet gurus and nutritional

researchers have stepped up to the plate to declare that the

high carbohydrate, low fat diet regimens recommended by such

institutions as the American Heart Association, the American

Diabetes Association and the United States Department of

Agriculture are misinformed, and frankly unhealthy.

 

Instead, they charge, our diets should include lots of high

quality protein, fat should not concern us, and carbohydrates

are the enemy. This has set the stage for battles between the

weight loss industry and the health industry - with the only

agreement between them seeming to be the need to lose weight.

 

The problem is - they're both wrong. And they're both right.

The most regularly leveled criticisms of each seem legitimate -

until you examine the recommended diets in depth. Sit down and

look at the recommended menus. Take them to the calorie

calculators and compare ingredients and nutrients. I did, and

what I found was a revelation.

 

In the most practical sense, they're all talking about the same

diet.

 

Oh, there are minor variations that have been grossly blown out

of proportion by the advertising hype. There are

misinterpretations that have been stated as fact. The bottom

line of each and every one of the Atkins Diet, the South Beach

Diet, the Zone Diet, the American Diabetes Association diet,

and the American Heart Association's Heart Healthy Diet -- all

of them - is to derive the greatest portion of your caloric

intake for the day from low carbohydrate vegetables. Spinach,

broccoli, cabbage - leafy green. Carrots, summer squash, deep

rich orange vegetables. Fruits with high calorie and

antioxidant counts. Whole grains - and this is where the

controversy seems to arise.

 

Almost without exception, proponents of the low carb diets for

weight loss and maintenance have condemned the recommended

diets for suggesting that adults should derive the greater

portion of their diets from carbohydrates. What they fail to

note is that also without exception, each of those 'healthy'

diets strongly suggest avoiding white breads, starchy,

processed foods, sweet snacks high in sugar and preservatives,

and white rice.

 

On the other hand, the medical community has roundly condemned

the low carb diets for encouraging the consumption of a diet

high in saturated fats and cholesterol. But there is also a

strong suggestion in each of those diets along the lines of

" eat only until you are no longer hungry " . .. and a minimum

consumption of vegetables. Dinner's minimum suggested amount of

vegetables is 2 1/2 cups. How hungry will you be after consuming

two and a half cups of vegetable?

 

In the end, the bottom line of every weight loss program

advertised is the same:

* Eat a well-balanced diet where most of the calories are

derived from whole grains, vegetables and fruits.

* Eat fewer calories than you expend.

* Exercise moderately every day.

* Learn to eat that way as a lifestyle and you will lose

weight—and keep it off!

About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is a nutrition and health

expert from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.popular-diets.com/

for more great nutrition, well-being, and vitamin tips as well

as reviews and comments on popular diets.

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