Be Successful with DIETS

Diets are not only for losing weight. There are so many different types of diet but then can be categorized into a few different groups

Low Fat Diet or Calories Restriction

This is probable the original diet. The idea is simple, you need X amount of energy every day, so you restrict your intake of food to less than X calories each day. Many combinations of diet follow this theme, with the main idea being low fat, high carbohydrates and controlled calories.

• The Good Side: Any recommendation to reduce trans-fats is beneficial.
• The Bad Side: This can be really bad for the many people as it reduces the stores of fat soluble nutrients and increases hunger. It does not make allowances for differences between people or for changes in nutritional needs over a persons lifetime.

Healthy Eating Diets

This is recommended by the government food pyramid and all general healthy eating guides. It is also incorporated into the most popular diet schemes. The emphasis is on lower fat and higher carbohydrates and eating fruits and vegetables in good quantities.

• The Good Side: Any diet with emphasis on increasing vegetable intake will improve many peoples health. Eating lower fat and higher carbohydrate will work for some people's body chemistry.
• The Bad Side: Does not take into account individual differences in food requirements, meaning such recommendations can be disastrous for many people. The advice does not cater for changes in nutritional requirements during your lifetime. Grain consumption is also linked to the majority of present day health issues and so would not be good advice, except for certain people's body chemistry.