Weight loss diets

After many of us have determined to lose weight or get in shape - magazines, newspapers, television and radio bombard us with diet and weight-loss options. Diets are promoted through books and over the Internet.

Be skeptical. Some are more hype than substance. Some are downright dangerous.

Fad diets can usually be recognized by promises made by promoters. As you review the information about a particular diet plan or weight loss product, ask yourself, "Is it too good to be true?"

Unfortunately, many diets are empty promises. Beware of diet plans or weight loss products if:

• Miraculous, fast results are promised.
• No time or effort is said to be required
• Claims are made that calories don't count.
• Eating a variety of foods is not stressed.
• Claims are made that diets either high or low in certain nutrients have special weight-reducing powers.
• Certain foods have special powers to cause selective weight loss (for example, hips and thighs).

There is no dietary shortcut to weight control and long-term health. The magic pill, cream, skin patch, wrap or dietary supplement for weight loss does not exist. You have to be active enough to burn 3,500 calories to lose a pound of body fat. Fast weight loss (more than one to two pounds per week) reflects water - not fat - loss. Your plan should be to eat well and enjoy some type of physical activity daily.

The USDA's "Dietary Guidelines for Americans," released in 2005, recommends consuming a variety of nutrient-rich foods and beverages from the basic foods groups and meeting calorie needs by balancing food intake with activity.

Fad diets that ignore the principles of the Dietary Guidelines - available at www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines - might result in short-term weight loss, but might do so at the risk of your health.

How you go about managing your weight has a lot to do with your long-term success. Gradual weight loss should be your goal, unless your physician says your health is seriously at risk due to complications from being overweight or obese.

Permanent, safe weight loss involves permanent lifestyle changes in which you consume fewer calories and become more active. It also is very important that before beginning any weight-loss program, you talk with your doctor.

 What is diet?
Diet is called specially selected by a quantity, the composition of energy value and the method of preparation food ration, and also the weight loss diet program. There are diets medical and weight loss diet. Medical diets a little, they are known for a long time, necessary, checked up, effective for treatment of some illnesses and rehabilitation. To weight reduction they attitudes have no.
Weight loss diets the huge quantity, and every day appear all new and new. Among them it is possible to allocate following versions -

Separate meal.

Supporters of the theory of separate meal consider what to eat all is possible and in any reasonable quantities, impossible to use products incompatible with each other simultaneously only. However the majority of doctors do not recommend a separate meal. In their opinion, application of this technique - artificial infringement of normal digestion.

Monodiets.

Provide the use only one foodstuff . They too rigid and dangerous to body. Besides if to enter application of a monodiet into system or to not adhere to the moderate use of food after its termination, the former weight will quickly be restored.

Albuminous diets

A maximum of fiber (meat and a fish), a minimum of all rest. As a rule, it is rather "rigid" diets.

Fatty diet.

To lose weight, it is necessary to use mainly fat food, mainly meat and bacon. Animal protein and fats are easily acquired and give a maximum of energy.

Vegetarian diet

A good, healthy diet, however difficult. But it in itself does not give strongly pronounced effect of weight loss.

The most known and popular diets:

South Beach diet, Atkins diet, Lemonade and Grapefruit diet

Apply diets correctly

 

Consult with the doctor-dietitian, it will help to pick up the most effective for you diet.

if suffer any chronic disease, necessarily consult with the doctor - some diets can be categorically counter-indicative to you.

Try to pick up a diet including food which you love

Be not overzealous. At all do not use a diet, longer and more often, than it is recommended. Do not reduce caloric content too (women should consume not less than 1000-1200 calories in day, men - 1700-2000).

If at application of any diet for loss of weight at you the state of health has noticeably worsened, have appeared (aggravation) of any diseases, immediately stop application of this diet.

To loss weight it is easier, than to keep the reached result. After end of a diet do not eat all successively, and smoothly, gradually pass to the normal balanced mode.

Reasonable
reduction of a food allowance and the use of low-calorie food conduct
to increase in life expectancy.
It was confirmed with the newest researches of the American scientists
from university of state of Louisiana.

In the past similar conclusions have been received during experiences
on animals. In particular, life expectancy of mice was possible to
increase by 30 percents scientists due to a special low-calorie diet

The scientific group of Louisiana for the first time has carried out
research on volunteers from local residents. As it has appeared, even
six months of the mode constructed on the use of low-calorie food,
create conditions for prolongation of term of a life and reduce
probability of development of numerous illnesses, including a cancer.

Researches were spent in group of 48 person in the age of from 25 till
50 years and possessing by excess weight. They have been divided into
four groups.

To the first group have offered a diet which contained on 25 percents
of calories less, rather than it the age and weight of its participants
demanded. Other group received on 12,5 percents of calories less and
thus should go in for sports intensively. The third group has appeared
on a diet – 890 calories in day. To last, 4 group, it was authorized to
conduct a habitual way of life and to adhere to a usual diet.

Later six months members of group which has been put on “short
rations”, have lost 14 percents of the weight, and two other groups
with the reduced quantity{amount} of calories – 10 percents

Thus it has appeared, that at 3 groups the body temperature has
slightly gone down and the level of insulin has fallen. Scientists
mark{celebrate}, that both these phenomena promote prolongation
of life.

However delay of ageing has occured and at a molecular level: speed of
destruction of parts of DNA was reduced. It in turn reduces also threat
of formation oncological diseases.

The publication of data of this experiment has coincided with the
message of Magazine of the American medical association according to
which the low-calorie diet conducts to finding even an elderly organism
of the raised{increased} elasticity of fabrics of heart and arteries.
Researches of university of state of Washington show that after six
years of a corresponding diet heart is capable to find ” the
second youth

Weight loss diet program

The South Beach diet was invented by cardiologist Arthur Agatston. He developed this diet for his cardiac patients and he discovered that as a side effect of the diet they also lost significant amounts of weight.
South Beach Diet is not a traditional low-carb or low-fat diet plan.
The diet distinguishes between good and bad carbohydrates, and good and bad fats, and purports that by cutting the bad carbs out of your diet, you will lower your body’s levels of cholesterol and insulin, which will ultimately lead to weight loss.

“Good carbs” are high in fiber or high in good fats, and have a low glycemic carbs, such as whole grains and vegetables, which take longer to break down, expend more energy as they break down.
Other preferred carbohydrates are those with more nutritional value than the alternatives. For instance, brown rice is allowed in moderation, but white rice is discouraged. When eating any carbohydrates, Dr. Agatston recommends also eating fiber or fat to slow digestion of the carbohydrates.
“Good fats” are polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, especially those with omega-3 fatty acids. Saturated and trans fats are bad fats.

The South Beach diet has three phases.
In all phases it is recommended minimizing consumption of bad fats, such as saturated fat and trans fat.

1. Phase I, which lasts two weeks, are meant to help your body a complete rest from fluctuating blood sugar and insulin levels. Dieters attempt to eliminate insulin resistance by avoiding high or moderately high-glycemic carbohydrates such as sugar and alcohol, candy, bread, potatoes, fruit, cereals, sweets, cake, biscuits. But the focus is on eating lean meat, chicken, fish, eggs, low-fat cheese, some nuts and olive oil.
   During this phase the body will lose its insulin resistance, and begin to use excess body fat.
2. Later 2 weeks begin Phase II.
   Whole grain foods and fruits, Granary bread, wholegrain cereals and pasta and low-fat milk and chocolate and wine, in moderation, are gradually returned to the diet. You stay with this phase until you will reach target weight.
3. After, once you’ve reached your goal weight, the diet passes in Phase III, a maintenance phase. In Phase III the diet expands to include three servings of whole grains and three servings of fruit a day. This phase is aimed at keeping your weight steady and the diet recommends you stay on this for life.

This is a diet anyone can love – whether you’re into fast food, home-cooking, or eating at the trendiest new restaurants. The South Beach diet does not require counting calories or limiting servings. The South Beach diet developed so that there are no limits on portion sizes – you simply eat enough to satisfy your appetite.

Diet pills can help you to lose weight very quickly, but they should only be used when prescribed by a GP to patients who are clinically obese.

The diet pills can be few types:

Appetite Suppressants (Anorectics) diet pills

Used on a short term basis to combat obesity, usually when a monitored diet and exercise regime has been tried unsuccessfully.

A few of the most popular appetite suppressant diet pills:
• Adipex , Ionamin (Phentermine )
• Tenuate
• Prelu-2, Bontril (Phendimetrazine )
• Didrex (Benzphetamine )
• Meridia , Reductil ( Sibutramine )
• Acomplia (Rimonabant ) , also known as Riobant, Slimona, Rimoslim, and Zimulti
• Oxyntomodulin

this pills can sometimes have unwanted side effects such as heart valve damage.

Fat Blockers

a few of the most popular fat blocker diet pills:
• Trimspa
• Xenical (or Orlistat ) or Alli – a half-strength version of Xenical
• Chitosan Plus
• Cortipren
• NV
• Cortislim
• Zantrex

Xenical is the major prescription drug.
Most fat blockers are based on Chitosan, fat inhibitor.
The beauty of these drugs is that the user does not need to cut fatty foods or carbs from their diet.

Fat Burners

Fat Burners reduce the amount of fat stored in your body.

Diuretic pills

Not the most healthy way to lose weight. these drugs are supposed to work by reducing your excess body water.

and Placebos pills

Diet pills that contain nothing , just sugar or chalk etc. Placebos effect based on person’s beliefs and hopes in Magical Pills or diet supplement.

Some diet pills formerly contained ephedra until that ingredient was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Natural Weight Loss – Herbal Diet Pills

Hoodia , primary active ingredient is Hoodia gordonii (the African succulent plant )
Hoodia Gordonii is also availeble as weight loss pills

As any weight loss diet if you stop taking weight loss diet pills you may be subject to regaining all of the weight you lost. The best and safest way to lose weight and keep it off is through a well-balanced diet and regular exercise.