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Weight Loss Diet Plans
By Vincent Craig
Obesity has been termed as an epidemic and has gotten the attention of everyone around the world. America has a very high percentage of obese people compared to the rest of the world and because of this weight loss has become of the largest industries in the country. There is a lot of discussions about what diet plans are the best for losing weight effectively, and with new plans being introduced almost daily it seems, it is impossible to declare one the best choice.
There is the Atkins Diet, Bob Greene's Best Life Diet, the South Beach Diet, Cabbage Soup Diet, Carb Addict's Diet, Fat Smash Diet, and the list goes on and on.
Each of these diet plans make their own promises about how much weight you will lose and more importantly how fast you will lose it, because it seems today that people are just as interested if not more interested in how fast they can do something than the result itself. Some of these diets will say you can drop ten to twelve pounds a week, while many medical experts warn that this is only possible by losing water, which is very important to your body's health. Plus many of these plans will not help you keep off the weight, they are designed to drop a large amount of weight quickly, but do not teach you how to keep the weight off.
Most of these diet plans all break down to a few basics. Your body weight consists of fat, muscles, bones and water. Gaining weight is caused by an excess intake
of calories, and most diet plans will guide you to having a set number of calories each day. Most of them will also show you how to increase your metabolism, which will burn off your stored fat faster.
Most diet plans fall into one of three categories, "fad diets", "natural diets", and diets based on specially processed foods.
"Fad Diets" are diets that become very popular very quickly and usually are forgotten about just as fast. They are pushed on the public with some fancy advertising, usually with a celebrity, to make some easy money of desperate customers. They offer you very fast weight loss and their claims for efficiency are usually not backed by any medical studies. You should stay away from these "fad diets" as they often have an adverse effect on your health. Only try diets that have been around for a while, have medical studies proving their effectiveness, and have overall good reviews.
Natural Diets are based on scientific knowledge that is very clearly understood. These are based on the use of food components that are usually in your diet. For example, they might recommend certain fish like Sardines and herrings, and may recommend using lean meat but not other meats such as pork. It might recommend low fat skim milk but not normal fresh milk.
The last category of diets are based on using specially processed food or supplements. These diets are also highly advertised and often cost a lot of money.
Vincent Craig has been providing health and fitness advice for many years and is currently providing material for www.yourrapidweightloss.com
If you are looking for more articles on how to live a healthier life and how to lose weight, or would like some advice on which health, weight loss and fitness products are worth taking a look at, please visit www.yourrapidweightloss.com |
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