3 POPULAR DIETS AT A GLANCE
Weight Watchers Basics:
Members are given weekly points for food choices depending upon their present weight and their goal weight and are allowed to eat anything they like up to a preset maximum number of points per day and week.
The strength of the points system is that a points score is given to every food imaginable and there's no limit on the types of food that you can eat on this plan. The quantity which you can eat is dependent upon the accumulation of your food's points score for the day. So if you have to have a piece of your favorite cake you can but you will have to be careful on your food choices for the rest of the day. This is in sharp contrast to many other diets that ban some foods completely.
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South Beach Diet Intro:
South Beach Diet was created a well known cardiologist, Dr. Agatston. He developed this diet for his cardiac patients after a lot of research. The best thing about this diet is that you will get three, normal size meals everyday and you can even enjoy your snacks and deserts. In just a short amount of time you see great results. So you can enjoy your favorite foods and put your fear of wieght gain to rest for good.
According to Dr. Agatston, when you consume bad carbohydrates especially those found in foods with a high Glycemic index, they create an insulin resistance syndrome which is an impairment of the hormone insulin's ability to properly process fat or sugar and not only this, some high sugar carbohydrates also increase the chances of getting cardiovascular disease. His diet is made for everyday living and encourages eating good fats and good carbohydrates.
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Atkins Diet in a nutshell:
This plan calls for you to reduce your carbohydrate intake substanitally. This means the majority of the food you eat will be protein (and fat). The plan allows your body to first use up your remaining carbohydrates, when it cannot find any more, it then starts to burn fat, a process known as ketosis. Your body then uses your stored fat to provide your energy.
This proess causes you to lose weight and lose it fast.
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