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The Dukan Diet VS The Atkins Diet

By On March 10, 2011 No Comments

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Both the Dukan diet and the Atkins diet stick with the same objectives. Above all is to help in shedding weight and second is to reduce the ingestion of carbohydrates from food. One other important similarity is the number of phases which they share equally. Both of them offer 4 phases respectively. However, to satisfy the same objective, they follow two different routes. Where the Dukan diet stresses the usage of high proteins to minimize carbohydrates, the Atkins diet does not. It stresses on the consumption of carbohydrates which it would like to first reduce and then finish off in the dieter’s diet.

Phase 1:

Where phase one in the Dukan diet is referred to as the “attack phase”, the Atkins diet refers to it as the “induction phase”. Although the objective of the first phase is comparable (to trim down body

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The Atkins Diet and Its Principle

By On November 1, 2010 No Comments

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The Atkins diet is very novel in nature. It allows for greater level of proteins and fat intake, while the diet proposed is usually low in carbohydrates. This diet plan first became famous in the 21st century. It was formulated and marketed by Dr. Robert Atkins.

It gained fame rather rapidly. This is owing to the fact that it is very unusual way to loss weight. It does not rob you off the world’s many delights that come in the form of fats. The success of the diet has varied with the success of the company.

With the increasing popularity, the number of its opponents also rose. There is high frequency of heart diseases amongst the dieters following this diet plan. Therefore, it is considered dangerous for the health by the opponents.

Nonetheless, the number of Americans using this diet plan was found to be around 10

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Why the Mediterranean Diet Is Good for You

By On October 4, 2010 No Comments

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The Mediterranean Diet is not so much as a diet but a way of life and something, even if you are not looking to lose weight you might want to consider. For many years this diet was consider healthy and studied extensively. The eating was more way of life. The people of the Mediterranean are a hardy, hard working and I mean physically hard working people. The main base of there food is fresh fruit and vegetables, the meat is only eaten occasionally but in some parts of the Mediterranean the diet is high in fish and shellfish products.

This diet is different than most diets in that the emphasis is on fresh fruits and vegetables almost like a vegetarian diet but you are allowed to have meat or fish in this diet. This type of eating is from the Mediterranean, but the whole

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Cutting Out Carbs Diet – The Fact About It

By On February 23, 2010 No Comments

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This article explains the fact about cutting out carbs (carbohydrates) diet and the fact about it. In my other articles I have explained about how eating a high amount of carbohydrates will actually give you more power to fight against the yeast bacteria. It is based on an experience of my friend. Initially, she cut out the carbs (carbohydrates) until she felt so weak. Then she started a more balanced diet and found that her symptoms eventually got better

Both of us think what must have happened was that when she was eating low amounts of carbs then she didn’t experience any yeast growth symptoms but her body was too weak to fight the yeast and so she did not experience die-off symptoms. Having increased her complex carbs back to more normal levels, she now has more energy, has put weight back on and her

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The Atkins Diet – An Overview

By On February 9, 2010 No Comments

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What Is It?

The Atkins diet is essentially a low carbohydrate, high protein diet. The premise being that the cause of being overweight and obesity is the indulgence of too many carbs. Therefore, the solution to weight loss is to reduce the amount of carbs you eat, thereby causing your body to burn stored body fat for energy rather than carbohydrates.

How Does It Work?

As you reduce the carbohydrates in your diet (to no more than 40g/day for most), your body reverts to burning its own fat stores for energy. This is known as Ketosis. It is reported that during ketosis, you tend to feel less hungry, therefore less likely to overeat. Some side effects of ketosis include constipation and unusual breath odor. Cholesterol may also spike due to the high fat in this diet, however, it is usually only short lived and drops back to

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