Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 04:09:56 PM
I'm going to list some different "diet systems" that are based on nutritional factors (directly or indirectly). So not things like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers. I have included a short summary (please note most diets have more to them than what I note) of each diet. Please note for each diet your opinion of them and if you would follow them (for whatever reason).
EDIT: I'm asking your opinion of these not based on a "weight-loss system" factor, but a "nutrient control" system meant to prevent not only obesity, but heart disease, Alzheimer's, kidney problems, diabetes and other "disease of civilization",
1. Atkins Diet (minimal carbs, no starch, high meat protein)
2. Vegetarian (mostly fruits/vegetables, sometimes dairy and eggs)
3. Vegan (absolutely no animal products)
4. Mediterranean Diet (high plant consumption, fruit desserts, olive oil for fat,cheese and yogurt,white meat, eggs, low red meat, wine)
5. Paleolithic Diet (no potatoes, grains, dairy or beans, encouraged lean meat consumption, most plants, mostly water/tea as beverage)
6. Raw Food Diet (mostly like Paleolithic diet, but NO COOKING ALLOWED)
I'm sure I'm missing some, but these are some of the more common/more noisy diets out there. They're at least the only ones I care to ask your opinion on at the moment
My personal opinion, is that all of them except the Raw Food Diet have their merits and for the most part are all based on reasonable nutrition. I just read some articles on the Paleolithic Diet and of these, I think it would be the one I followed. I just like potatoes too much. And feta. And Ice cream. But besides that, I really good do it. The bean thing sounds out-of-the-blue, but if you research the thought behind it, it does make sense.
EDIT: I'm asking your opinion of these not based on a "weight-loss system" factor, but a "nutrient control" system meant to prevent not only obesity, but heart disease, Alzheimer's, kidney problems, diabetes and other "disease of civilization",
1. Atkins Diet (minimal carbs, no starch, high meat protein)
2. Vegetarian (mostly fruits/vegetables, sometimes dairy and eggs)
3. Vegan (absolutely no animal products)
4. Mediterranean Diet (high plant consumption, fruit desserts, olive oil for fat,cheese and yogurt,white meat, eggs, low red meat, wine)
5. Paleolithic Diet (no potatoes, grains, dairy or beans, encouraged lean meat consumption, most plants, mostly water/tea as beverage)
6. Raw Food Diet (mostly like Paleolithic diet, but NO COOKING ALLOWED)
I'm sure I'm missing some, but these are some of the more common/more noisy diets out there. They're at least the only ones I care to ask your opinion on at the moment
My personal opinion, is that all of them except the Raw Food Diet have their merits and for the most part are all based on reasonable nutrition. I just read some articles on the Paleolithic Diet and of these, I think it would be the one I followed. I just like potatoes too much. And feta. And Ice cream. But besides that, I really good do it. The bean thing sounds out-of-the-blue, but if you research the thought behind it, it does make sense.
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Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 04:09:56 PM
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I will answer no to all of them.
02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM
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Perhaps I should clarify, I'm not referring to these as 'loose weight" diets
02/09/2009 04:14:26 PM
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Re: Meh. No.
02/09/2009 04:19:35 PM
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I think for atkins the energy is based on protein
02/09/2009 04:23:23 PM
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You can't spell diet without die...
02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM
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I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too...
02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM
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Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender
02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM
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Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'...
02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM
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She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere....
02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM
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how do you fail to get protein
02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM
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you copied my answers *NM*
02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM
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IMO
02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM
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Comments on a few, just because.
02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM
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Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients
02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM
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No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect.
02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM
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like i said, it's true enough it can be said...
02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM
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That's a very confusing question.
02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM
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Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale.
02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM
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I'm of the opinion that the Raw Food Movement is the most idiotic thing I've heard
02/09/2009 05:15:18 PM
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Whydat?
02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM
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as i said earlier, it's a myth that cooking food affects positive nutrients on a practical level
02/09/2009 05:34:33 PM
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That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right
02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM
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I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean
02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM
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South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really.....
02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM
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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them?
02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM
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i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM*
02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM
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