The Weight Loss Examiner

There are many diets that have shown people successfully losing weight and that is through a low carb and high protein diet. Of course, there are different variations of the diet but here are a few popular ones that you may want to consider.

The Atkins Diet

The popular Atkins Diet was created by Dr. Robert Atkins back in the early 70’s and around 2003, the diet became so widely popular that many people, many restaurants and many companies started to offer menus that were low in carbs. In fact, it is estimated that nearly 25 million Americans are on a low carb diet during any given period.

There are many diets which focus on metabolic theories and the Atkins Diet believes that obesity is caused by refined carbohydrates such as sugar, flour and high-fructose corn syrup. The second is due to saturated fat and trans fats.

With the first phase of the Atkins Diet, people must restrict the carbohydrate intake to 20 grams and the selection of foods that can be eaten in the first two weeks alone may deter quite a bit of people.

The South Beach Diet

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In America today, the fact is that a large percentage of Americans are obese and overweight. Diet companies are making tons of money and there are just too many over-the-counter diet pills and too many diets out there advocating that they are the best.

With no long term studies on diet pills and the effectiveness of a diet plan depends on the person, sometimes losing weight naturally is the best way of doing it. No need for medications, daily exercising and eating the right foods that are good for the body.

Here are a few diets that people can try, that are natural and requires no use of special pills or anything that can be deemed hazardous to one’s life.

Atkins Nutritional Approach

Also known as the Atkins Diet, this low carb diet was created by Dr. Robert Atkins back in the early 70’s. Where many diets focus on metabolic theories, the Atkins Diet believes that obesity is caused by refined carbohydrates such as sugar, flour and high-fructose corn syrup. The second is due to saturated fat and trans fats.

In this diet, there are four phases of the Atkins diet and the diet is very restrictive of what people can eat. Mostly acceptable vegetables and carbs laid out by Dr. Atkins. This diet is among the most popular diets in America and have led to the decline of carb-heavy foods such as pasta and rice and made many food and beverage companies to promote products that are low-carb.

Glycemic Impact Diet

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Among the popular diets that is commonly heard is “The South Beach Diet”. A diet created by cardiologist Arthur Agatston that focuses on people consuming good carbohydrates and fats.

Agatston believed that when people consumed too much of the bad carbohydrates. So, the South Beach diet would prevent these negative conditions through a change in diet by incorporating good fats and carbs to the diet.

South Beach Diet Phase and What I can Eat

The South Beach Diet goes through three major phases with phase I being the most restrictive.

Phase I of the South Beach Diet lasts for two weeks and this week is the most difficult as you must eliminate any foods that are high or moderate in high-glycemic carbohydrates. The purpose of this is to eliminate insulin resistance in the body.

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For many years, many people have gone through the South Beach Diet. A diet created by cardiologist named Dr. Arthur Agatston who wanted to find ways to lower cardiovascular diseases by ways of finding foods that would be beneficial to people. Agatston believed that if people ate foods with good carbohydrates and good fats, that people would not be exposed to health risks such as insulin deficiency and cardiovascular disease because eating the right foods and making health and life adjustments can only lower any negative effects. Read the rest of this entry »

The South Beach Diet created by cardiologist Arthur Agatston was created with his cardiac patients in mind. He wanted to see how people react towards good carbohydrates and good fats and what would happen if people stopped consumption of foods that have bad carbohydrates and bad fats. What he learned is that not only did it lead to weight loss but that people did not have insulin impaired resistance syndrome and also people would be exposed less to the risk of cardiovascular disease. Read the rest of this entry »

The “South Beach Diet”, a diet that is catching popularity with the various celebrities promoting it and wherever you go, you are sure to see it on a menu at a restaurant, at the grocery stores and even your print or broadcast media.

The diet which was popularized by creator and cardiologist Arthur Agatson focuses on two major components and that is carbohydrates and fats. To be more specific, the “good” carbohydrates and fats in food products. Read the rest of this entry »