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Montignac Diet
The Montignac diet is a weight-loss diet that was popular in the 1990s, mainly in Europe. It was invented by Frenchman Michel Montignac, an international executive for the pharmaceutical industry, who, like his father, suffered from excess weight during his youth. His method is aimed at people wishing to lose weight efficiently and lastingly, reduce [...]
Continue reading...Master Cleanse Diet
24. May 2008
The Master Cleanse, also known as the Lemon Cleanse and the Maple Syrup Diet, was created by Stanley Burroughs in 1941. Proponents believe it is a detoxification program that aids in the removal of harmful toxins from within the body. Stanley Burroughs, the creator of the diet, was convicted of murder, which was later overturned, [...]
Continue reading...Macrobiotic Diet
24. May 2008
A Macrobiotic diet (or Macrobiotics) is a dietary regimen that involves eating grains as a staple food supplemented with other foodstuffs such as vegetables and beans, and avoiding the use of highly processed or refined foods. Macrobiotics also address the manner of eating, by recommending against overeating, and requiring that food be chewed thoroughly before [...]
Continue reading...Low Protein Diet
23. May 2008
A low-protein diet is a diet in which people reduce their intake of protein. A low-protein diet is often prescribed to people with kidney or liver disease. A low-protein diet would include foods such as vegetables, starches such as bread, cereals, and pasta. For even less protein the best food would be fruits, fats and sugars. [...]
Continue reading...Low-Carbohydrate Diet
23. May 2008
Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption usually for weight control. Foods high in digestible carbohydrates are limited or replaced with foods containing a higher percentage of proteins and fats. The precise definition of low-carbohydrate diets varies greatly. The term is most commonly used to refer to ketogenic diets, i.e. diets [...]
Continue reading...Living / Raw Foods Diet
23. May 2008
Raw foodism is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Depending on the type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selectıon of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds (including sprouted whole grains), eggs, fish, meat, and unpasteurized dairy products [...]
Continue reading...Lacto Vegetarianism Diet
23. May 2008
A lacto-vegetarian diet is a vegetarian diet which includes dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, cream, and kefir but excludes eggs. The origin of “lacto” is the Latin word for milk, [lac, lactis]. Within Indian cultures this diet is often what is meant by the term “vegetarian.” Lacto-vegetarians choose to consume dairy products, but [...]
Continue reading...Kosher Diet
23. May 2008
Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, כַּשְרוּת) refers to Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Hebrew term kashér, meaning “fit” (in this context, fit for consumption by Jews according to traditional Jewish law). Orthodox Jews may not consume non-kosher food (but there are no restrictions [...]
Continue reading...Junk Food Diet
23. May 2008
Junk food is food that is unhealthy and/or has little or no nutritional value. The term is believed to have been coined by Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, in 1972.[1] The term has since come into common usage. Junk food contains high levels of refined sugar, white flour, trans [...]
Continue reading...Joel Fuhrman Diet
23. May 2008
Joel Fuhrman is an American family medicine physician and author. He maintains a medical practice in Flemington, New Jersey, and specializes in treating some major illnesses through nutrition and changes in diet. He is also a former member of the United States World Figure Skating Team.
Continue reading...Jenny Craig Diet
23. May 2008
Jenny Craig (born Genevieve Guidroz in 1932 in Berwick, Louisiana) is an American weight loss guru and founder of Jenny Craig, Inc. Raised in New Orleans, Genevieve Guidroz married Australian Sidney H. Craig. Although neither had formal training in nutrition or exercise, Mrs Craig developed a weight loss regimen, after working for Nutrisystem for some time, [...]
Continue reading...High Protein Diet
23. May 2008
A high protein diet is often recommended by bodybuilders and nutritionists to help efforts to build muscle and lose fat. It should not be confused with low-carb diets such as the Atkins Diet, which are not calorie-controlled and which often contain large amounts of fat. While adequate protein is required for building skeletal muscle and other [...]
Continue reading...Hallelujah Diet
23. May 2008
The Hallelujah Diet, also known as The Hallelujah Diet and Lifestyle, is one of the more popular biblically-based diets. It was developed by Rev. George Malkmus, Lit. D. in the 1970s from a dietary regemin he was taught by fellow pastor Lester Roloff based on a strict, all-natural diet that originated from the Bible in [...]
Continue reading...Halal Diet
23. May 2008
Islamic jurisprudence specifies which foods are halāl (lawful) and which are harām (unlawful). This is based on rules found in the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam. Other rules are added to these in fatwas by Mujtahids with various degrees of strictness, but they are not always held to be authoritative by all. Islamic law prohibits [...]
Continue reading...Hacker’s Diet
23. May 2008
The Hacker’s Diet is a diet plan created by the founder of Autodesk, John Walker, outlined in an electronic book of the same name, that attempts to aid the process of weight loss by more accurately modeling how calories consumed and calories expended actually impact weight. John Walker notes that much of our fat free [...]
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