Analysis of Some Famous Diet Plans
October 26, 2009
Diet- Low GI
Based on GI or glycemic index; which is a scale to rate how carbs in your food influence your blood sugar. These foods are seen as healthy and food low in GI assist us in our weight management as lower GI makes you satisfied for long.
The Plus:
Founders of the diet are expert nutritionists
Studies and research support the diet
Well balanced and nutritious diet plan
Opt from a variety of food
The Minus:
GI food needs to be labelled (most available come with a GI rating), if the food you want to pick up doesn’t has a GI rating then you need to check with experts.
Diet: Complete Wellbeing
Control the intake of kilojoules in your body. You need to eat a lot of protein, have low amount of fat & carbohydrates.
The Plus:
This one has also been developed by nutritional & fitness experts, it has a lot of support in form of studies and research.
You can also lower the amount of blood sugar content and cholesterol in your system.
It also tells you the amount of food to be eaten.
This is an extremely easy diet and you can easily incorporate it into your daily routine.
The Minus:
This diet isn’t meant for all, if you cannot cut down the amount of carbohydrates in your diet.
This diet doesn’t has food alternatives.
Diet: The Zone Diet
It gives you a regular and consistent supply of carbs, fat and proteins in a 40:30:30 proportion of the entire amount of calories had. If you stay in “The Zone” the diet claims that you lose weight, you become more athletic, fit and gain mental precision and clarity.
The Plus:
Promotes GI food
The Minus:
No Research Support
Protein in every meal is not justified
Hard to proportionate every meal
Diet: South Beach
This is based on extremely low carbs and high protein.
The Plus:
Overall diet is healthy and nutritious.
Maker of the diet is a renowned cardiologist.
Easy to follow.
The Minus:
Have some factual mistakes.
You have to snack even when you aren’t hungry.
Consuming extremely low amount of carbs is very difficult.
Diet: Atkins
This is a high protein, high fat and low carbs diet. It starts with almost no carb intake, which is increased slightly at a later stage.
The Plus:
You eat less of food
Results in short lived weight loss.
The Minus:
Not healthy, lacks some important nutrients like calcium.
You cannot consume any fibre rich food.
Extremely high in saturated fat.
Though this diet results in quick weight loss. It can affect your energy levels, increases cholesterol, bad breath, it might also give you constipation.
Diet: Blood Type
You have to include or exclude food from your diet depending on your blood group.
The Plus:
If you take out certain food from your diet, you tend to eat less and lose weight.
The Minus:
Based on theory and not on any scientific proof
The blood group won’t have any effect on the digestion of food in your body
Misses on many important nutrients.
Extremely hard to follow.
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