How to Choose a Healthy Women's Diet Plan
By Helen Carswell
Jan 3, 2010
It can be overwhelming to someone looking to lose weight or trying to implement a healthier lifestyle because there are so many different diets available to women today. Women's diet plans may be varied and plentiful, there are a few things to look for that can help women find the diet plan that is right for their own situation.
A healthy diet is one that allows a woman to lose weight gradually and learn a healthier style of eating and exercising so that she can continue to be healthy. Fad diets can work for short term but are very rarely a healthy answer for permanent weight loss. Women's diets that work are ones that offer sufficient nutrition but cut back on calories,
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Vegetables and fruits as well as whole grains and lean protein sources should all be a part of the healthy women's diet.
High fiber, low-fat foods are always a healthy addition to any women's diet. Foods that are high in fiber can help a person feel fuller longer as well as aid in digestion of foods. Reducing fats is an important part of weight loss. High fat foods tend to be calorie dense.
A women's diet that will be successful is a diet that will focus on her health instead of just her weight. Living a healthier lifestyle means that weight is lost more gradually and it is more likely that the person will be able to maintain the weight loss. This will also help to improve a woman's health with benefits to the heart as well as aiding in the prevention of high blood pressure, diabetes and many other health issues that can be caused by obesity.
Weight loss is not something that should be hurried to where it puts a woman's health at risk. Medical problems can occur from rapid weight loss and it is also more likely that the dieter will put the weight right back on again. An extreme diet that causes rapid weight loss is often deficient in calories, vitamins and minerals that a person needs to maintain a healthy
This turns into a cycle of weight loss and gain, which can increase “the risk of degenerative diseases such as obesity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and cancer” (Vaghefi par. 7). These diseases come into the picture due to the cycle. Fad diets promote weight loss, but not fat loss. When the goal weight is attained, and the diet stops, weight is put back on, which leads to more fat being put into the body than taken out and faster weight gain. When losing weight, the biggest way to avoid developing these major health issues is to “not believe or follow any of the fad diets that promise easy and quick weight loss, because there is no such thing” (Vaghefi par. 8). Safe and healthy weight loss happens gradually, with patience and with exercise and a balanced diet. Fad diets are dangerous and should not be used as they can cause major health
...o weight problems and a tiny waist may become overwhelming at times, but when you look at all of the factors that play into your choices of fad dieting or healthy diet and exercise the choice becomes a lot easier. Fad dieting comes with the risks of disease, diminished appearance, and doesn’t even provide the long term desired affects. Healthy diet and exercise helps cure the body and keep it going strong, enhances the beauty you already possess, and has long lasting results that give you the body of your dreams. So when your looking at the skinny bodies on the magazines stating that “they lost 15 pounds in 4 days”, try to remember what those 15 pounds may have cost them. When your looking at the person that worked hard with proper diet an exercise and has that certain glow about them remember that although it is tough at first, it is better done the healthy way.
For a large number of obese and overweight people, a new trend is emerging that promises quick and easy weight loss, fad diets. Fad Diets are not the quick and easy fixes to weight problems that they may seem to be, in fact, they are often costly, ineffective, and even dangerous.
Fad diets are unhealthy. Some people believe that fad diets work. Fad diets are getting more and more popular in the dieting market. In today’s society people should be more educated on these diets before using them and these fad diets should be prescribed to a qualified patient by a health physician or doctor to people that are heavily obese that need to lose weight rapidly to help them with their health. Fad diet supplements are wrong because they provide no nutrients for the body and people need to know that they need healthy nutrients for a healthy weight loss. Because these diets are non-nutritional for one’s body, many people are harming their bodies just by taking these pills. Not all fad diets are for everyone. Many people are quick to believe that these diet supplements will shred inches off their waste line and shed those extra pounds fast just from advertisement. There are a variety of problems with fad diets. These diets should not be sold over the counter because of the lack of knowledge behind these diets, health risks, false advertisement and misuse. Studies prove that these diets are for short term weight loss and that they do not work long term. Also a study has been proven that citizens that use these fad diets will lose some weight but end up going back to their original weight within three years.
A million types of fad diets promise people to lose weight by using drugs or specific diet plans such as 5:2, paleo, hormone cure, virgin, bulletproof. Moreover, each type of fad diet has its own specific style. Studies show that 108 million people in the US follow fad diets (ABC News Staff, 2012). The fad diets are the same as fashion, where people use it enthusiastically for a period of time to give them beauty, elegant and perfect appearance. A fad diet is the most dangerous type of diet and it causes many health problems.
Those who wish to lose weight seem to have a handful of options when it comes to the diet they can try. Each diet has a particular lifestyle it is trying to promote and in order to get the best results one must adhere to it as religiously as possible.
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