Women naturally have a higher percentage of body fat than men. Often having trouble with fat, there is a diet that claims to help women blast their belly fat away, creatively called The Flat Belly Diet. It is geared towards women, emphasizing that it helps target belly fat and dropping weight just through following the diet plan. Published in 2008, The Flat Belly Diet book was written by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass RD, along with a cook book with recipes ideas that help incorporate healthy meals that parallels the diet (Jacobsen, MS, RD, 2013). This book remained on the New York Times best seller list for twelve weeks, and in 2010, there was a flat belly diet book published for men as well, written by D. Milton Stokes RD and Liz Vaccariello that also made it onto the NY Time’s Best-selling list ("Amazon: D. milton,"). Liz Vaccariello currently is Chief Content Officer and Editor-in-Chief for the Reader's Digest and previously vice-president and editor-in-chief at Prevention Magazine when the book was published ("Amazon: Liz Vaccariello,"). Cynthia Sass RD is Prevention's nutrition director and is a nationally known as a nutritional and health expert. These women have aired on television shows like Good morning America, The Today Show, The Rachael Ray Show, The Biggest Loser, The Doctors, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, as well as local television news programs throughout the country ("Amazon: Cynthia Sass,"). Since then they each have individually published diet plans Vaccariello’s called The Digest Diet, which also became a New York Times bestseller and Sass’s called SASS! Yourself Slim. All these authors nutritionally have made a name for themselves in America (“Amazon”).
“Fad” diets are often known in a negative light. Howe...
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...complex carbohydrates and lean meats in place of refined carbohydrates, limiting your intake of alcohol, and consuming polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats in place of saturated and trans fats. Unfortunately, this diet only focuses on monounsaturated fats (MUFA). Their weight loss and inches lost around their waist are mentioned, but their visceral fat changes are not discussed. The reason for this is that it takes very expensive tests to show changes in visceral fat levels. Therefore, there is no evidence about the kind of fat lost or how much muscle was lost with this diet (Kovacs, MD, RD, 2008).
No added cost except for groceries. Olive oil, nuts, and avocados may add to the bill, one could save by cutting back on foods the diet does not put emphasis on. The recipes include foods like Greek Lemon Chicken and Pumpkin Maple Cheesecake (Jacobsen, MS, RD, 2013).
23 July 2018. Print. The. Brody, Jane E. “Attacking the Obesity Epidemic by First Figuring Out Its Cause.” New York Times.
“Fat Acceptance”: An Argument Lacking Validity Cynara Geisslers’ essay “Fat Acceptance: A Basic Primer,” was published in Geez Magazine in 2010. The focus of the essay is to refute the pressure of society to be thin and promote self-acceptance regardless of size. While this essay touches on many agreeable points, it tends to blow many ideas out of context in an attempt to create a stronger argument. The article takes on a one-sided argument without any appropriate acknowledgement of the opposition, overlooks the risks of ignoring personal health, and has a strong feminist ideology associated towards the essay which tends to make the validity of her argument questionable.
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
These few sentences are the most effective in contradicting everything that the author has said previously in the article. The text states, “These study’s findings will not persuade everyone where low-fat diets are concerned. Some people may continue on these diets because they have lost weight or feel their health has improved.” Although right after these sentences the author continues to discuss why low-fat diets are bad, these sentences show us that the author understands other people’s point of
In the end, this planned program challenges the distinctive, inefficient, and antiquated Bulk-and-Cut muscle build-up dietary strategy. This technique involves overfeeding (that includes adding many fats), aimed at ballooning the muscles prior to performing lots of cardio and cutting down on calorie consumption in order to achieve fat loss (that includes losing muscle mass in the process), and ultimately, settling down rather with a much heavier body
The article “The Skinny on Low-fat Diets” by Alan Ling is about the drawbacks of low-fat diets. The author talks about how low-fat diets don’t necessarily work and uses facts to strengthen her claim. One of the ways the author strengthen their claim is by showing the other side of the argument. The author includes this information to strengthen her claim and show readers that they can defend their argument from others.
Each morning I get on the scales and hope that I can celebrate losing a pound or two. The numbers I see on the scale represent a gauge that keeps me moving forward in a weight loss program. When I look at the numbers on the scale I realize I am making progress in losing weight, however, am I putting my body at more risk just by limiting certain foods? Comparing and contrasting my typical diet to the amounts of daily nutrients recommended in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Guide Pyramid has proven that I am not a healthy eater. I may have to make some dramatic changes or face significant health issues in the future. After reviewing several plans, I have chosen the South Beach Diet to follow to take advantage of the healthy benefits of following a low-carbohydrate diet.
Another detrimental role that media plays in our society is the havoc it wreaks on the self-esteem of men and women nationwide. Fad diets, unrealistic body images, and “healthy” weight loss programs are among the numerous examples of things that plague men and women. Instead of being taught to make healthy lifestyle choices, people are being overwhelmed with fanatical programs and diets like Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, the Breatharian Diet, or the Dukan Diet. These diets are filled with chemically loaded f...
James, D. C. S. (2013). Weight loss strategies used by African American women: possible implications for tailored messages. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 26, 71-77.
Women’s fitness magazines are supposed to inform females how to get fit and be healthy; however, they continuously send messages to women that they have to fit certain standards of flawless skin, sex appeal, and dangerously low amounts of body fat. Women in their twenties and thirties are feeling the pressure from society to conform to body images seen in magazines, such as Heidi Klum who is 5’9.5’’and 119lb, Carmen Kass who is 5’10.5’’ and 114lb, and Elsa Benitez who is 6’ and 125lb (Magazine Dimensions 153, 162) (supermodelguide.com). (Are these the healthy bodies that we should be trying to obtain?) Fitness Magazines need to revamp themselves and give women healthy, realistic images and informative articles so they can help women become healthy.
In contrast with the “good fat”, there is also a negative, which is the “bad fat”. Saturated fat, which is considered the “bad fat”, has been linked to high cholesterol and heart disease. It is mostly found in milk and other milk products. Therefore, the low fat diet encourages its participants to reduce saturated fat for it is the main cause of high cholesterol level. On the other hand, even though low carbohydrate diets do not state that carbohydrates are bad; they do state that it causes weight gain; this idea gives most Americans that it is bad because it causes a person to gain weight.
Saturated fats were the only excess that was recorded so I chose two of the main problem areas that I had prior to my program. My sodium and sugar intakes were excessively high and were consumed by fast food dinners more than four times a week, sweet tea and soft drinks. The best way to combat these excesses is to modify my meals and pay more attention to what I put into my body. To lower my sodium levels, I modified meals at home by using more low-sodium or sodium free ingredients as well as exchanging fast food stops for prepping dinners for the week on Sunday nights. My sugar intake was due mainly to my ‘need’ for large sweet teas and candy that I always seemed to have in my purse. I am still able to have my tea but it is only sweetened with Stevia and there is no longer candy in my purse aside from sugar free gum. My saturated fat intake was barely above the target amount but by cutting out the butter on baked potatoes and switching to fat-free dairy products will allow me to lower the
Dieting has become a “cultural requirement” for women (Herman & Polivy, 1983) because the ideal female body has become progressively thinner at the same time that the average female body has become progressively heavier. This cultural requirement remains in place despite the fact that physiology works against weight loss to such an extent that 98 percent of diets fail (Chrisler, 1989; Fitzgerald, 1981). Thus, even the thinnest women find it nearly impossible to meet and maintain the beauty
Lastly, to limit energy intake from total fats moving energy consumption from saturated fats to un-saturated fats, towards the elimination of trans-fatty acids in the diet. The (WHO) dietary goals are only effective if individuals choose to live by them, however a healthy diet is dictated by costly food prices, an individual’s education, and media influences (WHO,
The statistics showed that around 31% of women are obese compared to around 18% men.7 Women are more affected by obesity due to lifestyles. The inaccessibility of safe side walks, cultural and social factors, taking care of kids are some of the reasons that play a vital part...