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Hello everyone,
Our own Dr. Erica Nikiforuk has done a phenomenal comparison of 4 popular weight loss diets in her new 4 part series on the blog.
To learn more and to find out what the bottom line is, follow along.
Part 1:
The Low Glycemic Index Diet.
The concept of dietary glycemic index (GI) was first introduced by Dr. David J. Jenkins and his colleagues from the University of Toronto in the 1980's.(3) Foods are ranked based on their ability to raise blood glucose levels (blood sugar) when they are metabolized. White sugar gets the highest score (100), and all other foods are assigned values comparatively. Foods that are higher in fat or protein will take longer to be broken down and will therefore have a lower GI.
Part 2:
The Mediterranean Diet.
Inspired by the traditional dietary patterns of Greece, Italy and southern Spain, the Mediterranean diet has been referred to as the "gold-standard" for cardiovascular health. Consumption of fruits and vegetables in high proportionate amounts, whole grains and cereals, fish, legumes and olive oil, with a moderate consumption of low-fat dairy products (mostly cheese and yogurt), red wine, and a low intake of red meat are the hallmarks of this well researched diet.
Read the Full Article Here.
Part 3:
The Low Carbohydrate Diet.
The low-carbohydrate diet gained major press in the late 1990s and early 2000s because of its impressive results with weight loss. It also stirred up serious controversy within the medical community. The diet, which restricts total carbohydrate intake to 20% or less of the total energy intake per day, encourages foods which are high in protein and fat, such as animal products, fish, full-fat dairy, nuts, seeds and oils. The ideas were in such opposition to the typical high-carbohydrate diets being recommended at that time, and concerns among the medical community were voiced.
Read the Full Article Here.
Part 4:
The Paleolithic Diet.
The data on the popular Paleolithic diet continues to call into question the benefit of a low-fat or low-cholesterol diet. It has been proposed that this dietary regime, which consists primarily of the foods that were consumed during a major period of human evolution, may be optimally suited for our genome. As such, it may be key in the prevention and treatment of many "Western" diseases, most notably, obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.(1,2,3) The rationale behind this diet is that our genetics have had little time to evolve during the relatively short time span since the development of agriculture and the introduction of grains into our diet.
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