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Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Spriteling Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM
I'm going to list some different "diet systems" that are based on nutritional factors (directly or indirectly). So not things like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers. I have included a short summary (please note most diets have more to them than what I note) of each diet. Please note for each diet your opinion of them and if you would follow them (for whatever reason).

EDIT: I'm asking your opinion of these not based on a "weight-loss system" factor, but a "nutrient control" system meant to prevent not only obesity, but heart disease, Alzheimer's, kidney problems, diabetes and other "disease of civilization",

1. Atkins Diet (minimal carbs, no starch, high meat protein)

2. Vegetarian (mostly fruits/vegetables, sometimes dairy and eggs)


I'll only answer this one, because I am a vegetarian. :P

I think it is a fairly easy diet to follow; I don't miss meat at all. The only problem can be getting protein. This is where I fail.

3. Vegan (absolutely no animal products)

4. Mediterranean Diet (high plant consumption, fruit desserts, olive oil for fat,cheese and yogurt,white meat, eggs, low red meat, wine)

5. Paleolithic Diet (no potatoes, grains, dairy or beans, encouraged lean meat consumption, most plants, mostly water/tea as beverage)

6. Raw Food Diet (mostly like Paleolithic diet, but NO COOKING ALLOWED)

I'm sure I'm missing some, but these are some of the more common/more noisy diets out there. They're at least the only ones I care to ask your opinion on at the moment :P

My personal opinion, is that all of them except the Raw Food Diet have their merits and for the most part are all based on reasonable nutrition. I just read some articles on the Paleolithic Diet and of these, I think it would be the one I followed. I just like potatoes too much. And feta. And Ice cream. But besides that, I really good do it. The bean thing sounds out-of-the-blue, but if you research the thought behind it, it does make sense.
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Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:09:56 PM 1347 Views
I will answer no to all of them. - 02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM 1035 Views
Perhaps I should clarify, I'm not referring to these as 'loose weight" diets - 02/09/2009 04:14:26 PM 1016 Views
Re: Meh. No. - 02/09/2009 04:19:35 PM 983 Views
I think for atkins the energy is based on protein - 02/09/2009 04:23:23 PM 933 Views
Re: I think for atkins the energy is based on protein - 02/09/2009 04:43:58 PM 1015 Views
oh i would never actually follow a strict paleolithic diet!! - 02/09/2009 04:49:35 PM 933 Views
well, I think fat is allowed in an atkins diet too. *NM* - 02/09/2009 05:06:06 PM 587 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:24:43 PM 1094 Views
I think I would go mad if I had to follow any one diet - 02/09/2009 04:24:54 PM 913 Views
The mediterannean sounds the most practical - 02/09/2009 04:26:28 PM 1878 Views
O.O the no chocolate had not occurred to me... - 02/09/2009 04:29:52 PM 897 Views
You can't spell diet without die... - 02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM 1014 Views
I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too... - 02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM 955 Views
Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender - 02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM 1039 Views
Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'... - 02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM 1050 Views
She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere.... - 02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM 1088 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM 1028 Views
how do you fail to get protein - 02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM 1073 Views
Not really? - 02/09/2009 04:55:29 PM 1023 Views
i think lentils are technically beans >.> - 02/09/2009 05:00:32 PM 990 Views
That explains that... - 02/09/2009 05:15:28 PM 977 Views
- 02/09/2009 05:32:19 PM 990 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM 1064 Views
you copied my answers *NM* - 02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM 646 Views
They were good ones. - 02/09/2009 09:04:02 PM 907 Views
I always knew you were a wise women - 02/09/2009 10:14:42 PM 982 Views
IMO - 02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM 1078 Views
by "diet" - 02/09/2009 05:05:41 PM 1015 Views
Comments on a few, just because. - 02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM 1030 Views
Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients - 02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM 1048 Views
No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect. - 02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM 954 Views
like i said, it's true enough it can be said... - 02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM 935 Views
Fair enough. That certainly sounds sensible. - 02/09/2009 05:31:58 PM 901 Views
see below *NM* - 02/09/2009 05:34:58 PM 533 Views
Commentation! - 02/09/2009 06:06:31 PM 1030 Views
That's a very confusing question. - 02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM 1015 Views
have YOU ever seen a healthy vegan? - 02/09/2009 05:11:12 PM 963 Views
*grin* No. - 02/09/2009 05:20:47 PM 1033 Views
perhaps... - 02/09/2009 05:27:06 PM 1000 Views
Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale. - 02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM 1029 Views
I'm of the opinion that the Raw Food Movement is the most idiotic thing I've heard - 02/09/2009 05:15:18 PM 968 Views
Whydat? - 02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM 981 Views
as i said earlier, it's a myth that cooking food affects positive nutrients on a practical level - 02/09/2009 05:34:33 PM 1015 Views
That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right - 02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM 937 Views
note "when done right" *NM* - 02/09/2009 06:16:03 PM 548 Views
Meaning fresh meat and washed hands *NM* - 02/09/2009 06:18:15 PM 610 Views
interesting... - 02/09/2009 05:17:25 PM 1000 Views
I hate diets... - 02/09/2009 05:37:36 PM 1071 Views
My opinions/ideas - 02/09/2009 06:43:01 PM 989 Views
she's fat... - 02/09/2009 06:44:08 PM 960 Views
exactly. - 02/09/2009 09:28:39 PM 1116 Views
I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean - 02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM 948 Views
I'd only call it Mediterranean in the loosest sense - 02/09/2009 06:54:58 PM 861 Views
You could always try... - 02/09/2009 06:57:35 PM 950 Views
South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really..... - 02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM 913 Views
Most (most) don't tell you not to eat one of the NUTRIENT groups - 02/09/2009 07:43:42 PM 901 Views
I wouldn't follow any of them - 02/09/2009 08:06:25 PM 1019 Views
I follow mostly a cross between paleolithic and mediterranean. - 02/09/2009 08:22:11 PM 909 Views
it's such a pain to avoid the processed crap - 02/09/2009 09:14:59 PM 1286 Views
Here are my thoughts... - 02/09/2009 11:05:47 PM 1044 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? - 02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM 953 Views
i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM* - 02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM 526 Views
Two reasons combined... - 03/09/2009 12:10:21 AM 984 Views
that's fair enough *NM* - 03/09/2009 03:50:59 AM 545 Views
I would always follow my opinions; I thought you knew that. - 03/09/2009 10:59:15 AM 963 Views

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