P.O.R.N. Diets

I am coining this term as I feel some of the diets out there are so radical they need to be discussed in one place.

We here from our favorite celebrities daily and some of us live for this. We follow them on Twitter, talk about them on Bebo and MySpace or e mail each other about them especially when a new diet is talked about.

There have been some over the top radical diets in the past like the 'Air diet', not a very popular one for obvious reasons unlike the 'Chocolate' diet. Then there is the more main stream 'Atkins' diet or 'The Dash Diet' or even 'The South Beach Diet'. All have there plus and minus points and their advocates and nay sayers as well.

The trick when it comes to diets if there is a trick in selecting one would be to thoroughly research the topic. The mere fact that there literally are thousands of diets commercially available shown on television, billboards or even your local Chemist shop.

Here will be many, many articles pertaining to the topic of P.O.R.N. Diets circulating our media and your opinion on them is most welcome. Maybe you have been on one and would like to praise it or maybe warn others away from it. Whatever you may like to share, diet related, please do.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Low Carb Diets

By Nikki Keating

There are many people that think of a low carb diet as a fad that was all the rage ten years ago. Referring to a low carb diet as a fad is really not the best way to describe the diet plan. The word 'fad" infers that the diet is not a good strategy. Really, a low carb diet plan is one of the simplest and fastest ways to successfully lose weigh.

It is true that low carb diets will help you lose weight and can also get rid of excess fat. One of the best things about a low carb diet is the fact that you do not have to count calories or put severe restrictions on what you consume. If you are wondering what makes this diet work so well, here is a quick overview of the most critical points.

In order for your body to function, it needs energy. Carbohydrates, fats, and, to a lesser extent, proteins are used to burn fuel to create energy. Carbs are the body's first choice and it is critical to avoid eating carbs when you are not active. This is because unused carbs turn immediately to fat. However, if you dramatically reduce the amount of carbs you eat your body will shift to burning stored fat. That means when you reduce your carb intakeyou lose weight.guaranteed!

Carbs include bread, rice, fruit, vegetables, sugars, and starches. During the early stages of a low carb diet, it is necessary to completely wipe out all carb intake. Instead, replace them with meats, chicken, fish, eggs, cheeses, and other low/no carb foods. This way, the carbs in your body are burned up. Once they are gone and not replaced, you will drop a great deal of retained water (Carbs are a major culprit of water retention) and then you will start to metabolize your stored fat.

You should keep in mind that if you increase the amount of exercise you get you can lose weight more quickly. Exercise requires a great deal of energy and you will burn extra fat during your workouts since there are no carbs available.

This is the exact same strategy that body builder use when they are preparing for a competition. They cut all the carbs in order to get lean and ripped. While you don't have to work out that hard, twenty minutes of light cardio will do wonders for your weight loss efforts.

In reality you really don't have to work out very much at all. There are plenty of people who never exercise yet have great success with low carb diets. Again, the body has to burn energy in order to function properly. If carbs are absent it will perform its metabolic function with the use of fats.

Remember that it is very unfair to refer to the low carb concept as a fad diet. It is a very effective diet plan that has been working for decades and will continue to work for many more decades. There is a very good reason for this; it works.

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