Which Diet is Best?

Which Diet Plan Works?
Carolyn Classick-Kohn,MS,RD

We can't blame just fats (e.g. low fat diets) or carbohydrates (e.g. low carb diets) for our epidemic of obesity in America“ Scientific evidence indicates that the best diet for most people is one that improves their lipid (cholesterol and blood triglyceride) profile, avoids harmful cancer-promoting substances, and limits excess calories that lead to unhealthy weight gain and other chronic diseases.

So which diet is best? Low Fat, Low Carb other?
We need to get away from putting our diets into "low fat" and "low carb" camps and do what makes sense. Eat the right amount of high nutrition foods, and choose good carbohydrate, good fat, and good protein foods.

Nutrition is a fairly young science, and we are constantly learning new things about the role various foods play in the prevention and development of diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Therefore, new information can contradict what we thought was true 10 years ago, and this can be confusing to the public.
We have to go with the best information that science has to offer, and learn to trust our intuition and common sense in sifting through unfounded claims and sometimes dangerous diet fads." Lose Weight & Improve Health with a PersonalDiets plans... Start here with a FREE Personal Diet Profile

Most diets are designed for short-term weight loss
Most diets are designed for short term weight loss and don't address personal needs. Once you do the hard work to lose weight, wouldn't it be nice to have a plan that meets this need, and contains the essential elements found to be most successful in maintaining a healthy body weight. These key elements are missing in many fad diets, but are recognized by diet and nutrition experts (registered dietitians).

In the diets designed by our registered dietitian, your calorie needs are based on body weight, sex, age, and your level of physical activity. These determines your “metabolic rate”. As you age, you lose muscle tissue and your calorie needs decrease. Which means, you can not eat the same amount at age 40 that you did at age 20 or you will gain weight!

No matter how pleased you feel when you lose weight fast, it doesn’t compare to the down side of gaining it back! Real weight control happens only when the plan is a permanent and realistic for you over the long term. If you are looking for a weight loss or diet plan - look for a plan that considers your eating habits and your physical characteristics, and helps you with your own challenges. These our are goals at Personal Dietitian.

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2. Next, choose your goal(s) and the diet type you want
3. Indicate any and all items you need for a diet you would prefer
4. Finally, click the "Submit" button on the 2 page bottoms to forward your information for your profiles.

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