Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, maintain or increase body weight or to prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and obesity.
There are different ways to go on diet:
1. Low-fat: Involve the reduction of percentage of fat in one's diet. Foods high in carbohydrate (Sugar, Bread, Pasta) are replace with foods containing higher percentage protein (Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs, Cheese, Nuts, Seeds) and low carbohydrate foods (Spinach, Kale and other Fibrous Vegetable).
2. Low Calorie: Involve taking low calorie foods, there is also a very low-calorie food where the individual has a particular count of calories to take for a period of time.
3. Fasting: Is an act of intentionally taking a long-time interval between meals.
4. Exclusion diet: Is based on the restriction of specific foods or food group.
5. Detox: are diets promoted with unsubstantiated claims that they can eliminate toxins from human body. Some use herbs, celery or juicy low-calorie vegetables.
Dieting methods includes: meal timing, diet journal, water consumption etc.
BLOOD TYPE DIETING
Usually, there are some certain food that whenever I eat it, I purge or won't be comfortable. I am TYPE O and after reading "Eat Right 4 Your Type" by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, I learnt that I purge because those foods are not good for my body/blood type.
In his book, he grouped the blood type dieting into 16 food groups:
1. Meat, Offal, Poultry and Game.
2. Seafood.
3. Dairy Products and Eggs.
4. Oils and Fats.
5. Nuts and Seeds.
6. Beans and Pulses.
7. Cereals.
8. Breads, Crispbreads and Muffins.
9. Grains and Pastas.
10. Vegetables, Sprouts, Soya Products and Fresh Herbs.
11. Fruits.
12. Juices and Other Fluids.
13. Spices, Dried Herbs and Flavorings.
14. Condiments.
15. Herbal Teas.
16. Miscellaneous Beverages
Each of these groups divided food into:
HIGHLY BENEFICIAL: foods that acts like a MEDICINE.
NEUTRAL: foods that acts like a FOOD.
AVOID: foods that acts like a POISON.
He even included in what proportion this should be eaten, also a meal planning for each group, a menu you can follow with recipes, supplements that best suits your blood type and the ones you should avoid. It also explained how each blood type handle stress and exercise guidelines.
It is a very wonderful book that is advisable for everyone to read. It can help you maintain your original body weight and size.
It is also advisable to get a medical examination and advice from a certified and experienced Nutritionist/Doctor before you go on any dieting plan.
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FOODY CORNERS
RandomPersonal Hygiene and Sanitation, Cooking Techniques, Fruits and Vegetables, Dieting, Pregnancy and Blood type RH, Recipes, Food Terms and Time Table. All in one book!
