Comparing and Contrasting the Atkins and South Beach Diets The weight loss industry is a multi-billion dollar machine, perpetually fueled by not only new information, but also data that have remained true for decades. Although it is unsurprising that the human body will lose weight when it expends more calories than it consumes, new findings lead to several alternative diets and weight loss methods that gain much more popularity than the basic concept of eating less and exercising more. For several decades, the Mayo Clinic diet, which was never actually invented or been approved by the true Mayo Clinic, has been used by dieters as a way to quickly lose body fat. This diet suggested that by replacing one’s daily carbohydrate intake with protein, the person would be able to lose weight. Recently, the low carbohydrate diet, an echo of the original misnamed Mayo Clinic diet, has gained much attention for both its success and failure as a method of weight loss. Studies show that there is no specific nutrient, including carbohydrates, proteins, and even fats, that directly causes a person to gain or lose weight. The pivotal factor in weight loss is the capability to consume less fuel than the body needs to burn in order to function. However, two large weight loss food corporations, Atkins Nutritionals and the South Beach Company, have successfully marketed their own brand of low carbohydrate diets. These low carbohydrate diets share many similarities, while maintaining distinct modifications between the diet methods. Both brands of this restrictive diet share the foundation of the recommended daily food pyramid, but in both cases, the pyramid is turned upside down, where meats and fats are consumed much more often than grain... ... middle of paper ... ...fered some users success in losing weight. Both the South Beach and Atkins diets adopt the theory that low carbohydrate consumption results in rapid weight loss and use a 3-phase attack to ease the user into long-term weight loss. However, the South Beach diet gives users more options, which include healthy carbohydrates instead of simple ones, while maintaining low daily caloric totals. Alternatively, the Atkins diet does not stress moderation when eating, and its rigid regime may take practice achieving. Since these diets are relatively new, there is not enough evidence to make a conclusion on the health risks involved in consuming large amounts of protein, while avoiding key nutrients and fiber found in fruits and vegetables. Sources: http://women.msn.com/507618.armx http://low-carb.ultimatefatburner.com/south-beach-diet-review.html
The article “The Skinny on Low-fat Diets” by Alan Ling is about the drawbacks of low-fat diets. The author talks about how low-fat diets don’t necessarily work and uses facts to strengthen her claim. One of the ways the author strengthen their claim is by showing the other side of the argument. The author includes this information to strengthen her claim and show readers that they can defend their argument from others.
The South Beach Diet is a diet plan designed by cardiologist Arthur Agatston and dietician Marie Almon. In 1995, Dr. Agatston developed a diet to prevent heart disease for his cardiac and diabetes patients. According to the South Beach Diet website, Agatstaion knew that a low-fat diet would reduce cholesterol and prevent heart disease, but patients had a hard time sticking to the diet. Agatson wanted to find out the reason why his patients had a hard time sticking to the low-fat diet. So he turned to David Jenkins, who was working with insulin resistance. After researching with Jenkins, Agatstion found out the reason why the low-fat diets was not working because patients on low-fat diets where consuming more simple sugars and carbohydrates which was causing the insulin resistance and cycles of hunger. Also Agastaion was investigating the low-carbohydrate diet but he felt it didn’t have enough fiber and had too much saturated fats. Agagaston wanted balance in his diet so it would produce the best results. (South Beach Diet Online, 2010)
High Protein diets are traced all the way back to the 1800s when William Banting produced a brochure including information and details surrounding the diet. He claimed the newfound diet, which consisted of meat and shockingly, sherry but no bread and very few vegetables, aided him in shedding his unwanted pounds. This is very similar to today's Atkins diet. Originally developed in the 1970s by Dr. Atkins, it, like Banting's idea, believes that carbohydrates are responsible for America's obese society (Applegate 26). Dr. Atkins claimed it was possible to change carbohydrate-burning bodies to fat burning by applying the concept of high protein and low carbohydrate eating. ("How does . . .?"). Nearly ten years later, Americans concluded "fat was . . . fattening," causing people to shift from proteins and fats to hefty serving of "fat-free and high-carbohydrate foods such as bagels and fat-free cookies." Still people continued to gain weight and in turn blamed it on carbohydrates. So again, in the nineties, the Atkins diet ...
The Mayo Clinic Diet is designed to change your lifestyle by replacing bad habits with new, healthy ones. There is no need to eliminate foods, just reduce the portion of certain ones. The goal of the diet is to lose excess weight, and to then maintain a healthy weight for life. Changing your daily routine and adding new habits is what it focuses on. The Mayo Clinic Diet was developed by medical professionals. It is known to be a diet you can stick with for life, not just a fad or quick fix.
The definition of Celiac disease is a common inflammatory disease of the small bowel that is precipitated by the consumption of foods that contain gluten. But Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that the small intestine is hypersensitive to gluten, which leads to the difficulty of digesting food. This condition damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing nutrients from parts of food that are important for being healthy. The damage is due to a reaction to eating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, and rye.
Celiac disease is a fairly common disease but is not very well known. Celiac disease, or celiac sprue, is a digestive condition triggered by consumption of the protein gluten (Hill, Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of celiac disease in children, 2011). Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats. People with celiac disease who eat foods containing gluten experience an immune reaction in their small intestines, causing damage to the inner surface of the small intestine and an inability to absorb certain nutrients (Hill, Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of celiac disease in children, 2011).
Celiac disease is an autoimmune deficiency triggered by the consumption of gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Thousands of years ago, when a person’s diet consisted of mainly meats, fruits and nuts, celiac did not exist. However, once humans began using seeds from plants to grow crops, agriculture was born and along with it came celiac disease (Fasano, A August 2009). In a person living with celia...
Celiac disease is a multisystem disorder. It causes the body’s immune system to respond negatively to the protein in specific grains. "The immune system responds to these proteins because it thinks it is being attacked. It then builds antibodies to protect itself from these proteins and inturn those antibodies cause damage to the small intestines" (Bower).
Regina Geis is a ten-year old female who is diagnosed with celiac disease. No one in her immediate family has been diagnosed, including her parents and her younger sister. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease of the digestive system that is usually indicated by long-lasting inflammation in the small intestine that occurs when a protein from the plant called gluten, which is usually found in grains such as wheat, barley, and rye, is consumed, resulting in an interference of absorption of nutrients from food (Calvo, Soriano del Castillo, & Vinuesa, 2012.) Regina was diagnosed with celiac disease when she was five. After she was diagnosed, she was put on a gluten-free diet.
Major efforts have been taken to protect the health of humans from contaminated water during recreation, especially swimming. For many years, waters have been tested for certain types of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) – bacteria commonly found in human and animal feces. While FIB generally do not cause human disease, FIB in the water may indicate the presence of feces and associated pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and protozoans – organisms and agents which have also been found ...
The South Beach Diet continues to be a popular commercial weight loss program created by Florida based Cardiologist and Professor, Arthur Agatston. Published in 2003, The South Beach Diet book quickly became a bestseller. Through their website, Macmillan Publishers says, “…his book The South Beach Diet and its companion titles have sold more than 22 million copies”, “Dr. Agatson has also published more than 100 scientific articles and abstracts in medical journals”. Presumably, Dr. Agatson has profited well from his diet books. This fact should not deter us from listening to what he has to say. His years of medical training and experience do carry some weight.
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Atkins diet formed in 1963 was mainly the solution for the increasing obesity problem in the United States. It is based on the concept of eating the right kind of food high in proteins while cutting down the intake of carbohydrate which would transform the body from a carb-burning to a fat-burning machine. Dr. Atkin claims his Atkins diet program as "the amazing no-hunger weight-loss plan that has helped millions lose weight and keep it off" (Atkins).To begin it is important to know what Atkins diet actually includes. It mainly works on the principle of Ketosis. The diet program is divided into four phases. First phase is known as the induction phase that is considered to initiate the weight loss, it includes no more than 20 grams of carbohydrates per day are to be consumed and encourage the intake of proteins and good fats, while cutting down fruits from your diet. The second phase is of ongoing weight loss where the foods that were cut down are included again in the diet. The third phase is where you take more control of your diet and add good carbohydrates to maintain the healthy lifestyle and the final fourth phase is where you reach the target weight and still stick to the carbohydrate restrictions that keeps weight under control. This seems to be a quicker way to reduce weight but as every program this has its advantages as well as disadvantages. The advantage is that it is very filling due to intake of more proteins and keeps weight under controls it also has the disadvantage that cuts down the essential nutrient of our body that is the carbohydrates. There have been many problems reported with this diet that includes heart disease, kidney failure and high cholesterol. Atkins diet includes all the attractive food and still...
Most people in America find themselves drinking a nice glass of water that has a clean and refreshing taste to it. Most people do not have the privilege of drinking safe water. Contaminated drinking water has been linked to illnesses and deaths within the United States each year. We can solve this problem by finding new ways to clean water such as filtration and using diluted chlorine. Using these methods can lead to a much healthier way of living for those who suffer from contaminated drinking water in the United States. Contaminated water can be classified as water that contains pathogens, mercury, and even arsenic.
The Atkins diet is one of the most popular fad diets. Carbohydrates play an important role in the Atkins diet. This diet is based on keeping the carbohydrate level controlled, with a process known as ketosis (Akins par. 3). Because carbohydrates are the body’s primary energy source, keeping this level to a minimum causes the body to get energy from a different source. In the place of carbohydrates, stored body fat is burned. Carbohydrates also participate in insulin creation. Insulin is what turns the extra carbohydrates into fat. Therefore, if the body is getting fewer carbohydrates that means less insulin is being created. If less insulin is being created, then less fat is being produced resulting in weight-loss (Atkins par. 5). The Atkins diet is also a 4-phase diet. The first phase of this diet is known as the induction phase. This specific phase lasts for a minimum of two weeks. Along with this phase comes a twenty gram limit of carbohydrates, and no more. During this stage, the dieter is not allowed to eat any breads, starchy vegetables, grains, or fruits (Atkins par. 4). During this phase is when the process of ketosis takes place. Phase two of this diet is called the Ongoing Weight Loss phase. This phase consists of adding mo...