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Comparing the Top Three Diets
Which diet is right for YOU - Low carb, Mediterranean or American Heart Association?
After comparing the top three diets, low carbohydrate, low fat and Mediterranean, a recent report by the New England Journal of Medicine considers the low carbohydrate diet the most effective weight loss program.
Choosing a diet plan that YOU can live with can be daunting; if you can’t stick with it, it won’t do you any good.
Low Carbohydrate Diet
If you feel you can comfortably restrict breads, cereals, sugar, and other carbohydrates, and you hate to count calories, a low carbohydrate diet may work best for you. Choose vegetarian sources of fat instead of animal fat to reduce consumption of transfats. Dr. Adkins diet plan is probably one of the most notable low carbohydrate diets plans.
Mediterranean Diet
If you like vegetables, poultry and fish, you may do well with the Mediterranean diet.
While calories are restricted, and fat intakes are limited, the diet is rich in vegetables and low in red meat. The main source of fat comes from olive oil and nuts, but those too are limited. Beef and lamb are replaced by fish and poultry as a means of cutting down on fats – especially transfats. The Omega Diet is a popular Mediterranean diet program.
American Heart Association Diet
If fats don’t agree with your digestive system, a low fat diet may be right for you. The low fat diet restricts daily calories. Low fat grains, vegetables, fruit and legumes are the main staples of the diet. The main source of fat that is allowed in the diet should come from plant sources rather than red meat to avoid transfats. The American Heart Association publishes an excellent book for low fat dieting called the American Heart Association No Fad Diet: A Personal Plan for Healthy Weight Loss.
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