Which Is The Right Diet For You? Here"s The Answer

There are an awful lot of diets out there. Just think about all the people who want to lose weight – that’s a huge marketplace, so it’s no surprise that so many different forms of dieting have appeared. The problem is that not ever dieted is suited to every person, and that means that you can spend your whole life trying different diets without every finding the one that is right for you and will allow you to lose weight and get the body that you desire. So given that is so hard to find the diet that will help you to shed the pounds we’ve analysed five of the best diets so you can compare them and see which the right one for you is.

 

The Atkins Nutritional Plan

You have probably already heard of the Atkins Diet, which is the informal name for the Atkins Nutritional Plan. It is undoubtedly one of the most famous diets in the world and it has done wonders for the waist line of many people. But is it right for you? The Atkins Diet is a meat-lovers dream and on the diet you’re encouraged to have bacon and eggs for breakfast and steak for dinner – you can pretty much enjoy any meat that you like. That’s because the main thing for you to cut out in your diet is carbohydrates. You must eliminate all breads, rice and potato from your diet. If this sounds like something that might be good for you, it’s worth giving it a try.

 

The Dukan Diet

If the Dukan Diet sounds familiar, it’s probably because you recall the mother of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, explaining how useful the diet had been for her after getting in shape for the royal wedding. The diet itself is slightly similar to the Atkins Diet in that it is a diet based around the idea of getting more protein and fewer carbohydrates. However, the Dukan Diet is quite complicated in the sense that it has a fairly prescriptive plan for what you’re allowed to eat. So if you’re a fussy eater, it might not be for you.

 

Gluten-free diet

You know who is a subscriber to the gluten-free diet? Tennis super Novak Djokovic. And he is well known as one of the tennis players in best shape in the world. The fact that you’re cutting out gluten from your diet means you are seriously reducing the amount of junk food that you can eat. It can have you slimmed down very quickly and eating more healthily. It’s great for weight loss and staying in great shape. The diet can be difficult to follow because of the lack of foods that are gluten-free, but nevertheless if you can stick to it, it can really be a massive benefit to you.

 

Mediterranean Diet

People from the Mediterranean are well-known for having an excellent constitution and having very low levels of obesity. So it’s no surprise that the diet commonly eaten there has been exported as a way to lose weight. The diet is heavy on fruits, vegetables, olives and olive oil, as well as eggs, poultry and fish.

 

Raw food diet

The raw food diet promotes the concept of eating raw food as a way to shed the pounds. By avoiding cooking the food we don’t get rid of any of the natural goodness so we get all of the vitamins and minerals that nature allows. It also avoids the fats that cooking food usually brings so it can be healthy for you in that sense too.

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Get Started on Your Dukan Diet with Our Four-Day Plan!

If you want to lose weight and take care of your wellbeing, the Dukan Diet can help you do it. However, if simply getting started is sending your wellness in a spin, fear not; we’ve got a four-day meal plan just for you.

 

Day One: For breakfast, you can have two scrambled eggs (made with skimmed milk) with as much chopped smoked salmon as you like. At lunchtime, mix of finely chopped 175g extra-lean ham, 225g fat-free quark, finely chopped chives and marjoram, four finely chopped shallots and Tabasco, and roll into small balls – this serves four. For out dinner-for-two Vietnamese beef, combine 400g sirloin steak (cut into small cubes) with two tablespoons soy sauce, one tablespoon oyster sauce, one big piece of grated ginger and a little black pepper. Let this marinate for 30 minutes or more. Brown four crushed garlic cloves in a pan, add beef and stir over high heat for 10-15 seconds for medium-rare.

 

Day Two: At breakfast, sprinkle 200g fat-free yoghurt with oat bran, one drop of vanilla essence and sweetener. Lunch on day two is an oat bran pancake, made by stirring together 1½ tablespoons oat bran, 1½ tablespoons fat-free quark, dried herbs, a pinch of salt and pepper, two egg yolks and 175g of either flaked tuna, smoked salmon, ham or chicken. Beat the leftover egg whites until stiff peaks form, and then fold into oat bran mixture. Cook it as you usually would pancakes. For dinner, preheat oven to 220ºC and season 800g white fish fillets before you wrap them in greaseproof paper. Bake for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 180ºC and remove the fish from the oven. In a blender, blitz the fish, 300g fat-free fromage frais, four eggs and five tablespoons chopped herbs. Pour the mixture into a baking dish, place this dish into a bigger dish and half-fill the bigger dish with cold water. Bake until cooked through (roughly 45 minutes).

 

Day Three: Combine two tablespoons of oat bran and a little wheat bran with skimmed milk and sweetener. Microwave for two minutes and that’s your breakfast! Rosemary beef burgers for three are on the lunch menu. Combine 750g minced beef, a chopped onion, two crushed garlic cloves, two tablespoons plum sauce, one tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, two tablespoons finely chopped rosemary, one to two tablespoons finely chopped mint or basil and one lightly beaten egg. Shape into burgers, grill until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, and serve with salad. For dinner, beat three egg whites until stiff, and add six tablespoons fat-free quark, one tablespoon cornflour, one crushed garlic clove, chopped herbs, one chopped white fish fillet and three thinly sliced crabsticks. Bake in a lined tin at 180ºC for 45 minutes and you have your fishcake dinner.

 

Day Four: These oat bran breakfast muffins serve four. Heat the oven to 180ºC and beat four egg whites until stiff. In a separate bowl, mix eight tablespoons oat bran, four tablespoons fromage frais, half a teaspoon of sweetener and lemon zest or cinnamon. Pour into cases and bake for 20-30 minutes. For lunch, make a vinaigrette with one teaspoon of olive oil, four teaspoons of cider vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix 600g lettuce, tarragon leaves and 200g cooked and shelled prawns in a bowl. Soft-boil four eggs for 5-6 minutes and serve while still very hot, on top of dressed lettuce and prawns. Finally for dinner, cut four thick pieces of salmon into thin slices, and gently fry these slices in a non-stick pan for one minute each side. Brown two chopped shallots, reduce heat and add one tablespoon of mustard and six teaspoons fromage frais. Simmer for five minutes and return salmon to the pan. Add finely chopped dill, cook until heated through and serve with asparagus (This meal serves four.)

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Fad Findings: The Pros and Cons of Current Diet Trends

In recent years, hundreds of fad diets have arrived on the scene, promising excellent weight loss and wellness results. But how do you know which diet plan you can trust? Which ones truly have your wellbeing in mind, and which are only after your money? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of today’s diet trends.

Firstly, the Eat Clean diet promises to give you a lean body full of energy by eating plenty of calorie-burning foods. However, Priya Kathpal, Nutritionist with BCUBE Advanced Sports Nutrition, says, ‘One of the major negative of “The Clean Diet” is that if it’s not planned by an expert and followed under guidance one may end up having deficiencies, also availability of fresh fruits and veggies is not always possible and besides if one goes for organic foods it may turn out to be expensive.’

If you fancy something a little fruitier, the Smoothie Diet works by replacing one or two meals with a healthy homemade smoothie. Unfortunately, like the Clean diet, you can be at risk of an imbalance in nutrients without the help of a trained professional. Maybe not smoothies then, but how about the All Fruit diet? According to Kathpal, the fruit diet is, ‘low on calories, packed with fibre and loads of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Cleansing the body is one of the major advantages.’ However, she adds, ‘Fruit diets are known to be deficient in vitamin D, calcium, iron, zinc and most B vitamins especially vitamin B12.’

You may not have heard of the Dukan diet, but Neelanajana Singh, with Heinz Nutri Life Clinic, explains, ‘The dieters find it easy to follow as there is no requirement of counting calories, or weighing of foods. One can eat as much as one wants at whatever time of the day provided one sticks to the prescribed foods which is mostly lean protein.’ Sounds good, but what about the negative side of the Dukan diet? Singh notes, ‘The Dukan diet is extremely low on carbohydrates especially in the first phase of the diet which is the “Attack phase”. The common complaints are constipation, bad breadth, tiredness and dryness of the mouth.’

 

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