Healthy diets range from structured plans like the Zone or Daniel Fast to high-protein regimens for bodybuilders. Learn how to lose weight sustainably using lean proteins, or gain weight quickly through balanced nutrition and meal timing.
Dr. Sebi, a native Honduran who refers to himself as an intracellular therapist and herbalist, claims an organic, vegan, largely raw diet will cleanse your cells of toxins and cure diseases. He founded the USHA Healing Village in Honduras to help teach his ideas about dietary and herbal therapy.
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Bollywood movie star Shahrukh Khan loves Pepsi, McDonald's and traditional Indian foods like butter chicken. Prior to starring in the 2007 film "Om Shanti Om," however, Khan began a strict diet and exercise regimen that gave him a lean, muscular physique.
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To be healthy and sustainable, a seven-week diet plan needs to do more than simply restrict your daily caloric intake.
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In the early 2000s, Dannon developed Activia, a line of yogurt and smoothie products that contain a probiotic, or beneficial bacteria, created by the company and named Bifidus regularis. Eating Activia regularly promotes digestive system health, claims Dannon.
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A diet that promises quick weight loss, doesn't encourage exercise and requires followers to stick to restrictive, nutritionally unsound meal plans is a fad diet you should avoid, advises the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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In the 1980s, a strict diet supposedly used by country music singer Dolly Parton became popular under a number of names, including the cabbage soup diet, the Sacred Heart Hospital diet and the Mayo Clinic diet.
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Starting a six-week diet that contains just 1,200 calories a day will help you lose weight. It's important, however, to choose menus that provide adequate nutrients through a balance of grains, fruits, vegetables, lean protein and dairy products or other calcium-rich foods.
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Eat some "power foods" every time you eat and you'll lose weight, gain lean muscle and have better sex, claims David Zinczenko, "Men's Health" editor-in-chief and author of "The Abs Diet."
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As you age, it's important that your daily meals are low in fat, refined sugar and sodium, and high in essential nutrients such as fiber, vitamins and minerals. Doing so may help you avoid gout, stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease arthritis, cancer, respiratory disorders, obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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A low-fat, high-protein diet may help you lose weight, reported a study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and published in 2005.
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Like other single-food weight loss fads such as the Egg diet or the Twinkie diet, the Strawberry diet doesn't meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture's criteria for a healthy, balanced eating plan.
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The average 14-year-old girl should consume approximately 1,800 calories each day, while a 14-year-old boy needs around 2,200 calories, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Shaolin monks are Chinese Buddhists who practice Shaolin kung fu within the temple. Renowned for their martial arts skills, the monks follow a celibate, deeply religious lifestyle that includes a vegetarian diet, often referred to as the Shaolin Temple diet.
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After evaluating 32 diets, including the Atkins diet, Jenny Craig and Slim-Fast, a panel of nutrition and diet experts concluded that Weight Watchers was the easiest plan to follow and the one most likely to result in successful weight loss. All foods are assigned a point value.
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A diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean protein and low in sugar and sodium may help prevent health problems like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and cancer, say the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Foods that fit this criteria form the basis of the Rice diet.
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People who consume a balanced diet rich in monounsaturated fats from foods like peanut butter successfully lose weight and keep it off, reported a study published in the "International Journal of Obesity" in 2001. "Prevention"
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The key to weight loss, according to "The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob Harper, lies in following a set of basic diet guidelines. Harper details these guidelines in his book "The Skinny Rules."
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Dr. Ian Smith's Fat Smash diet leads followers through a four-phase weight-loss program. According to Smith, the plan helps dieters develop habits that contribute to a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. The first phase -- called the "Detox"
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Start your Atkins diet journey with our comprehensive guide to Phase 1 meals. Learn how to follow the induction phase, including protein-rich breakfast ideas and healthy snack options.
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The Every-Other-Day diet was developed by University of Illinois assistant professor Dr. Krista Varady, who instructs followers to alternate days of regular meals with days of no more than 400 to 500 calories for women and 500 to 600 calories for men.
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