Saturday, December 26, 2009

Information About The Grapefruit Diet

By Lee Reid

Obesity is an huge problem all over the world. This has led to most obese people suffering psychologically and has also resulted in diseases like diabetes, heart disease, etc. The reason behind this sharp increase in obesity over the last few years is largely related to our daily diets.

In today s world, an average person s diet contains more sugars, carbohydrates and fats than it did some years back. All the canned and packed types of food can be blamed for this; due to the high content of additives and preservatives in them. In earlier times food was more healthy as it was made fresh using natural ingredients; times when most had more time to relax and did not spend most of their hours typing away behind a computer screen.

This realization has led to a large number of people developing healthier eating habits. These eating habits would include preferring a more balanced diet, understanding how certain food is made and ultimately eating food that is organic. Organic food is food that is grown by the most natural means possible instead of using artificial techniques.

Dieting could include keeping a careful watch of the number of calories you take in or simply eating healthy meals and exercising. However all diet plans have one main goal; to keep the body healthy, physically and mentally. Many diet plans include eating low amounts of carbohydrates, sugars and fats plus eating higher amounts of vegetables and fruits which have healthy quantities of vitamins and contain mostly dietary fiber.

The grapefruit diet is said to have been around for more than 70 years. The grapefruit diet as its name suggests, involves the consumption of grapefruit with each meal. It is taken in either the form of grapefruit juice or half the grapefruit itself. In the grapefruit diet, the consumption of other fruits and vegetables is reduced and more meats and other fatty foods are eaten. The reason for this reduction of consumption of other fruits and vegetables and increase in intake of fatty foods, in the grapefruit diet, is because of the belief that grapefruit contains a fat burning enzyme.

Generally, the results of those having tried the grapefruit diet, have been favorable. Researchers, however, say that the grapefruit diet is unhealthy and dangerous as it encourages the consumption of high fat foods which may have disastrous effects, although those who have tried it refuse to agree. - 29161

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