Sunday, January 01, 2006
To diet or not to diet
It's the New Year and many people's thoughts turn to shedding those pounds gained over the Christmas break. Or perhaps not. A survey for Marks and Spencers shows that more people are taking the refreshingly sensible approach of eating a balanced diet and getting more exercise rather than falling for the latest fad.The survey also divided people up according to their eating habits.
Half considered themselves to be "Holistic Hollies" like Madonna, who try to eat healthy food but do not go on diets.
More than a third (38%) were 'Tryhard Trishes' who want to eat healthily but fall off the wagon regularly.
Almost one in 10 were dubbed 'Calorific Callums', because they constantly eat bad food, while just 1% were 'GI Janes' who follow the latest fads, such as the Atkins diet.
On the subject of Atkins, the similar Total Wellbeing Diet, which advises eating around twice the daily amount of protein in a typical Western diet, is thought to only be of use to a small percentage of people.
The Nature editorial said: "The diet is being promoted as beneficial for everyone, whereas the published research indicates that it is superior to a high-carbohydrate diet only for a sub-population of overweight women with symptoms of metabolic disorder."
Patrick Holford, of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London, said: "The main trial showed no difference in weight loss compared with a conventional diet."
Technorati tag: Diet, Protein, Atkins
posted by I at 9:28 pm
Atkinds is a fad? Hmmm, I've been on this "fad" for 21 months now and feel great. I have no plans of ever going back to how I used to eat. :)
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Unknown, at
9:58 pm Dang...I gotta proofread before I post, lol. I meant "Atkins," not "Atkinds." ;)Post a Comment
