Diets

Nota:

• A diet is the practice of eating food in a way to either decrease, increase or maintain body weight.
• A healthy diet involves eating an appropriate amount of all essential nutrients and an adequate amount of water.
• To support energy levels, a healthy diet MUST include a balance of calories from: - fats - protiens - carbohydrates

1. Crash/Fad Diets
   1. Considered unhealthy
      1. Short Term
         1. unhealthy
            1. drastic

               Nota:

               • Usually require a drastic change in the type and way food is consumed.
2. Macronutrient Focused Diets

   Nota:

   • Emphasis on increasing or decreasing one or more macronutrient (fat, carb, protein)
   1. High Protien Diet

      Nota:

      • Examples: Paleo Stone-age
      1. Weight Loss
         1. Long-term Maintenance
            1. Disease Prevention/Control
   2. Low Carb

      Nota:

      • Examples:South Beach Stillman
      1. Low Carb: 25-39%
         1. Very Low Carb 0-25%
            1. Ketosis
   3. Low Fat
3. Low Cal Diets

   Nota:

   • Examples: body for Life The Cookie Diet Weight Watchers Jenny Craig Nutrisystem The Hcker's Diet
   1. Reduced Cal intake
      1. Low cal without malnutrition
         1. VLC <800 cal/day

            Nota:

            • usually under doctor's supervision
4. Alkaline Diets

   Nota:

   • Many N Americans live in a state of permanent &amp; sytemic acidity mostly due to lifestyle choices.
   1. PH < 7 = Acidic

      Nota:

      • Environmental Factors influencing acid load: polution poor air quality detergents toxins
      1. PH > 7 = alkaline
         1. balance is key
            1. Chlorophyll

               Nota:

               • Could raise PH of food and therefore in the body
               • Often referred to as the botanical equivalent of hemoglobin in humans.
               • Chlorophyll:- synthesizes energy- can remove toxins - linked to production of red blood cells
5. Hormone Diets

   Nota:

   • Hormones are key to: - controlling appetite stimulating metabolism
   • HORMONE BALANCE is key to achieving and maintaining weight loss.
   1. Influence behind...

      Nota:

      • weight gain weight loss weight maintenance essential when considering weight loss and nutrition
      • Hormones produced by the body namage everthing including:- breathing - digestion - sexual responses - more
      • Hormones are influenced by many factors including; - exercise - diet - sleep quality/quantity - stress - everyday chemicals such as those found in soaps &amp; makeup
      1. CANFITPRO'S Philosophy

         Nota:

         • A diet that positively influences hormones algins well with Canfitpro's philosophy.
         1. Lasting Weight Loss Formula

            Nota:

            • Hormonal Balance + (calories in - calories out) = lasting weight loss.  Supports weight loss is achieved when the body is in a healthy position to do so.
            1. Glyci-Med

               Nota:

               • This approach can be:- followed for a lifetime and - creates lasting blood sugar and hormonal balance.
               1. Glycemically Balanced Eating

                  Nota:

                  • Body's natural hormal response to consuming macronutrients to achieve optimal body composition, blood sugar levels and weight.
                  1. Protein Consumption

                     Nota:

                     • Protein rich diets tend to shed stubborn belly fat.
                     • Prote
                     • Proti
                     • Protein is a building block for many hormones: - serotonin - melatonin - grothwth hormone - dopamine - thyroid hormone
                     • Lack of Protein could result in:- mood disorders- memory loss- increased appetite - cravings - decreased metabolism - sleep disruption - muscle loss - weight gain
                     1. Glucagon

                        Nota:

                        • When protein is eaten it triggers glucagon. GLUCAGON - maintains normal glucose levels in the blood.
                  2. Healthy Fat

                     Nota:

                     • - makes up cell membrane- vital to the sex hormone - helps feel full and satisfied - in the right forms and amounts, aids in weight loss
                     1. Consumption

                        Nota:

                        • Consumption of fat is necessary  for weight loss.  Old fat stored around the butt, thighs and belly cannot be burned off effectively unless new fat comes in via food or from the liver.
                  3. Carbohydrates

                     Nota:

                     • Upon consumption - trigger the release of insulin.INSULIN is the one and ONLY homone always telling the body to store energy as FAT. INSULIN removes sugar from the blood stream to be used as energy or stored as fat.
                     1. Insulin Imbalance