Popular Dietry Models Flashcards
Explain the Atkins diet?
Claims a low carb diet is the key to weight loss and good health because carbohydrates cause high insulin levels which promotes fat storage
Attempts to switch body into ketosis
Consists of 4 phases which steadily increases carbs
Discuss safety concerns of the Atkins diet?
Lack of fibre, fruit and vegetables raises risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer and constipation
Long term diets high in animal protein may lead to kidney stones and osteoporosis
Initial weight loss rapid but most of this is water loss - ketones cause a diuretic effect on the kidneys
What is the blood type diet?
Dietary claim that your blood type determines your diet, supplements and personality
State the benefits of a vegetarian diet?
Less obesity
Lower intake of environmental contaminants
Reduced risk of food borne diseases
Improves longevity
Higher nutrient density
Lower insulin and glucose levels / more sensitive to insulin
Reduced risk of heart disease
Reduced risk of cancer (50-70% less cancer) - less exposure to carcinogens and excess oestrogen
Zinc bioavailability appears to be low in vegetarian diets, what 2 things inhibit zinc absorption?
Phytates
Calcium - excess dairy
Discuss low fat vegan diets and diabetes?
Low fat vegan diets have been found to stop and reverse type 2 diabetes - up to 3 x more effective that diabetic diets recommended by dietician and the America’s diabetic association
Application of a low fat vegan diet in patients with low risk prostate cancer did what?
Stopped cancer growth
State 3 supplements vegans should consider taking?
B12
EFA’s
Vitamin D
What is the macrobiotic diet?
Eating grains as staple food as well as vegetables and beans
Food to be chewed thoroughly before swallowing
Food combined in meals according to yim and yang
State what foods are excluded on a macrobiotic diet? (4)
Dairy
Meat
Processed foods
Nightshade vegetables
State 3 disadvantages of a macrobiotic diet?
High in salt
Low I’m nutrient density if one is limiting fruit and all nightshade vegetables
Endorses tobacco smoking
State 2 beliefs raw foodists hold?
It most closely resembles the natural eating pattern of humans
It preserves the integrity of foods and nutrients
State 3 benefits to the raw diet?
Very high in nutrients
Optimal sodium:potassium ratio
Most alkaline diet
What are some disadvantages of a raw food diet?
Most energy from nuts and seeds = high fat diet, could contribute to hormonal imbalances, heart disease, cancer and accelerated ageing
Consumption or raw organ meats, dairy etc can be dangerous
State 6 principles of the western price foundation dietary principles?
All homemade Never used a microwave Raw dairy Naturally reared animals including organ meats Fats encouraged Bone broth Sprouted / soaked grains nuts and seeds Fermented foods
