Special Diets
Whatever your health goals diet will play a part. Anyone with special needs may investigate a special diet. Athletes eat to build muscle or to have energy for an event. Children eat to grow, seniors have diets to maintain bone density and brain health.
If you have a health condition - diabetes, asthma, obesity, or HBP, you may be on a special restrictive or healing diet. Others will be on special diets for moral or religious reasons.
We eat to gain weight and to lose weight, we eat to maintain weight. Any time you make changes in your eating habits with a specific goal, you're on a special diet.
Because we all eat, and eating can affect many aspects of our lives, both real experts and pretenders give diet advice. It's important to get the facts when making changes in your eating habits.
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- Q What are the benefits of the maple syrup diet?
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The maple syrup diet is a type of detoxification diet that is promoted for rapid weight loss. It has also purportedly been used to help treat ulcers, improve concentration and energy, clear skin, promote shiny hair, and make nails stronger. However,... Full Answer
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- Q What supplements are good for someone on a vegan diet?
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Audrey Quick - NASM Elite Trainer, FitnessA good supplement for someone on a vegan diet is B12. B12 is manufactured by bacteria, and our good hygiene practices (municipally treated water, washing of food and hands) means that we aren't ingesting enough B12 in modern society. Our... Full Answer
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- Q How safe is a gluten-free diet for a vegetarian?
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It's a double challenge nutritionally. Unless you have celiac disease, consider not going there. You will be missing lots of vitamins and minerals. If you are celiac and require a gluten-free diet for medical reasons and want to eat vegetarian, your best... Full Answer
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- Q What are the benefits of a soy-free diet?
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Allergy is one reason why an individual may opt for a soy free diet. Food allergies involve the body's immune system. The offending substance (in this case, soy) is known as the allergen. Although recent investigation into allergies have shown that they... Full Answer
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- Q What are the benefits of a low oxalate diet?
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People suffering from vulvodynia (lasting pain in the area around the opening of the vagina (vulva) or chronic vulvar pain) may often adhere to a low oxalate diet. Many patients typically combine this diet with treatments such as surgeries; antibiotics,... Full Answer
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- Q What should I know before I try a wheat-free diet?
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Because adhering to the wheat free diet is challenging, most physicians do not advise eliminating wheat from the diet unless it is medically necessary, such as the case with a severe allergy. No conclusive evidence exists on the benefits or consequences... Full Answer
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- Q What are the benefits of a wheat-free diet?
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Benefits and consequences of eliminating wheat from the diet in those without wheat allergies are unknown. The wheat free diet has only been studied in allergic individuals. Products made from wheat are generally a good source of fiber, so if an... Full Answer
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- Q What is a wheat-free diet?
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The wheat free diet is a way of eating where all products containing wheat are eliminated. Such products may include wheat proteins like wheat flour, pasta, semolina, bulgur, couscous, bread, muffins, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and crackers.... Full Answer
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- Q What should I know before I try a low-carbohydrate diet?
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Short-term side effects: Ketosis, which can result in bad breath, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, insomnia and nausea, may occur. Constipation may also occur as a consequence of avoiding high-fiber foods such as fruit, vegetable, and beans. Long-term... Full Answer
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- Q What are the benefits of a low-carbohydrate diet?
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Atkins proposed that the significant increase in insulin-producing foods, especially refined carbohydrates, were the primary cause of increases in American metabolic disorders, including obesity. The consumption of carbohydrates results in the secretion... Full Answer
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