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 How can I adopt a gluten-free diet to help heal my digestive problems?
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Ashley Koff, Nutrition & DieteticsFollowing a gluten-free (GF) nutrition plan is about a lot more than just removing gluten from the diet. To heal the digestive system (and maintain a healthy digestive system), as well as to reduce risk of other chronic diseases and to maintain a... Full Answer
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- Q How can I stay on my gluten-free diet when I eat out?
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Dr. Jill Grimes, Family MedicineA gluten-free diet can help you lose weight by reducing processed foods and complex carbohydrates and increasing fruits and vegetables. Losing weight can be a pleasant side effect if you are overweight and diagnosed with celiac disease,... Full Answer
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- Q How can I eat healthy on a gluten-free diet?
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Ashley Koff, Nutrition & DieteticsFor both the gluten sensitive or, at the extreme, intolerant person, following a gluten-free nutrition plan is about a lot more than just removing gluten from the diet. To heal the digestive system (and maintain a healthy digestive system), as well as to... Full Answer
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- Q What are the drawbacks of a gluten-free diet?
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You might want to visit health-food stores more often, since these carry many gluten-free foods. In a regular grocery store, safe foods for people who canapos;t digest gluten tend to be located along the perimeter: fresh fruits and vegetables,... Full Answer
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- Q What proteins should I include in an anti-inflammatory diet?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, CardiologyHaving lean protein with each meal is essential to overall health and well-being. For an anti-inflammatory diet, a suggested 4-6 servings a day of lean protein is typically what most people need to stay healthy. Any fish -- with the exception of... Full Answer
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- Q What should an anti-inflammatory diet include?
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Doreen Rodo, Nutrition & DieteticsAn anti-inflammatory diet should include, but is not limited to the following: Fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, quinoa, spices, fish, nuts, smaller portions of poultry or lean meat, red wine, dark chocolate(70% cocoa), teas, whole grains, wheat... Full Answer
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- Q What foods should I avoid while on an anti-inflammatory diet?
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Dr. Eva Cwynar, Endocrinology, Diabetes & MetabolismBelow is a list of inflammatory foods, which are to be avoided or chosen less often on an anti-inflammatory diet: Chips Corn Cookies, cakes, etc. Deep-fried foods Fast foods Gluten-containing products Processed meats Full Answer
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- Q How can a gluten-free diet affect weight?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, CardiologyWhen you strip grains like wheat from your foods, high-calorie sugars and oils are often put in to replace them. This is especially common with processed gluten-free foods. If you’re reliant on processed foods with a gluten-free label, be sure to... Full Answer
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- Q What is a soft diet?
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A soft diet is commonly recommended for someone who May choke easily Has trouble swallowing Has pain with swallowing Is transitioning from a liquid diet to a regular diet (common after major surgery) When planning a soft diet, look for foods... Full Answer
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- Q What foods should I avoid on a gluten-free diet?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, CardiologyIf you're sensitive to gluten, you need to know what foods to avoid and which are safe to eat. In this video, physician-researcher and Dr. Oz Show guest Dr. Neal Barnard explains a fail-safe way to start. Full Answer
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