Foods that are so low in calories that they require more energy to digest than they ever had are said to be negative calorie foods. Cabbage is a food with negative calories, giving the name to the Cabbage Soup Diet. This is a diet for short term use to enable a dieter to lose some [...]
Archive for January, 2008
An American biochemist, Barry Sears, put together the heart-healthy diet known as the Zone diet so he could avoid the fate of his family members with heart problems. The Zone diet is made up of a carb, protein and fat ratio that is to be strictly observed each day. By eating a consistent diet of [...]
The Atkins Diet first appeared in the late 60s when Dr. Robert Atkins unearthed a way to treat his own extra weight. Finding that it helped his problem, he quickly began treating his patients with the identical diet that worked so well for him. In 1972 Dr AtKins released the book Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution, [...]