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...South Beach Diet...
Because stress hormones play an important role in controlling food cravings, Dr. Diana Schwarzbein emphasizes the need for STRESS MANAGEMENT as well as metabolic healing. As in "Protein Power," her diet plan tailors carb intake to your body type and activity level and also includes options for vegetarians...
Nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman zeroes in on "FALSE FAT," water retention triggered either by dehydration (ah, the irony) or by common allergies or sensitivities to a trio of sin foods (wheat, dairy and sugar). Her fat-flushing, "liver-loving" low-carb diet calls for drinking eight glasses of cranberry water a day to deter water retention and help clean up cellulite, plus a glass of hot water with fresh lemon juice to aid fat metabolism and stall carbohydrate digestion...
...Audette's CAVEMAN DIET doesn't involve carb or calorie counting or any peculiar formulas but instead urges wannabe Paleolithic dieters to ask one simple question: Could I eat this if I were naked with a sharp stick on the savanna? That guiding principle rules out grains, beans, potatoes, dairy, sugar and virtually all processed foods. --By Julie Rawe
Converts to low-carb diets don't need scientists to tell them they can lose weight eating bunless bacon cheeseburgers for a couple of weeks. The bigger issue is the long-term health effects of protein-heavy diets. Very little data is available, but many researchers are worried that such diets can lead to kidney and liver problems. Research also suggests that too much protein can leach calcium out of the body, increasing the risk of osteoporosis. Dieters still need to be concerned about the risks of shedding pounds while slurping eggs Benedict and lobster thermidor. The bottom line...