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Weight Loss and Diet Management Products and Services Market is expected to double its Market size in Upcoming Years | Kellogg, Body-Solid, Atkins…

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

The Weight Loss and Diet Management Products and Services market has been changing all over the world and we have been seeing a great growth In the Weight Loss and Diet Management Products and Services market and this growth is expected to be huge by 2026. The growth of the market is driven by key factors such as manufacturing activity, risks of the market, acquisitions, new trends, assessment of the new technologies and their implementation. This report covers all of the aspects required to gain a complete understanding of the pre-market conditions, current conditions as well as a well-measured forecast.

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Top Companies are covering This Report:- Kellogg, Body-Solid, Atkins Nutritionals, Glaxosmithkline, Bio-Synergy, Medifast, Conagra Foods, Brunswick, Kraft Foods, Pepsico.

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In this report, we are providing our readers with the most updated data on the Weight Loss and Diet Management Products and Services market and as the international markets have been changing very rapidly over the past few years the markets have gotten tougher to get a grasp of and hence our analysts have prepared a detailed report while taking in consideration the history of the market and a very detailed forecast along with the market issues and their solution.

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Weight Loss and Diet Management Products and Services Market Type Coverage:

MealsBeveragesSupplements

Weight Loss and Diet Management Products and Services Market Application Coverage:

Weight Loss SurgeryMDsHospitals/Clinic ProgramsRx Diet DrugsBariatriciansVLCD Programs

Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers

North America (United States, Canada, Mexico)

Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia)

South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, etc.)

Europe, Middle East and Africa (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa)

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Speed Keto diet boosts weight loss but experts warn there could be side effects – The Sun

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

ANYONE who has attempted the keto diet will tell you it's highly restrictive - which makes it tough to stick to.

But fans of the high-fat, low-carb regime will probably also say that that it's helped them to achieve great weight loss results.

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Now there is a new, and even tougher version called Speed Keto - a combination of keto and intermittent fasting.

There's evidence to suggest that both of these diets work, however, experts have warned that the diet is unsustainable and potentially dangerous.

And they say that if you're totally new to dieting it's likely the sudden extreme shift will bring some unpleasant side effects.

The Speed Keto diet was devised by self-proclaimed lifestyle coach Harlan Kilstein in 2018.

Dr Kilstein, who has a doctorate in education - not nutrition or any other field of medicine, claims it solves some of the "pain points" of the original keto diet.

He came up with it after becoming personally interested in keto for his own weight loss.

According to his website, people get frustrated constantly counting calories and macronutrients - carbs, fats and protein.

They will also see early results in the first couple of weeks but may find their progress stalls after that as the body reaches ketosis.

So Speed Keto is supposed to simplify the dieting process and help people get through any weight loss plateaus or struggles that come with the original keto plan.

The diet is a combination of traditional keto and intermittent fasting.

Keto requires cutting out carbs so that they make up just 5-10 per cent of your intake.

Instead you increase the amount of fat you eat to between 60-70 per cent, leaving around 15-30 per cent for protein.

The idea is that by eating fewer carbs your body goes into a state of 'ketosis' -when the body burns its fat stores for fuel rather than carbohydrates, leading to weight loss.

Meanwhile, intermittent fasting (IF) involves alternating between various periods of fasting and eating.

One of the most popular methods is the 16:8, in which you fast for 16 hours and eat during the 8-hour period.

So for Speed Keto, the aim is to eat just one meal a day that fits into the high-fat low-carb requirement.

Dietitians aren't exactly quick to recommend 'fad' diets, such as keto or intermittent fasting.

So, with this new version on the scene it's hardly surprising that many are warning against it.

Tony Castillo, nutrition consultant for RSP Nutrition, told Health:I dont see any pros for this diet.

"First of all, a diet program focusing on high fat, moderate protein, and low carbs is typically unsustainable and can be challenging to follow long term.

He also said restricted eating in this way can be dangerous for those with a history of eating disorders.

But some say that while it's not a sustainable way of eating, it's likely it will produce positive weight loss results.

Hillary Cecere, registered dietitian at Eat Clean Bro, told Women's Health: "I think keto and 'Speed Keto' diets will result in weight loss.

"Any time food is restricted and a calorie deficit occurs, so will weight loss, and when your eating window is smaller, you are more likely to consume less calories."

However, she added: "This diet is unsustainable. Once it's no longer being utilised, weight gain will happen."

She said that in order to maintain weight loss, it's important to follow something that is sustainable in the long-term.

Registered dietitian, Lauren Harris-Pincus, told Health: This diet was developed by someone who is not an MD or dietitian to sell you something.

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Combining keto with intermittent fasting is not a magical solution.

"It simply reduces your eating window so people tend to consume fewer calories in a day since you cannot snack continuously.

She added that the only way to lose weight is to create a calorie deficit, i.e. reduce your calorie intake and increase your exercise.

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Gemma Collins shows off weight loss in skin-tight leggings as she thanks controversial skinny jabs for – The Sun

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

GEMMA Collins showed off her weight loss in skintight black leggings as she thanked controversial Skinny Jabs for help getting her back on track.

Ahead of her trip to Dubai, Gemma, 39, told fans she was feeling "more confident than ever" as she plugged the appetite suppressant.

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Smiling in a black love heart T-shirt and flashing a peace sign, she wrote: "Holiday ready and feeling more confident than ever thanks to @skinnyjab!

"You guys know a sunny holiday in the middle of winter can leave us feeling a little self conscious, but thanks to Caroline and her amazing team, Im ready to lounge in the sun - looking better than ever

"Ive been back on the jabs for a few months now and I couldnt be more impressed with the results Im seeing!"

Earlier this month Gemma once again praised the jabs for "changing her life".

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The 250 injections act as an appetite suppressant and help the body turn stored fat into energy.

Gemma told her followers: "Everyone has been asking 'how the hell have you lost weight, GC?'.

"Well, it's all all down to Skinny Jabs and the amazing team there.

"They have transformed my whole life with regards to dieting."

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Insisting her fans can help transform their bodies and lose weight just like she did, Gemma added:"It's something you can do too.

"It's so fantastic. Summer's not going to be too far away and you can lose two stone just like me."

The official website states that SkinnyJab "removes hunger from the equation", also reassuring that the suppressant used in the the plan regulates blood glucose levels that allows the body to turn stored fat into energy.

It boasts that the plan is suitable for anyone aged between 18 and 76 and the first programme last three weeks, costing 250.

Repeat jabs are 135 a pop and last two to four weeks.

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Dr Sarah Jarvis, clinical director at patient.info, told The Sun Online: "It should only be used by people who are obese, or who are significantly overweight and also have other medical conditions.

"In studies, the average amount of weight lost by people taking this drug for weight loss was about 4-6kg over a year, and about 4.6kg over 3 years.

"Some people will lose more, some people less. But it clearly is not a miracle cure there really is no side-effect free miracle solution for obesity.

"This injection should only be used under close medical supervision, in addition to effective diet and lifestyle changes.

"Like any other licensed drug, it has side effects among the most common are feeling sick or being sick and diarrhoea."

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Weight loss story: I was so inspired by seeing Dabangg Salman Khan, I lost 41 kilos and became a sub-ins – Times of India

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

When you are overweight, people not only make fun of your weight but even laugh at the things which usually go unnoticed in others. When 27-year-old Shubham went to watch Salman Khans movie with friends, he came out of the theatre feeling like a new person. He not only lost a whopping 41 kilos but also became a sub-inspector. Here is his incredibly inspiring weight loss journey. Name: Shubham GhoshOccupation: Sub-inspector Age: 27 years

Highest weight recorded: 126 kgs

Weight lost : 41kgs

Duration it took me to lost weight: 18 months

The turning point: It was when I was detained in the second year during my graduation. At that point, I weighed around a massive 116 kilos and had become a laughing stock in my whole college. Even though I was very good at playing games like volleyball and cricket, I had to constantly face criticism because of my size. At that point, I was very depressed.

One day, I went to watch the movie 'Wanted' with my friends. Seeing Salman Khan in a police uniform and his incredibly fit physique changed something inside me. The movie motivated me so much that I decided to achieve a physique and personality just like him. I became a fan of Salman Khan and started getting up at 5 am from the very next day. I started jogging in my college ground and also began drinking lemon water in the morning.

Slowly, I started to increase the intensity of the workout and started running in the evening. I could see improvements in my body and decided to enrol in the gym. While my friends made fun of me, I knew I wanted to change my physique. By 2015, my weight had dropped to 84 kilos and I could do a 100 pushups in one go! When I look back, I am so glad that I made that decision as I am an inspector today with a fit body.

My breakfast: I usually wake up at 5 in the morning and have a glass of warm water with a dash of lemon. At 8 am I eat 4 egg whites with 3 slices of brown bread.

My lunch: I make it a point to have my lunch at a sharp 12 o'clock in the afternoon. I have a small bowl of white or brown rice, a cup of boiled vegetables and 250 grams of fish or chicken fried in olive oil.

My dinner: 2 chapatis and a portion of chicken or fish or soybean or paneer. Besides these three basic meals, I take protein shakes after my workout.

My workout: Here is a breakdown of my workout routine:

I indulge in: I Indulge in chicken biryani on my Sundays cheat day.

Monday: Chest, back and abs(optional cardio)

Tuesday: Shoulder, biceps, triceps and forearms

Wednesday: Legs and abs

Thursday: Chest, back and abs

Friday: Shoulders, biceps, triceps and forearms

Saturday: Legs and cardio

Low-calorie recipes I swear by: I have made it a point to use extra virgin olive to cook anything I have to eat. So, from chicken fry to soybean masala, I use this oil.

Fitness secret I unveiled: I have realised that there is no shortcut to fitness. You have to train regularly with unwavering focus and the result will be here for all to see. There was a day when I could not even do a single push up but now I can do 80 push-ups non-stop.

How do I stay motivated? The feeling that I get when I wear my uniform and ride my Royal Enfield is unmatchable. I also feel really confident when I am showered with praises and it makes me feel like all the hard work was worth it. Moreover, my idol Salman Khan is the reason I started this weight loss journey and he remains my biggest motivation.

How do you ensure you dont lose focus? I am not usually a morning person but because of my job profile, I dont get time to work out during the evening. So, I have started to push myself to work out in the morning and the pump in my body after a hardcore gyming session ensures that I stay focussed.

What is the most difficult part of being overweight? It was definitely the fact that I had become a laughing stock and the centre of jokes in my college. Moreover, no girl wanted to hang out with me because of my size. It was really depressing.

What shape do you see yourself 10 years down the line? I havent really thought so far. I am just focusing on the present and working out really hard as I dont want to gain weight again. All I know is that I wish to stay fit and healthy for the years to come.

What are the lifestyle changes you made? Earlier, I used to eat anything and everything. I also used to steal eggs from my refrigerator after my mom went to work. This is because my parents used to be really worried about my growing weight and they had restricted my diet. Now, I have made it a point to eat right and in the right proportions. I have completely given up on junk and processed food items and I have become really choosy about what I put in my mouth. I avoid oily and spicy food items as well.

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Bariatric solutions to offer medical weight loss program – Murray Ledger and Times

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

MURRAY Murray-Calloway County Hospitals Bariatric Office is now offering a non-surgical medical weight loss program.

This program starts with a comprehensive examination by an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who will work with participants to set weight loss goals and provide educational materials. On the second visit, participants will meet with a Registered Dietitian who will create a personalized nutrition plan. Regular appointments with the team will be scheduled every 2 to 4 weeks for encouragement and motivation.

Services Provided include:

Personalized diet plan

Meeting with an Exercise Specialist

Who Qualifies for the Program?

Patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater

Individuals 18 years of age and older

Patients with a physician referral

Losing weight can be a challenge and at Bariatric Solutions, participants have the opportunity to team up with specialists to achieve weight loss goals.

For more information, call Bariatric Solutions at 270-762-1547.

Participants interested may also discuss weight loss goals with their healthcare provider and request a referral to the Bariatric Solutions Medical Weight Loss Program. Referrals can be faxed to 270-767-3635.

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Weight Management Beverages Market Promising Growth Opportunities & Forecast 2018 to 2027 – News Times

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

The Most Recent study on the Weight Management Beverages Market Research provides a profound comprehension of the various market dynamics like trends, drivers, the challenges, and opportunities. The report further elaborates on the micro and macro-economic elements that are predicted to shape the increase of the Weight Management Beverages market throughout the forecast period (2019-2029).

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A high-profile manufacturer in the weight management beverages market, the Coca Cola Company announced that the company is updating and modernizing the packaging and flavors of Diet Coketo attract more millennial consumers in North America.

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Also, leading manufacturer of carbonated weight management beverages PepsiCo Inc. recently entered into a strategic agreement to acquire all the shares of SodaStream International Ltd., an Israel-based consumer home carbonation product manufacturer, to offer healthy and eco-friendly beverage solutions. Other manufacturers in the weight management beverage market, such as Unilever and P&G, are shifting their focus on incorporating environment-friendly packaging for their weight management beverage products.

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Based on regions, the weight management beverages market is segmented into six regions North America, Latin America, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ), and Middle East & Africa (MEA). Based on product types, the weight management beverages market is segmented into two main types carbonated and non-carbonated weight management beverages.

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What Is Reverse Dieting and Can It Help You Lose Weight? – GoodHousekeeping.com

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

As a Registered Dietitian who has successfully lost 30 pounds and maintained it for five years, I can tell you firsthand that the dieting part of weight loss isnt the hard part. Its what happens after the diet is over that is the true struggle. The maintenance phase that comes post-diet requires a delicate balance of maintaining your healthy habits while also incorporating more decadent foods in moderation. Praised by fitness moguls such as Kim Kardashians trainer Melissa Alcantara, reverse dieting is touted as the diet after the diet solution.

Reverse dieting is popular in the fitness competition world, as many bikini body pros start reverse dieting after a competition. These physique athletes often excessively restrict food prior to competition, and post-competition end up facing rapid weight gain since they have difficulty easing back into a normal diet. Reverse dieting provides a solution for these individuals and involves a very gradual yet controlled increase in daily caloric intake after a prolonged period of restriction. Typically, reverse dieters will increase their calories by 50-100 calories per week for about 1-3 month, or until they reach their target or pre-diet intake.

Although there is very limited research on reverse dieting, proponents of this diet trend suggest that the small caloric surplus can help recover your metabolic rate without rapid fat gain. Many claim that reverse dieting can also reduce the risk of binge eating after prolonged caloric restriction, so theoretically it may help ease individuals back into a normal diet. However, there is no current research to support that reverse dieting will help you lose weight.

The bottom line: Making gradual changes is key with anything, and it does take your body time to adapt to change. The problem with reverse dieting is the prior restriction period that gets you to try reverse dieting in the first place. Approach weight loss in a sustainable manner and utilize small caloric deficits daily. The goal with any diet or change in your eating pattern should be for it to turn into a lifestyle and not something that warrants a diet after the diet. Eat intuitively, listen to your body, and stay active to keep your metabolic rate high.

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‘F*ck Your Diet’ Uses Levity to Talk About the Difficult Things | Arts – Harvard Crimson

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

Chloe Hilliards F*ck Your Diet and Other Things My Thighs Tell Me is not about a diet.

Certainly, eating and dress size play a significant role throughout Hilliards memoir, but, more centrally, F*ck Your Diet is about race, love, societal standards (read: societal misdemeanors), and growing up. Food is simply the thread that unites skin color with sex and prepubescence with passive-aggressive office culture.

Hilliard is a comedian, writer, and media personality. In the past, she has written for publications including The Village Voice, The Best American Essays: 2009, and The Source, and she has performed standup comedy on NBCs Last Comic Standing, Comedy Centrals The Nightly Show, and MTVs Acting Out, among others.

F*ck Your Diet is Hilliards debut book, and as such, it is a tour-de-force. It progresses chronologically, beginning with Hilliards childhood in a Hasidic neighborhood of Brooklyn and ending with an acceptance of what she is not and will never be: Im no food guru, life coach, or empowerment princess. It covers her childhood as the bullied overweight kid on the playground, her basketball-dominated adolescence, her stint in corporate journalism, and her transition at once into her self-created career and her own skin.

What makes F*ck Your Diet so pleasant to read is Hilliards omnipresent, tongue-in-cheek humor. That Hilliard moonlights as a comedian (or perhaps moonlights as a writer) is self-evident. Seldom does Hilliard address topics in her novel that are not serious institutionalized racism, sexism, and the prevalence of body-shaming culture in the United States are not necessarily fodder for jokes, unless done with adroit skill. But Hilliard picks this exact skill neatly out of her sleeve time and time again. During high school, when Hilliard developed anorexia, she describes the time she fainted on the subway: The only time I knew black women to faint was at funerals and when the Holy Ghost hit them. Otherwise, fainting was reserved for petite white women in movies when they got bad news. Shortly after losing her virginity to an emotionally stunted boy who, in the midst of the encounter, promptly told her, Look, its gonna hurt, she describes a discussion they had about green card marriage. Bruh, slow you roll, Hilliard writes. Being a child bride was not in my cards.

Hilliards sense of humor is, in fact, what makes so many somber subjects palatable in a single, 300-page book. Memoirs, even when done successfully and a successful memoir is a rare find indeed are often the result of sorrow and pain. The seminal classics, important and moving as they are Jeannette Wallss The Glass Castle, Maya Angelous I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and Joan Didions The Year of Magical Thinking, among others frequently deal with tears, not laughter, and if they do involve the latter, they do so sparingly.

However, Hilliard accesses the gravity of everyday life with levity. When writing about her stint at the short-lived Lifetime magazine, where she experienced incessant microaggressions and systemic racism, she cracks a joke about the problem of speaking with a deep voice on the phone. Sound happy and less black, got it, Hilliard says. Damsels in distress never have bass in their voice. If Britney Spears spoke with more bass, wed all expect her to have her life together. But, alas, she talks like shes still in the Mickey Mouse Club.

Most powerful, though, is how Hilliard speaks about self-acceptance and the love of her own body. The shaming of women is a popular topic of conversation in the 21st century, particularly in the post-#MeToo era, but its also a deeply necessary one. Hilliard fully rants about how a womans value is determined by a set of draconian standards better suited to accommodate the male ego than the womans emotion and physical needs The berating continues until its drilled into the subconscious.

The party line at the heart of F*ck Your Diet is, admittedly, a little trite and more than a little overdone. Love yourself is plastered over half of every HomeGoods and three-quarters of most Pinterest discover pages. F*ck Your Diet is not particularly inventive, or riveting, or groundbreaking.

But it is funny, and even if its message has been said time and time again, it is still critical to the growth of women in a society that rarely accepts them as such, choosing instead to label them as girls because girls are far easier to understand. One of the final lines of F*ck Your Diet, in a section in which Hilliard outlines what she hopes her readers learned, is also one of its best: Ive given you reason to reexamine the things you thought made you undesirable or unworthy.

Staff writer Emerson J. Monks can be reached at emerson.monks@thecrimson.com.

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The connection between poor sleep and unhealthy diet: Study – NutraIngredients-usa.com

Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:41 am

Researchers at Columbia University's Irving Medical Center analyzed the associations between measures of sleep quality and the dietary patterns of women who were part of a year-long study program called AHA Go Red for Women. The program studied sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk in women.

Previous research has suggested that getting a less than ideal amount of sleep is an independent and strong risk factor for obesity in all ages.

The study highlights the importance of a healthy diet, especially as obesity rates are at an all-time high and only expected to increase.

The participants included nearly 500 ethnically diverse women, aged 20-76. They self-reported their sleeping and eating habits using questionnaires. They were asked how frequently each item was consumed over the past year as well as their portion sizes.

Over one-third of the women studied had poor sleep quality or some level of insomnia. Nearly 30% slept less than seven hours per night and almost 25% slept less than seven hours per night but also struggled with insomnia. The average sleep time among all the women was less than seven hours.

Overall, women who didn't sleep well or didn't sleep enough consumed an additional 500 to 800 calories on average. They exceeded recommendations for total and saturated fat intakes, as well as added sugars and caffeine, but failed to meet recommendations for whole grains and fiber.

Women who took longer to fall asleep had higher calorie intake and ate more food by weight. The women with more severe insomnia symptoms consumed more food by weight and fewer unsaturated fats than those with milder insomnia.

These findings build upon the wellestablished link between sleep duration and diet by demonstrating that quality of sleep is also related to overall caloric intake and the amount and types of food consumed. Importantly, this is one of the earliest observations of associations of overall sleep quality, sleeponset latency, and insomnia with diet quality in women across a broad range of ages and race/ethnicities, thereby extending findings of a sleepdiet relation previously demonstrated in populations differing in characteristics such as age and sex. By showing that poor sleep quality can be linked to overeating and poor diet quality in women, this study provides insight into a potential mechanism underlying the relationship between sleep quality and cardiometabolic health in a population at increased risk for sleep disturbances and prone to CVD, the report noted.

The researchers also pointed out that consuming too much food can cause gastrointestinal discomfort, which can make it harder to fall or remain asleep, as a possible explanation.

Foods high in added sugars and unhealthy fats are linked to health conditions and diseases, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

"Our study really highlights the importance of good, quality sleep for the management of body weight as well as potentially preventing heart disease among women, said Dr. Brooke Aggarwal, senior author of the study and assistant professor of medical sciences at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

"Our interpretation is that women with poor quality sleep could be overeating during subsequent meals and making more unhealthy food choices.

One reason that a lack of quality sleep might lead to overeating is because it's believed to stimulate hunger, and/or suppress hormone signals that communicate fullness, the study said.

"It's previously been shown that when we are sleep deprived, or we don't get good quality sleep, our hormones can actually stimulate hunger," Aggarwal said."The ones that regulate suppression of hunger and fullness and satiety can be off balance."

The reports concluded, Poor sleep quality was associated with greater food intake and lowerquality diet, which can increase cardiovascular disease risk. Future studies should test whether promoting sleep quality could augment efforts to improve cardiometabolic health in women.

Source: Journal of the American Heart Association

2020;9:e014587 17 Feb 2020 https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA

Measures of Poor Sleep Quality Are Associated With Higher Energy Intake and Poor Diet Quality in a Diverse Sample of Women From the Go Red for Women Strategically Focused Research Network

Authors: F. Zuraikat et al.

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Posted: February 27, 2020 at 5:40 am

A fruit diet mostly consists of raw fruits. A person who follows this diet may call themselves a fruitarian.

In this article, we look at what people consider a fruit diet to be, the different types, and the potential benefits and risks.

A fruit diet is a vegan diet made up mostly of raw fruits. People who follow this diet may also eat some vegetables, seeds, and nuts, but they usually eat only raw foods and avoid grains.

While there is no strict definition of a fruit diet, people who follow it tend to consume 7080% of their daily calories from fruits.

A fruitarian diet may include plenty of fruits commonly considered to be vegetables, such as:

There is no limit to the amount of fruit that a fruitarian can eat most people tend to eat as much as satisfies their hunger.

A fruitarian diet is very restrictive, excluding a lot of food groups. It does not include the range of nutrients that the body needs for optimal health.

A fruit diet is also high in sugar, which may lead to a number of health problems.

The body cannot absorb the nutrients that it needs from fruit alone. Anyone following a fruit diet may be missing out on vital nutrients, including:

These nutrients play crucial roles in the functioning of the body. Consuming too few of these nutrients can lead to health problems, such as:

A lack of protein is one of the main risks of a fruitarian diet. Although a person following the diet may eat some nuts and seeds, these may not contribute sufficient amounts of protein to maintain health.

According to a 2016 article in the journal Food & Function, these are the recommended dietary allowances for protein in adults:

A lack of protein can cause a number of health problems, including:

Fruits naturally contain sugar, called fructose, and some have more sugar than others.

A type of fruit with more sugar ranks higher on the glycemic index (GI), a scale that measures how quickly specific foods cause blood sugar levels to rise.

Fruits with higher GI values include:

Fruits with lower GI values have slightly smaller effects on blood sugar. Some of these fruits include:

Regardless of their GI values, all fruits raise blood sugar because they contain carbohydrates.

Focusing on portion size and following a balanced diet are two important ways to keep blood sugar levels stable. This can be difficult for people on a fruit diet.

Controlling blood sugar levels is vital for overall health and especially important for people with diabetes. A fruit-based diet is likely not a good choice for people with unstable blood sugar levels.

To prevent spikes in blood sugar, it is also a good idea to avoiding drinking a lot of fruit juice.

Fruits contain acids, including fructic and citric acids. If a person does not have a good oral hygiene routine, some fruits and fruit products may dissolve tooth enamel, leading to tooth decay over time.

Certain fruits are particularly acidic, such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and limes. Juices from these and similar fruits are also especially acidic.

Drinking 100% fruit juice may increase the risk of developing cavities, according to some research.

Rinsing with water after eating acidic fruits can help prevent dental erosion. Overall, however, following a fruit-based diet likely exposes the teeth to more acid than a more inclusive diet would.

People can help reduce their risk of tooth decay by:

A person may follow a fruit diet for a variety of reasons. On social media sites and blogs, people seem to be motivated by the following goals:

Fruits are an excellent source of antioxidants and vitamins including vitamins that are lacking in a standard American diet.

Many fruits contain high levels of:

Fruits are naturally low in calories. If a person switches from a standard diet to a fruit diet, they may reduce their caloric intake and lose weight.

Fruits are also an excellent source of dietary fiber. According to the Department of Agriculture, many people in the United States do not eat enough fiber. It is an essential part of any diet and can help:

Fruit juices, however, contain little to no fiber.

It is important to note that despite its fiber and vitamin contents a fruit diet does not provide the range of nutrients that the body needs to function well.

A person can often acquire the benefits of a fruit diet by following a less restrictive diet that is still rich in produce, including fruit.

There are different types of fruit diet, and some are more restrictive than others.

Some people on a fruitarian diet only eat what drops from the tree or plant, to avoid picking or harvesting. The goal is to refrain from doing anything that would harm the plant.

Other people avoid grains, nuts, and seeds because of beliefs about what is natural for a human to eat.

Some fruitarians eat only raw fruit before a certain time, such as noon or a point in the evening, after which they will introduce other foods.

Others take a more flexible approach and may eat small amounts of the following throughout the day:

Overall, fruit-based diets are extremely restrictive and do not provide key nutrients.

Also, for some people, following very restrictive diets contributes to an unhealthy relationship with food.

A person can often benefit from following a less restrictive diet that still includes plenty of fruits and vegetables and few, if any, processed foods.

A fruit diet mostly consists of raw fruit. Some people also eat small amounts of nuts, seeds, vegetables, and grains.

Fruit is an excellent source of vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber. Eating a diet made up mostly of fruit, however, can result in nutrient deficiencies and serious health problems.

A fruit diet is low in protein, for example, and it can lead to spikes in blood sugar. For this reason, a fruitarian diet is not suitable for a person with diabetes.

Anyone who is considering a fruit diet should consult a doctor first. Most healthcare professionals will not recommend a fruit diet for the long term because it does not contain the range of nutrients that the body needs.

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