eating 2.0

Free Preview - Chapter 1 - Basics of Dieting - Introduction

Dieting is one of those things that is completely integrated into the Western culture. On any given day, a huge portion of this population is “on a diet” and “counting calories” in one way or another. And look at how many of the diet names in the following list you recognize:

• The Atkins Diet
• The Cabbage Soup Diet
• The Grapefruit Diet
• The Hollywood Miracle Diet
• The Rice Diet
• The Scarsdale Diet
• The South Beach Diet
• The Zone Diet

You probably recognize many of these names because you hear them all the time!

In this section, we will look at weight gain and why gaining weight is so easy. Then we will look at what you can do about weight gain - in the form of diet and exercise - to maintain a consistent weight.

*FREE PREVIEW* Chapter 1 - Basics of Dieting

Introduction

Your Body's Efficiency

Taking Calories In

Sample Menu

The Idea Behind Dieting

Why Diets Tend Not to Work

Building a Sustainable Diet

Cutting Calories

Fitting in Exercise

Weight Loss Myths

Chapter 2 - Understanding Calorie

Introduction

What is a Calorie?

What Calories Do

Basal Metabolic Rate

Your Caloric Needs

Calories, Fat and Exercise

Chapter 3 - Food

Introduction

Proteins

Fats

Vitamins

Minerals

Water

Fibers

I'm Starving...

Chapter 4 - Fat & Fat Cells

Introduction

What is Fat?

Saturated vs. Unsaturated

Fat and Health

Essential Fatty Acids

So What Should I Eat?

Fat Cells

Where's the Fat?

How Fat Enters Your Body

How Fat is Stored in Your Body

Hormones That Act Opposite to Insulin

How Your Body Breaks Down Fat

Brown Fat: Making Heat

Losing Weight and Losing Fat

Chapter 5 - The Atkins Diet

Introduction

What is Low-Carbohydrate Dieting?

The Four Phases of Atkins

The Foods You Can Eat

How Atkins Causes Weight Loss

Benefits and Drawbacks

The Experts Weigh In

Glossary of Atkins Terms