One of the most wide
spread health disorders
in the world is
definitely obesity. It
is estimated that over
64% of Americans are
overweight and over 36%
are obese. Now these
figures show how big a
problem of being
overweight has become.
This is perhaps caused
by variety of factors
such as eating too much,
eating fast foods and
greasy foods (like
Hamburgers, Pizza, Fried
Chicken, French Fries
etc.), having too little
exercise and activity
along with having too
much stress. All of the
factors above with
combination of each
other can cause serious
problems and obesity. Of
course obesity can also
lead to variety of
disorders such as
diabetes and high blood
pressure. Thus the
necessity of dieting
becomes very clear with
the information above.
However, one of the
dilemmas that have been
plaguing dieters is the
question: Which one is
better? Low Fat Diet or
Low Calorie Diet?
Well one thing that you
can count on is the fact
that both diets have
their cons and pros. In
a low fat diet, you are
required to reduce your
fat intake as much as
possible. In this diet,
it is assumed that you
are not eating too much
and you just need to cut
down on fat. As you
know, fat molecules are
deposited in the body so
that they build up
around your belly and
stomach and cause you to
be overweight and give
you belly fat as well.
In a low fat diet, you
will be prohibited from
eating fatty foods like
chicken skin, pork,
fatty beef, high fat
milk and cheeses, along
with salami and
sausages. You would be
required to eat lean
meats and proteins like
chicken breast with no
skin, lean red meat,
grilled fish etc. In
addition, you would need
to eat things like low
fat cheese, low fat
milk, and low fat
yoghurt. One of the
other things that you
have to watch out for in
a low fat diet is the
fact that you need to
stop using fatty oil
based substances like
corn oil, canola oil,
butter and margarine.
These are all saturated
fats and they will cause
you to gain weight. You
will need to use things
like olive oil on your
meals and salads. (Also
no salad dressing under
any circumstances).
Olive oil has also been
found to burn fat and
reduce cholesterol at
the same time. You will
need to abstain from
deep frying your foods
with any type of oil. In
a Low fat diet, you
would be able to eat as
much as vegetables and
as much as fruits that
you want as they will
not contain any harmful
fats or cholesterol.
In contrast in a low
calorie diet, your main
concern should be on
reduced calorie
consumption. This diet
is mostly appropriate
for people who are
eating too much. Thus
having a low calorie
diet will reduce your
calorie consumption and
stop the buildup of
weights at once. In a
low calorie diet, you
would be mainly
concerned with eating
less and getting fewer
calories in the process.
So what does this
entail? You will need to
cut on all high calorie
foods including some
vegetables and fruits.
While they are permitted
in the low fat diet,
vegetables like
potatoes, carrots and
fruits like pineapples
and strawberries are not
permitted in a low
calorie diet due to
their high calorie or
high sugar content. Also
in a low fat diet you
would be permitted to
eat pasta etc, but in a
low calorie diet, there
would be restrictions on
eating pasta and breads
etc.
Thus as you can see,
although their goals are
similar; low fat diet
and low calorie diets
differ in some aspects.
As a general rule, low
fat diets are more
appropriate for people
who don’t eat too much,
but rather eat the wrong
things while a low
calorie diet is more
appropriate for people
who eat too much and
need to control their
calorie input
drastically. However,
experts usually
recommend that you
combine the qualities of
both diets to lose
weight and also to gain
a life style of losing
weight. What does this
mean? You should create
a diet for yourself in
which you cut back on
eating unnecessary fats
like margarine and
butter, but you also
lower your calorie
intake as well. The part
that you have to watch
out is you should not
create a program for
yourself that gives you
an impression of being
in a “diet prison”. This
is perhaps the main
reason why so many
hundreds of diets fail
and millions of people
every year become more
and more over weight.
Many people after one
time or another feel too
constricted and
psychologically they
feel compelled to break
their diet and they end
up eating more to
compensate for the time
that they dieted. Thus
in the end they perhaps
become even more over
weight than when they
had started.
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