Rainbow Diet and Weight Loss

Here is an explanation of the Simple / Complex Carbs issue, the New Scientist magazine published a study of the Atkins Diet that came to the conclusion that simply cutting down on carbohydrates will reduce the amount you eat.

Nutrition is being challenged and redefined if not every day then with each diet book that appears on the market every 2-3 months. Today the subject of nutrition is perhaps the hottest one in the country. With new scientific advancements and technologies, much of the nutritional information in the medical mainstream has become overly obsolete. On the other hand, the staggering statistics of obesity and degenerative diseases reflect that there is a greater need for change – bearing in mind that these disorders stem from faulty nutrition.

The truth is that unfortunately western medicine never really paid attention to the importance of nutrition. The result is - our “fast food” addicted nation which increasingly obese, alarmingly malnourished in spite of its bulk, more prone than ever before to diet influence disease such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and many others.

An average person is generally misinformed about the relationship between food and overall health and ironically, much of the confusion comes from nutritional gurus themselves. A stroll down the wellness aisles of Barnes and Noble or surf on the web will leave the casual observer baffled from contradictory messages. As a result, we are a nation of unsuccessful dieters here are some true examples.

In the 1980’s the Pritikin diet banished animal protein from the American’s table. Simultaneously, and with a greater intensity in the past decade the Atkins diet eliminated fruits, complex and whole grain carbohydrates like brown rice, telling us to stick to bacon, eggs, and cheese steaks in order to get lean and healthy.