Sure it makes sense to eliminate foods such as processed or junk food but other real, nourishing,
whole food groups like gluten - free grains or pulses?
When you cut out
whole food groups with the latest diet on the market you don't receive the full spectrum of healthful benefits of whole foods.
Turn this type of eating a lifestyle and an easy habit, since it doesn't reduce calories by much, does not
eliminate whole food groups and is easy to follow.
However, by cutting out
whole food groups like this, you are also cutting out a vast amount of beneficial nutrition.
The detox debate Opinion may be divided on the benefits of doing a detox diet, however, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) claims the scientific basis for these kinds of stringent diets is lacking and such severe dietary restrictions
of whole food groups may be unnecessary.
And if your child is a very selective eater, i.e., accepting just a few foods and
rejecting whole food groups, it is likely that things will get worse, not better, as he is growing up, unless you provide the support and structure he needs right now.
«Any diet that eliminates
whole food groups such as dairy, gluten, or carbohydrates (unless you have a proven allergy / intolerance) should be avoided,» she says.
It's not that hard, but please don't start and stop restrictive diets that ban or heavily
reduce whole food groups because once you return to normal eating or old eating patterns when «the diet is over» the weight will simply return, and you could find your body fat percentage is higher than before!
A whole food group is not being eliminated — «wheat» is not a food group, but a specific food that causes all kinds of problems!
One nutritionist swears by complex carbohydrates while other diet plans eschew carbs as if
a whole food group can be removed from one's diet.
I too and working on removing sugars and the thought of removing
another whole food group can be stressful.
I consume a fair amount (ok, a lot) of dairy products, so it was difficult for me to eliminate
that whole food group from my diet.
Any diet plan that depends on faddy short term techniques such as cutting out
whole food groups, taking diet pills or drastically reducing calories won't help you lose weight permanently, and won't help you to stay healthy over the long term either.
That means not forcing ourselves to eat low - calorie, unsatisfying meals in an effort to lose weight or cutting out
whole food groups our bodies actually really need.
«I find diets that cut out
whole food groups are not sustainable in the long term,» says Alissa Rumsey MS, RD, and owner of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness.
Instead, heavy - handed elimination of entire meals or
whole food groups is what happens.