Thursday, October 2, 2008

Do you have a personalized diet?

If not thousands, there are hundreds of different diets available in the market for anyone who wants to jump in to lose few pounds or to enhance certain nutrient intakes. With so many choices, do you have one that fits your perfectly? do you have one that works everytime if you want to look better before an important occassion?

The funny thing is, according to an article from forbes.com, the number of people on diet nowadays is actually lower than that of in 1990. Both men and women drop 13% points. This figure is indeed surprising.

However, it does not mean that people are not paying attention to their diet anymore. Instead, people are making their own choices in creating personalized diet, from procuring more grains, fiber, different vitamins to omega-3 fatty acids and supplementary nutrients, people now choose the food that they need to keep themselves healthy.

Another point to take note of from the article is that a study on more than 300 moderately obese Isralis, whom were given different dietary programs, came back with different weight loss results. Most importantly, however, was the fact that different groups received different functional effects to their bodies, helping liver function biomarkers, increasing good cholesterol level, decreasing glucose level...

You are the one who knows your body the best. And you should be the one choosing and creating the best fit dietary program for yourself. At the end, how can any diet program cook and provide all the food for you when they don't even know about your eating habits?