Comparison Between the Original Low Carb and New Low Carb HGH Diet Systems

In nutrition, diet is usually the sum total of all food ingested by an organism or individual. An individual’s diet is often influenced by cultural and dietary practices. Dietary research indicates that some people have a more “Westernized” diet compared to others. On the other hand, all humans share some basic characteristics such as the ability to eat a wide range of foods, we are able to sense the presence of hunger, and we tend to respond to the environment in ways that maximize our need for food. The ability to eat a wide variety of foods is one of the defining characteristics of human diet.

One common criticism of the low-carbohydrate diet revolution is that it advocates a diet that consists largely of processed, refined, and industrial food products. While the low-carbohydrate diet can be criticized on these accounts as well, it remains to be seen if these criticisms hold true. Even among those who agree with the diet’s claims that paleo foods hold key health benefits, the typical diet still leaves much room for customization. This allows people to reap the health benefits of these foods while reducing the amount of carbohydrates, fat, and protein they typically ingest.

Low-carb weight loss diets typically recommend restricting carbohydrates such as breads, pasta, rice, potatoes, and cereals. These foods are typically high in calories, leading to quick weight gain in the beginning phases of the diet. Because calories are necessary for energy production, any reduction in calories leads to weight loss. For this reason, many low-carb weight loss diets recommend limiting most carbohydrates to only a few grams of carbohydrates per meal and eliminating breads, pasta, and rice from your diet. Many advocates of the paleo diet believe that all carbohydrates should be classified as “complex” carbs, while other dieters define a carbohydrate as any substance made from sugar that has a simple chemical structure.

A popular and controversial diet plan, called the Zone Diet, advocates eating only certain carbs in specific portions throughout the day. In theory, the Zone Dieter is in charge of determining how many carbs are eaten and varies those amounts accordingly. This diet encourages eating different kinds of carbs in distinct intervals throughout the day so that the dieter does not become bored eating the same foods over. The Zone Diet is very effective, but critics argue that its approach to dieting is unnecessarily confusing and does not lead anyone to long-term sustainable weight loss.

The Zone Diet was a major influence on the Atkins Diet, which uses a 30-day eating plan that limits most carbohydrates. The Atkins Diet, however, goes even further by encouraging a vegetarian lifestyle, eliminating almost all processed carbs, fats, and sugars. Many advocates of the Atkins Diet feel that it is superior to Weight Loss by Eating Smart, a more rounded diet that avoids extremes such as the Zone Diet. The Smart Diet offers guidance on eating a variety of healthy foods while minimizing calories and carbs. The Smart Diet promotes eating breakfast and lunch, but many proponents of the Zone Diet and the Atkins Diet believe that eating breakfast is necessary for optimal weight loss. However, research on the Atkins Diet and other diets remains inconclusive.

The biggest difference between the Zone Diet and the HGG diet systems is the implementation of calorie restriction. Both are highly restrictive in the types of calories that can be eaten, but the Zone Diet makes this restriction more severe than the HGG. The HGG diet promotes weight loss by increasing the consumption of natural and artificial proteins, fat, and vegetables, while decreasing the intake of simple carbohydrates. Since carbohydrates are the main source of energy for humans, without them there would be no way for a human to maintain physical activities. By banning all but one type of calorie, the HGG essentially tells a person that they can eat as much as they want, provided that they do not exceed the calorie allowance by more than a certain point.