Programming - Problem Solving Increasing Essay

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That means teaching dieters the difference between complex carbohydrates and simple carbohydrates, for example, instead of prescribing a nearly complete moratorium on all types of carbohydrates in the manner of the very popular Atkins Diet (Larson-Duyff, 2002).

The Atkins Diet has proven extremely successful over the short-term because it allows dieters to satisfy food cravings associated with severe carbohydrate restrictions by consuming high-fat foods. However, according to several studies, that approach is impractical with respect to long-term weight maintenance by virtue of the eventual increase in cravings for the restricted food types, such as carbohydrates in the case of the Atkins Diet (Sizer & Whitney, 2003). Therefore, the preferred approach emphasizes understanding the difference between so-called "good" (i.e. complex) carbohydrates and so-called "bad" (i.e. simple) carbohydrates that enables the dieter to restrict only the portion of those types of carbohydrates most responsible for unwanted weight gain.

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This approach offers comparable (even if less dramatic) short-term weight reduction, but significantly higher success rates beyond the first year or two (Sizer & Whitney, 2003).

Most contemporary weight loss programs are ineffective over the long-term because they rely on rigid adherence to excessively restrictive rules without any genuine understanding of their underlying nutritional principles on the part of the dieter. More realistic approaches emphasizing less drastic dietary changes and increased nutritional understanding have been demonstrated to eliminate the long-term-maintenance problem associated with necessary lifelong changes consistent with optimal health and fitness (Sizer & Whitney, 2003)......

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