Finding a diet that is safe and suitable for your goals is important to weight-loss success. Sometimes special diets are required if you have a chronic condition such as high blood pressure, obesity or heart disease. A diet that is low in fat, sodium and refined carbohydrates is one that can improve your health profile.
The Rice Diet
"The Rice Diet" is a book written by Licensed Dietician/Nutritionist Kitty Rosati and Dr. Robert Rosati. It instructs you to detoxify your body by consuming less than 1,000 mg of sodium and 1,200 calories daily. The authors of the diet claim that you will lose an average of 3.5 lbs. per week and recommends that you eat rice, low-sodium beans, vegetables, old-fashioned oats, fat-free dairy and lean protein. The first two phases of the diet aim to cleanse the body and the third phase is about maintaining your new weight.
The DASH diet
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH, diet is one that is prescribed to people who suffer from hypertension. The DASH diet is a healthy eating plan that encourages eating low sodium, increasing your fruit and vegetable intake and eating low fat dairy. The diet is supported by the American Heart Association, the U.S. Guidelines for Hypertension and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It claims to lower blood pressure in 14 days. You can find the Dash Diet Action Plan e-book online; it includes advice on eating out, recipes and other weight-loss strategies
Home-Made Diet
You can make your own diet a low-sodium, low-carbohydrate and low-fat one by employing a few smart eating strategies. First, aim to reduce your sodium intake to 1,000 to 1500 mg per day by cooking your own meals and seasoning dishes with herbs, lemon or lime juice and spices. Whole foods contain their own salt so you will be meeting your sodium requirements naturally. If you decide to eat elsewhere, know the salt content of the foods you order. Low-sodium foods must be labeled to have less than 140 mg of sodium per serving while no-salt foods have less than 5 mg. Next, choose only complex carbohydrates that can be found in fruit, vegetables and whole grains. Finally, use only low-fat or fat-free dairy products.
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