There are several popular diets today, but they aren’t all necessarily healthy, safe or worth while - even if they are endorsed by celebrities (are they doctors?). I do not recommend the use of any such diets, but learning about them can only help if you consult your physician.

Here are some examples of specific diets currently going around in the media.

The Blood Type Diet:

The principal of this diet is you eat foods based on ones blood type.The theory is based on when the specific blood type evolved.

• “O” type blood should eat high protein and eliminate grains.
• “A”type blood should be a vegetarian.
• “B” type blood should eat various foods. I think this is non sense.

Overall, this diet is nonsense. I have not found any Scientific basis for any of its ideas or values.
Hay Diet:

The essential of the Hay Diet isn’t to roll around in a bale of hay and graze with horses if that was your first thought. The principal behind this diet is to never eat protein and carbs together because our bodies digest them differently. Although it is true -the Enzyme trypsin is secreted by our body to breakdown protein, and the enzyme amylase is secreted to metabolize carbs, the question that remains is whether or not our body can secrete both enzymes at the same time and work effectively alongside one another. I do not have an answer to this, but it is definitely worth further investigation.

The Paleotech Diet:

The Paleotech Diet consists of three snacks and three meals of lean protein such as egg white, chicken and fish, low glycemis index carbs such as whole grains, brown rice, and yams, and Omega 3 found in almonds, walnuts, and salmon. While at the same time, omit caffeine processed foods and sugar completely. This is a balanced diet and consumes foods from all food groups and keeps your metabolism going since you are eating every 3 or four hours.

Zone Diet:

Similar to Atkins, while focusing on the glycemis index, this diet is based on foods with high protein and low carbohydrates. However, this could potentially be dangerous due to the unnecessary strain the excess protein may place on our kidneys.

South Beach Diet:

A good enhancement of Atkins. This diet teaches us the good carbs and the bad carbs. And we should stay away from the bad carbs. This diet is currently being supported by several people, but the best knowledge that can be learned from this diet is the emphasis on the difference between “good” and “bad” carbs.

Soup Diet:

The main purpose of this diet is to consume Cabbage soup. Although Cabbage detoxes our body, how much cabbage soup can one person eat? I get sick after I eat the same thing twice a week. I could never imagine eating the same thing everyday of the week.