{"id":3560,"date":"2013-01-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/nutrition-the-hot-new-diet-victoria-beckham-and-jennifer-aniston-swear-by-should-you-try-it\/"},"modified":"2013-01-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T00:00:00","slug":"nutrition-the-hot-new-diet-victoria-beckham-and-jennifer-aniston-swear-by-should-you-try-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/nutrition-the-hot-new-diet-victoria-beckham-and-jennifer-aniston-swear-by-should-you-try-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hot New Diet Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Aniston Swear By: Should You Try It?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whether you find her figure enviable or unappealing, when Victoria Beckham talks diet, a lot of people listen.<\/p>\n
Some say she single handedly made the book Skinny Bitch<\/em> a best seller, after she was photographed carrying a copy, and her casual mentions of little known products like Pu-erh tea <\/a>have resulted in skyrocketing popularity.<\/p>\n Now, her recent tweet, about a cookbook that advocates an alkaline diet, has generated quite a buzz about this way of eating, which has reportedly attracted other celebrity fans including Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kirsten Dunst<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a nutshell, the theory behind the alkaline diet is to eat in a way that optimizes pH balance, by avoiding meat, dairy, sweets, caffeine, alcohol, artificial and processed foods, and consuming more fresh fruits and veggies, nuts, and seeds. But there’s a little more to it than that. Here’s my take on the pros and cons:<\/p>\n Con: The research is limited<\/strong> Pro: One rule may help you may look younger<\/strong> Con: You may not lose weight<\/strong> Pro: You may lose weight!<\/strong> I’m always intrigued by nutrition theories that while not yet “proven,†may pan out with more research, so this is one I’m going to watch, particularly because its basic principles mirror what I’ve been recommending for years. An alkaline diet philosophy may become as mainstream as gluten free, or fizzle out entirely. Regardless, I hope that its emphasis on eating more fresh, plant-based foods, and getting rid of the junk, is here to stay.<\/p>\n What’s your take? Does this way of eating sound too extreme? Please tweet your thoughts to @CynthiaSass<\/a> and @goodhealth <\/a><\/p>\n Cynthia Sass<\/a> is a registered dietitian with master’s degrees in both nutrition science and public health. Frequently seen on national TV<\/a>, she’s Health’s contributing nutrition editor, and privately counsels clients<\/a> in New York, Los Angeles, and long distance. Her latest New York Times best seller is S.A.S.S! Yourself Slim: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches<\/a>. Connect with Cynthia on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Pinterest<\/a>. <\/em> Getty Images Whether you find her figure enviable or unappealing, when Victoria Beckham talks diet, a lot of people listen. Some say she single handedly made the book Skinny Bitch a best seller, after she was photographed carrying a copy, and her casual mentions of little known products like Pu-erh tea have resulted in skyrocketing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Many health professionals dismiss an alkaline diet as completely unnecessary, because our bodies are inherently designed to maintain pH balance. But, there isn’t a whole lot of research on the subject. A 2012 report, published in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health<\/a><\/em>, reviewed the published studies and basically drew mixed conclusions. The bottom line: the key benefits of this approach seem to stem from guidelines you’ve already heard a million times–eat more fruits, veggies, and plants, cut back or cut out sugar and processed foods, and slash your sodium intake.<\/p>\n\n
Con: It can get confusing<\/strong><\/li>\n
One of major tenets of an alkaline diet is to avoid refined sugar, and following just this rule alone may help your skin remain more youthful. In one study, Dutch researchers<\/a> asked volunteers to look at photographs and guess the ages of over 600 people. They found that the pictures of those with higher blood sugar levels were perceived to be older. This may be because of the connection between sugar and the formation of a substance called advanced glycation end products or AGEs, which have been shown to reduce skin elasticity (think sagging). Not a bad reason to ditch a sugary breakfast muffin and whip up a smoothie instead.<\/p>\n
In my years counseling clients, I’ve seen many people go vegan, or switch to a super clean diet, and still not lose weight. This is typically because they overdo it on the good stuff, and unfortunately, any time you consume more than your body needs to support your ideal weight–even from superfoods–the surplus winds up feeding your fats cells. Weight loss requires not just avoiding bad foods and eating good ones, but also eating the right portions for your body’s needs. <\/p>\n
I know I just said you may not, but IF you don’t overdo it on portions, this style of eating may offer a weight loss advantage. Eating a vegan or mostly vegan diet<\/a> is associated with being leaner. One Oxford University study<\/a> in nearly 38,000 adults found that meat-eaters had the highest BMIs for their ages and vegans the lowest, with vegetarians and semi-vegetarians in between. Also, some fascinating research has found that even at the same calorie level, people who consume more plant-based foods<\/a> and have higher antioxidant intakes had lower BMIs, smaller waistlines, and lower body fat percentages than those with lower intakes.<\/p>\n
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