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Common Diets |
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| Type of Diet |
Total Calories |
Fat Grams % Calories |
Carbohydrate Grams % Calories |
Protein Grams % Calories |
Nutrition Adequacy |
| Typical American Diet |
2200 |
85 gm |
275 gm |
82.5 gm |
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High Fat Low-Carbohydrate Diet
Atkins Diet
Zone Diet
Sugar Busters
Protein Power |
1414 |
96 gm
60% |
35 gm
10%
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105 gm
30% |
Low in several nutrients: Vitamins A, B6, D, E, thimain, folate, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, and dietary fiber. This type of diet also contains an excess of total fats, saturated fat and dietary cholesterol. Nutritional Supplementation is highly recommended. |
Moderate Fat Diet
USDA Food Guide Pyramid
DASH diet
American Diabetic
Association
Weight Watchers
Jenny Craig
South Beach (after 2 week initial diet) |
1450 |
40 gm
25% |
218 gm
60% |
54 gm
15% |
A nutritionally balanced eating plan assuming the dieter eats a variety of foods from all food categories. However, limiting certain food categories can lead to deficiencies of certain nutrients especially calcium, iron, and zinc. |
Low and Very Low Fat Diets
Volumetrics
Dean Ornish’s Eat More, Weigh Less
New Pritikin Diet |
1450 |
20 gm
13%
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235-271
gm 70%
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54-72
gm 17% |
Deficient in zinc, vitamin B12 due to infrequent meat consumption. Additionally this type of diet can be inadequate in Vitamin E, nutrient found in oils, nuts, and other food fat. | www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/nutrition/factsheets/fad-diets.html
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