what is diet ?

   
 Have you ever considered what the word "diet" actually means? According to the Greek, Old English, and Latin languages, "diet" is simply "a manner of living." Webster's Dictionary has always defined "diet" as the "food and drink regularly provided and consumed."

Since obesity has become so widespread and society's views have changed
, the meaning of diet has grown to include the "kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason" and "a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one's weight."

In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person.Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat.

A particular diet may be chosen to seek weight loss or weight gain. Changing a subject's dietary intake, or "going on a diet", can change the energy balance and increase or decrease the amount of fat stored by the body. Some foods are specifically recommended, or even altered, for conformity to the requirements of a particular diet. These diets are often recommended in conjunction with exercise. Specific weight loss programs can be harmful to health, while others may be beneficial (and can thus be coined as healthy diets). The terms "healthy diet" and "diet for weight management" are often related, as the two promote healthy weight management. Having a healthy diet is a way to prevent health problems, and will provide your body with the right balance of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.

What's the best way to diet?

• Don't give yourself room to cheat. A truly successful workout and diet plan has no middle ground. You might want to have a cheat meal or skip a workout on a rough day, but it is a slippery slope. You might know this from experience.

 Working out every day of the week makes it a habit, and habits are hard to break. And the longer your habit's been around, the stronger it is. Same thing for your diet. If go easy on yourself once, it could be devastating to your progress. When you're starting out (first 90 days), momentum is critical, and to have maximum momentum you cannot cheat at all.

• People have different ideas as to the best way to diet out there. For instance, a young man might tell you that the best way to diet is through lots of exercise and strength training, while a young woman might tell you it's through mild exercise and watching what you eat.

  Diets can be fun and effective at the same time.If you find your own way to make your diet fun while you keep losing weight, then by all means, do so. When it comes to the best way to diet, it's really to each his own.  

• If you are really having difficulty in doing a kick start for your diet, what you can do is start small first and then gradually intensify your diet. Losing weight takes a lot of patience because this is not something that you can easily achieve overnight. Do not torture yourself by changing our food intake in just one day. Adjust your eating habits slowly each and everyday. This way, you would not feel too pressured.

Diet classification table:

Food Type	Carnivore	Omnivore	Pescetarian	Vegetarian	Vegan	Raw vegan	Islamic	Hindu	Jewish	Paleolithic diet
Fruits and berries	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Greens	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vegetables	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Starchy vegetables	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Grains	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Poultry	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Fish (scaled)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Seafood (non-fish)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Beef	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Pork	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Eggs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Dairy	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Nuts	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alcohol	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No

    Finally you should know that our bodies accept the diet we provide, whether it's based on healthy habits, including the occasional splurge, or daily fat laden foods. Our systems were originally designed to crave nutrients that are easily digested, absorbed, and used. When provided a diet filled with foods using less than desirable nutrients, your body works harder to create something useful that eventually it will try break down.


  I am sure that your own diet plans work, but it is all about taking your efforts to the next level :)

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