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Ragnar Berg (September 1, 1873 – March 31, 1956) [1] was a Swedish-born biochemist and nutritionist who worked most of his adult life in Germany. He is best known for his theories on the importance of acid-base balance and inorganic minerals like calcium in the diet; later in life he endorsed vegetarianism and ways to prolong the human life span.
Fung is an author of many low-carbohydrate diet books. [7] His first book, The Complete Guide to Fasting, [8] co-authored by Jimmy Moore was published in fall 2016 [9] and offered insight to all aspects of fasting culture. [10] The Obesity Code and The Diabetes Code were subsequently published in 2016 and 2018.
The Immune Power Diet is a pseudoscientific elimination diet promoted by physician Stuart M. Berger (1953–1994). The diet was based on the false idea that many people have hidden food allergies and that by eliminating certain foods and taking dietary supplements the body's immune system would be strengthened.
A low-fat diet is one that restricts fat, and often saturated fat and cholesterol as well. Low-fat diets are intended to reduce the occurrence of conditions such as heart disease and obesity. For weight loss, they perform similarly to a low-carbohydrate diet, since macronutrient composition does not determine weight loss success. [1]
The Stillman diet is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet devised in 1967 by physician Irwin Maxwell Stillman (1896–1975). [1] It focusses mostly on the complete avoidance of both fats and carbohydrates, and requires at least eight glasses of water to be consumed every day.
Fat is energy-rich, with 9 kcal/g (38 kJ/g) compared to 4 kcal/g (17 kJ/g) for carbohydrate or protein, so portions on the ketogenic diet are smaller than normal. The quantity of fat in the diet can be calculated from the overall energy requirements and the chosen ketogenic ratio.
The McDougall diet is a low-fat starch-based diet that is high in fiber and contains no cholesterol. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The diet is 90% starch-based. [ 3 ] It is based on a variety of starches such as rice , potatoes , corn , breads , pasta with fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables .
The Zone diet proposes that a relatively narrow distribution in the ratio of proteins to carbohydrates, centered at 0.75, is essential to "balance the insulin to glucagon ratio, which purportedly affects eicosanoid metabolism and ultimately produces a cascade of biological events leading to a reduction in chronic disease risk, enhanced immunity ...