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Low-GI dietMake an Internet search for any fad diet and you are likely to get as many hits claiming it is nonsense as those claiming it revolutionises weight loss. But, here's the thing about low-GI; it's not a fad and there are no medical journal articles or scientific studies that say it isn't a healthy dietary concept. Eating low-GI is a key nutrition message that goes hand-in-hand with other healthy eating guidelines such as eat less saturated fats and eat more fru Seven habits of slim peopleThey seem to eat more than you, yet you're overweight and they effortlessly fit into size 8 jeans. Just how do slim people do it? You assume their irritatingly ideal BMI (Body Mass Index) is due to an accelerated metabolic rate, thin genes or some secret diet they haven't told you about. When, in fact, there is no mystery about how the slim keep their weight under control. Genetics and health certainly play a part, but it's a person's habits that tip the scales in the weight-loss stakes. Look cl You are what you drink!The same Weight Watchers principle that you apply to food still holds true with cocktails: be aware of what you’re putting in your body Caramel and raspberry brulée1 cup fresh raspberries 1/3 cup caster sugar 2 tbs cornflour 1/4 tsp salt 2 cup skim milk 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbs brown sugar Bircher muesli2 cups rolled oats 1 cup apple juice 1 cup grated apple Half a cup natural yoghurt Juice of half a lemon 1 tablespoon honey 1 cup chopped mixed berries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and sultanas 1 tablespoon slithered almonds and sunflower seeds

A-Z of diets

A

Acai berry diet

Atkins Diet

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B

Banana Diet

Blood type diet

Blueprint Cleanse

C

Carbohydrates — the new diet craze

Cereal diet

Chocolate diet

CSIRO — Total Wellbeing Diet

D

Detoxing diet

Diabetic diet

E

Eat-every-three hours diet

F

Fad diets

Frenchwoman diet

G

GI diet

GI diet foods

Gluten-free food

Grapefruit diet

Green tea diet

H

Hollywood diets

K

Karl Lagerfeld diet

L

Lemon Detox

Love Diet

Low-carb diet

Low-GI diet

M

Macrobiotic diet

Make the change to a lower GI diet

Make your diet cancer protective

O

Okinawan diet

R

Raw food diet

S

Skin diet

South Beach diet

V

Vegetarian diet

W

Weight Watchers and more...

Z

Zone Diet

Celebrity Diets

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