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Friday, April 17, 2009

New and Exciting Engine 2 Diet

By Joshua Anderson

Another popular method for losing weight and going on a diet is following the Engine 2 diet. In the Engine 2 diet plan you can lose weight and reduce cholesterol within a span of just around 28 days, as mentioned by the author of the book Engine 2 Diet, Rip Esselstyn. Under the Engine 2 diet plant you have to only follow the preplanned meals which are made from the ingredients mentioned in the diet plan. The meals are easy to make and can be prepared quickly. The ingredients for making the Engine 2 Diet food are available only in stores providing natural foods. If you strictly follow the planned Engine 2 diet and the exercise regime described in the Engine 2 diet plan you can easily lose weight within 28 days flat. It is always advisable to take the help of friends and others who have followed this plan and also those who wish to follow the Engine 2 diet plan.

Whole grains, nuts and seeds, vegetables and fruits, all are sources of low-fat protein and are the main ingredients to be consumed while following the Engine 2 diet. The author himself agrees that it is very difficult to follow this diet. You are used to the regular diet of eating so many different varieties which you have followed for so many years, which makes following the Engine 2 diet a bit difficult. To make the diet more interesting chicken and fish have also been included which can be eaten in the initial stages of the plan. Whole grain crackers and whole grain pastas, as also tofu, soy yoghurt and vegetable burgers are allowed. In this diet every 1000 calories you consume will have just less than 2.5 grams fat content. You are not allowed to add oil while making these foods. Sugar used will also have to be the natural sweetener only.

In the Engine 2 diet plan you are required to consume less salt. This diet is a vegetarian diet and concentrates mainly on plant proteins. People usually tend to consume dairy products, meat and eggs which are considered as rich sources of protein. Proteins which exist in the form of chains are actually made up of around twenty amino acids out of which only eight amino acids can be ingested from the food that we eat. These amino acids are important for our body and as per the Engine 2 diet plan the plants also can give us the necessary amino acids. Carbohydrates provide energy and fuel to the body and our body absorbs at least 70 percent calories from the carbohydrates that we consume daily.

There are a variety of plants containing different quantities of amino acids. In the Engine 2 diet different vegetables containing different amino acids are put together in various quantities so that your body can get just the right amount of proteins. Non vegetarian foods also contain protein, but the proteins obtained in the vegetables are considered to be much safer. Carbohydrates provide energy to the body, and all the various bodily functions like breathing, exercising, the digestion process etc. all require energy to function. Both the simple and the complex carbohydrates are sugars and get converted into glucose after the digestion process.

Carbohydrate remains in the blood as glucose, but in the muscles and liver, the carbohydrate is stored as glycogen. The body knows what it needs. Therefore, any excess carbohydrate is stored as fat. It is the complex carbohydrates that are health-friendly. These are found in vegetables, beans, sweet potatoes, fruits and different whole grain cereal breads. These complex carbohydrates release sugar in a controlled manner into your body's system, thereby allowing the body to make full use of it as a fuel, and you feel energetic throughout the day. Research has proved beyond doubt that plants can give you all the fat you need.

Other foods that give you simple carbohydrates, will give you a high and instant energy, but then get stored as fat. It is thus, these simple carbohydrates that really make us fat. The excess simple carbohydrates that are converted into fat and stored in the body are dangerous to our well-being. The fat content in some vegetables is as follows: Strawberries - 5% fat, broccoli - 8%, spinach - 11%, and bell peppers - 6%. The super food soybeans give us 41% fat. Different types of nuts are a good source of fat as well. The fats that plants provide are the good fats, either mono or poly unsaturated fats.

In a case study given by Esselstyn the author of the book Engine 2 diet, he states that a gentleman, Tony Gonzalez beat breast cancer so that he could win more than a thousand triathlons. Martina Navratilova, a hugely competitive tennis champion was on a plant based diet. Even Salim Stoudamire, NBA player, Dave Scott went on to win the famous Iron man triathlon in Hawaii. They too were on a plant based diet. From this study we can realize that the best nutrients can be obtained from plants. Essential calories can be obtained from different plants. Good nutrients obtained from the plants are always slowly released into our body system. Very essential supplements like Vitamin B 12 can be richly obtained from fortified soy milk.

Flaxseeds, walnuts and soybeans are a very good substitute for fish oil. So if you wish to enjoy good health, consume a lot of vegetables or plant foods which are not only rich in fiber, but also give you the required energy throughout the day. Rich omega 3 supplements can be obtained from flaxseeds, walnuts, soybeans and other leafy vegetables. So you can replace fish oil with these given substitutes, for enjoying better health. Fatty foods like butter, sour creams and margarine may make your food very tasty but in the bargain you have a lot of good health to loose.

We all develop certain tastes, right from our childhood. So when we try out the natural plant food, in the beginning, we find the taste a bit different, but as the time goes by one can get used to it and it becomes a kind of a habit. Once you find that you are fitter than before you realize the actual benefits of plant food in comparison to non vegetarian foods. - 17273

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