Hero Essay
Essay 1: Hero
Rhiannon Dahl
Art institute of Michigan
GEN101
May 22, 2013
Dr. Erik Bean
Low Fat Diet vs. Low Carb Diet Low Fat Diet Skinny nowadays seems to be a word that everyone would like to be. What does it take to lose weight and look more like this? To lose weight, there are many different options, for example: exercise, medication, surgery, and diets. Low fat and low carbohydrates become a popular issue people facing today. There are some types of diet such as a low fat diet and low carb diet, both have some similarities and differences on weight loss, good for health, and obtained nutrition.(Shereen Jegtvig, 2013) Fat is the number one enemy of many people, particularly the medical people and people going into diet and are health conscious. It gets a lot of the attention for many good reasons. Cholesterol levels in the blood could increase because of it and ultimately a person 's risk for heart disease would also heighten. Also, some fatty foods, or basically the delicious foods such as bacon, sausage, and potato chips often have fewer vitamins and minerals than low-fat foods (Zelman, 2007). Moreover and that’s why dieters stay away from fat, it has about twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates and proteins. A gram of fat has 9 calories, while a gram of carbohydrate or protein has 4 calories. In other words, a person could consume twice as more carbohydrates or proteins than fat, yet they would only be incurring the same amount of calories. Naturally, having a diet high in fat can lead to weight gain. And to do the opposite may lead to weight loss. But just eating low-fat foods to lose weight is not sufficient nor that a good idea. One should watch how many calories they eat. Of course it was said that fat has a lot of calories, but it must still be remembered that there are a lot of extra calories that can come from fat-free, transfat-free, and
Rhiannon Dahl
Art institute of Michigan
GEN101
May 22, 2013
Dr. Erik Bean
Low Fat Diet vs. Low Carb Diet Low Fat Diet Skinny nowadays seems to be a word that everyone would like to be. What does it take to lose weight and look more like this? To lose weight, there are many different options, for example: exercise, medication, surgery, and diets. Low fat and low carbohydrates become a popular issue people facing today. There are some types of diet such as a low fat diet and low carb diet, both have some similarities and differences on weight loss, good for health, and obtained nutrition.(Shereen Jegtvig, 2013) Fat is the number one enemy of many people, particularly the medical people and people going into diet and are health conscious. It gets a lot of the attention for many good reasons. Cholesterol levels in the blood could increase because of it and ultimately a person 's risk for heart disease would also heighten. Also, some fatty foods, or basically the delicious foods such as bacon, sausage, and potato chips often have fewer vitamins and minerals than low-fat foods (Zelman, 2007). Moreover and that’s why dieters stay away from fat, it has about twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates and proteins. A gram of fat has 9 calories, while a gram of carbohydrate or protein has 4 calories. In other words, a person could consume twice as more carbohydrates or proteins than fat, yet they would only be incurring the same amount of calories. Naturally, having a diet high in fat can lead to weight gain. And to do the opposite may lead to weight loss. But just eating low-fat foods to lose weight is not sufficient nor that a good idea. One should watch how many calories they eat. Of course it was said that fat has a lot of calories, but it must still be remembered that there are a lot of extra calories that can come from fat-free, transfat-free, and
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