COMPARISON OF 12 WEIGHT-LOSS DIETS
Based
on a 1600 calorie diet per day.
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DIET |
Type Of Diet |
Carbo-hydrate |
Protein |
Total Fat |
Fat: Satur- ated |
Fat: Mono-unsatur-ated |
Fat: Poly- unsatur -ated |
Choles-terol |
Sugar |
Fiber |
Sodium |
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1. |
Atkins |
High Fat & Protein |
6% |
35% |
59% |
46 gms |
15 gms |
42 gms |
924 mg |
8 gms |
4 gms |
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|
2. |
Protein
Power |
9% |
37% |
54% |
33 gms |
22 gms |
42 gms |
657 mg |
13 gms |
11 gms |
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|
|
3. |
South Beach |
28% |
33% |
39% |
8 gms |
18 gms |
17 gms |
Low |
Low |
Medium |
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|
|
4. |
Mediterr-anean |
High Fat & Carb |
40% |
17% |
43% |
30 gms |
34 gms |
9 gms |
159 mg |
Wine 10-50 gms |
High |
1255 mg |
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5. |
Sugar
Busters |
High Protein |
40% |
28% |
32% |
17 gms |
13 gms |
26 gms |
280 mg |
68 gms |
24 gms |
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|
6. |
The Zone |
40% |
28% |
32% |
12 gms |
17 gms |
20 gms |
264 mg |
67 gms |
18 gms |
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|
|
7. |
DASH Diet |
Balanced |
55% |
18% |
27% |
11 gms |
23 gms |
14 gms |
120 mg |
Low |
25 gms |
2400 mg |
|
8. |
|
Moderate High Carb |
60% |
20% |
20% |
11 gms |
11 gms |
13 gms |
112 mg |
90 gms |
22 gms |
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|
9. |
|
63% |
16% |
21% |
8 gms |
16 gms |
7 gms |
58 mg |
80 gms |
28 gms |
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|
|
10. |
Mayo Clinic |
66% |
27% |
13% |
5 gms |
8 gms |
11 gms |
152 mg |
? |
48 gms |
1872 mg |
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|
11. |
Pritikin |
Extreme High Carb |
73% |
18% |
9% |
5 gms |
6 gms |
5 gms |
57 mg |
113 gms |
41 gms |
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|
12. |
Ornish |
74% |
18% |
7% |
4 gms |
5 gms |
3 gms |
30 mg |
101 gms |
49 gms |
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