European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 12007 scene stars and stripes 5 Low fat always Means calories myth if you see the word Low on the Label that your clue to look a Little further suggested dietitian Susan Moores of Minneapolis Check for serv ing size and the number of calories on the nutrition facts Label Low fat foods often contain the same amount or even More calories than regular versions that particularly True for fat free foods if fat is taken out something else is put Back in and that often sugar some studies suggest that snacks with Low fat labels simply entice you to indulge so you end up eating More calories than if you selected the regular version 6 you can still eat shrimp and other shellfish on a cholesterol lowering diet fact shrimp May be High in dietary cholesterol but its Low in saturated fat which is a bigger blood cholesterol raising culprit studies now suggest that saturated and trans fats tend to have a greater effect on our blood cholesterol than the cholesterol we eat Accord ing to dietitian David Grotto Achica go based Ada spokesman experts still advise us to keep a lid on dietary cholesterol to keep our hearts healthy 300 milligrams a but we should be even More vigilant about Satu rated and trans fat so As Long As its not battered and Fried there May be no need to say Sayonara to shrimp 7 multigrain foods Are always made with whole grains myth the Only Way to know for sure is to see if whole is in front of every Grain in the ingredient list Moores advised multigrain Only Means the product was made with sever Al grains you cant assume that whole grains were used the same is True for 7grain or cracked wheat even breads and cereals that say made with whole grains May contain few whole grains look for products la bleed too percent whole 8 Olive Oil has fewer calories than other fats myth somehow with All the Buzz about the hear health benefits of Olive Oil spotting food fads beware the following diet plans that require you to eliminate entire categories of food or rely on expensive supplements products that use words such As breakthrough or Miracle cures for serious diseases Are not sold in health food stores or on the internet pills or potions that claim to revitalize detoxify purify your blood or balance your body with nature products that rely on personal anecdotes or testimonials rather than scientific evidence foods labelled As no trans fat might still have saturated fat which is about As bad if you eat a jumbo portion you May be getting More trans than you bar gained for 11 organic food is always More nutritious myth few studies have compared organic and conventionally grown foods according to food toxicologist Carl Winter director of the Foo Safe program at the University of California at Davis some evidence suggests that organic produce May be higher in certain antioxidants but there appears to be no nutritional advantage to organic milk and meat he said the descriptor refers to the practices on the farm and not the nutritional Content of the final product when it comes to the snack aisle dont As sume that organic gives you the Green Light to Load up an organic cheese puff is still a cheese puff How its done organic Doest necessarily mean More nutritious i r ii the key to weight loss a balancing people forget that it s still a Tat said diet act Tian Bonnie Tau Dix of new York All oils Are 100 percent fat and Supply basically the same number of calories about 120 calories per Tablespoon Light Olive Oil has nothing to do with the amount of calories that simply refers to the flavor so even though Olive Oil contains the Good monounsaturated fats be mindful of How much you douse or drizzle 9 Frozen vegetables Are just As nutritious As fresh fact just Picke d vegetables do have More vitamins and Miner als but the nutrient Levels can drop the longer that produce is stored Frozen vegetables Are Flash fro zen soon after picking to lock in nutrients you can limit the loss of nutrients by steaming or microwaving with a Little water or stir frying with a bit of Oil 10 foods boasting 0 trans fat contain Good fats myth sometimes the substitution was a saturated fat which signals no significant improvement turn the product Over and Check the nutrition facts Label Grontoft repackage claims Are marketing facts backoff repackage claims contain nutrition facts explained dietitian and Ada president elect Connie Diekman dont assume that trans fat free is a healthful Choice she said when a product says 0 g trans fat by Law it can act the Basic Rule of metabolism is like a math equation one Pound equals 3500 calories to lose a Pound a week that Means subtracting 500 calories a Day Best achieved by cutting 250 calories and burning 250 calories each Day through exercise that key for most people who successfully lose and keep weight off mainly because you can eat More if you exercise More severely reducing calories also makes it difficult to get the nutrients you need for Lon term Success you need to learn a new Way to live not just a to diet studies with successful losers find that they All use similar tactics engage in daily physical activity reduce rash Frozen veggies Are As nutritious As fresh ones calories and fat breakfast Monitor weight on a regular basis maintain a consistent eating pattern catch slips before they turn into larger regains for More information online american dietetic association eat provides information about food and nutrition How to find a registered dietitian american heart association american offers advice on heart health nutrition and exercise us department of agriculture helps you create your own personalized approach to contain up to half a Gram per serving so healthful eating and exercise w decades of dieting diets go in and out of fashion just like shoulder pads and hemlines Many of today popular diet books Are simply recycled concepts from years past the sensible ones tend to say the same thing but often include a gimmick to sound new throughout the years various foods have been Aemon Izea or praised As Pound melt ers heres a look at our history of dieting 1864 letter on corpulence by will Iam Banting first popular diet Book that marked the beginning of carb bashing no bread potatoes or sugar 1917 diet and with key to the calories by Lulu Hunt Peters ushered in the concept of counting calories 1930 the Hay dief7 by William Howard Hay first to promote the Virtues of separating your food which sparked multiple copycat food combining diet books 1950 look younger live longer by Dye word Hauser written by the first celebrity nutritionist who railed against processed  Brewers yeast Blackstrap molasses and Yogurt 1964 the drinking mans diet by Robert Cameron a to cart High protein diet that tempted men with Well marbled steaks and martinis 1967 doctors Quick weight loss diet by or Irwin Stillman started the trend of the diet doctor with this strict Al protein and water diet that allowed unlimited quantities of meat cheese and eggs 1972 or Atkins diet revolution by or Robert Atkins popularized the lows dry craze and other sugar busting diets that claim carbohydrates Are the Root of All Yii 1979 the Complete Scarsdale medical diet by or Herman Tarnower a More raid version of the Atkins approach that told dieters exactly what to eat for two weeks 1981 Beverly Hills diet by Judy Mazel fruit was put on a weightless Pedestal touted for its so called ability to soften Burn and flush put fat 1987 the rotation diet by Martin Natahn required you to rotate on and off a diet and vary your calories from week to 1993 eat More weigh less by or Dean Ornish published at the height of the Low fat diet craze with extremely Low fat meals full of vegetables 1995 the zone by Barry Sears called for a strict balance of carbs protein and fats a approach 1996 eat right 4 your Type by Peter Dadamo written by a Naturopath who claims your blood Type should dictate what you eat 1997 the weigh Down diet by Gwen Shamblin put the weight loss struggle in gods hands and started the trend of Faith based diets that remain popular 1999 get Skinny on fabulous food by Suzanne Somers reintroduced the concept of food combining claiming that enzymes in proteins and carbohydrates cancel each other out 2001 or Atkins new diet revolution by or Robert Atkins Atkins made a come Back with this updated version that Sparks the Low carb Rise and fail 2003 diet by or r Arthur Agatston morphs lows gods info Good carps and High fats into Good fats helps put an end tithe Atkins Era 2005 the Sonoma diet by Conns Guttersen basically just the South Beach diet with lots of wine 2007 you on a diet the owners manual for Waist management by or Meh Metz or Michael Roizen explains the biology of your body and puts the emphasis on Waist measurement not weight