The practice of dieting in order to lose weight is ancient in its origins. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, physicians and patients regulated their food carefully, in order to prevent disease. In the 19th century, as the scientific classification of foods took shape, doctors and scientists began experimenting with targeted diets. William Banting is one of the first people known to have successfully lost weight by dieting, circa 1863, by targeting carbohydrates. (The low carbohydrate diet, marketed today as the A ...

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DIET: Conventional medicine has finally acknowledged the central role diet plays in a person's overall health. But achieving a good diet is not as simple as it sounds.

Eating the right foods no longer insures proper health due to toxins contaminating the earth's food supply. Therefore, it is important to pay attention not only to what food to eat, but to where that food was grown or raised, and to what chemicals it might have been exposed to before it reaches the table.

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Low-carbohydrate diet - The evolutionary argument. Some advocates of low carb diets argue that the Paleolithic diet did not include grains, starches, and refined sugar, and that the human body has not evolved significantly since the time of the Neolithic Revolution, implying that their consumption should still be avoided today and causes undesired and largely unknown effects. Specifically, it is argued that they cause the body to produce excess amounts of the hormone insulin, which tells the body to store rather ...

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There have been several variants of Diet Coke: Diet Coke ('plain') (1982) Caffeine-Free Diet Coke (1983) Diet Cherry Coke (1986) Diet Coke with Lemon (2001); in some countries, it's known as Coca-Cola Light Lemon. Diet Vanilla Coke (2002) Diet Coke with Lime (2004) Diet Coke Raspberry Flavour (was only available in New Zealand from late 2005, but is already being 'deteled' from their range as of Jan-06). Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda (2005) Diet B ...

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Supporters of this theory argue that since human genetics have scarcely changed since the stone age, an ideal diet would be a reconstructed stone age diet such as the one humans and proto-humans used before the Neolithic Revolution. Therefore through studying archeology and modern hunter-gatherers it could be determined what a healthy diet would comprise. Interest in paleolithic nutrition has grown in recent years as low-carbohydrate diets have become more popular, as ...

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There have been several variants of Diet Coke: Diet Coke ('plain') (1982) Caffeine-Free Diet Coke (1983) Diet Cherry Coke (1986) Diet Coke with Lemon (2001); in some countries, it's known as Coca-Cola Light Lemon. Diet Vanilla Coke (2002) Diet Coke with Lime (2004) Diet Raspberry Coke (was only available in New Zealand from late 2005, but is already being 'deteled' from their range as of Jan-06). Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda (2005) Diet B ...

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Article 41 of the Constitution describes the National Diet as "the highest organ of state power" and "the sole law-making organ of the State". This statement is in forceful contrast to the Meiji Constitution, which described the emperor as the one who exercised legislative power with the consent of the Diet. The Diet's responsibilities include not only the making of laws but also the approval of the annual national budget that the government submits and the ratification of treaties. It can also initiate draft constitutional amendments, which ...

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The benefits of a paleolithic diet are, as with most dietetic theories, widely debated. There are however a number of medically diagnosed conditions whose sufferers have been proven to benefit directly from specific components of the diet. Some examples of this include: Coeliac disease, a gastrointestinal disorder whose sufferers are unable to digest the proteins gluten and casein, found in wheat and milk respectively. Dermatitis herpetiformis, a skin disorder linked also to digestability issues related to gluten ...

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Despite popular belief, a reliance on a single food which composes the majority of a diet is indicative of poor eating habits. An individual on such a diet may be prone to deficiency, and most certainly will not be fulfilling the Recommended Nutrient Intake. While plants, vegetables and fruits are known to help reduce the incidence of chronic disease, [1], the benefits on health posed by plant-based foods, as well as the percentage of wh ...

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Under the constitution at least one session of the Diet must be convoked each year. Technically only the House of Representatives is dissolved before an election but while the lower house is in dissolution the House of Councillors is usually 'closed'. The Emperor both convokes the Diet and dissolves the House of Representatives but in doing must act on the advice of the Cabinet. In an emergency the Cabinet can convoke the Diet for an extraordinary session, and an extraordinary session may be requested by one quarter of the memb ...

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The Constitution of Japan does not specify the number of members of each house of the Diet, the voting system, or the necessary qualifications of those who may vote or be returned in parliamentary elections, thus allowing all of these things to be determined by law. However it does guarantee universal adult suffrage and a secret ballot. It also insists that the electoral law must not discriminate in terms of "race, creed, sex, social status, f ...

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The beginning of the diet soda or refreshment era was in 1952, when Kirsch Bottling in Brooklyn, New York launched a sugar free ginger ale called No-Cal. It was designed for diabetics, not dieters, and distribution remained local. Royal Crown Cola placed an announcement in an Atlanta newspaper in 1958 announcing a diet soda product, Diet Rite. In 1963, the Coca-Cola Company joined the diet soda market with Tab, which proved to be a huge success. Tab was originally swe ...

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See also: Elections in Japan, List of members of the Diet of Japan The House of Representatives has 480 members (since 1996), elected on the same day for four year terms. It may be dissolved earlier, however, if the prime minister or members of the House of Representatives decide to hold a general election before the expiration of that term (Article 7). The House of Councillors has 242 members who serve six year terms; one half of its number are elected once every three years. Membership of the Diet is open to citizens who are ...

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As of 2004, a sugar substitute named aspartame (commonly known by the brand name NutraSweet) is usually used instead of sugar to give diet soda a sweet taste. Opinion is mixed as to the taste of these beverages: some think they lack the taste of their sugar-sweetened counterparts, others think the taste is similar. Some also note an unusual aftertaste. Diet soda - Cyclamates. The first artificial sweeteners used in diet sodas were cyclamates (often synergistically with saccharin). While many say these cycl ...

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Successful weight loss requires that energy expenditure exceeds energy intake (from food). Dieting - Thermoregulation. According to the principles of thermoregulation, humans are endotherms. We expend energy to maintain our blood temperature at about 37 °C (98.6 °F). This is accomplished by shivering to stay warm, by sweating to stay cool, and by other means. In addition to thermoregulation, humans expend energy keeping the vital organs (especially the lungs, heart and brain) functioning. Except w ...

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Japan's first modern legislature was the Imperial Diet (帝國議会; Teikoku Gikai) established by the Meiji constitution in force from 1889-1947. The Meiji Constitution was adopted on February 11, 1889 and the Imperial Diet first met on November 29, 1890 when the document entered into operation. The Diet consisted of a House of Representatives and a House of Peers (貴族院; Kizokuin). The House of Representatives was directly elected, if on a limited franchise; universal adult male suffrage was introduced in 1925. The House of Peers, much like the British House of ...

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As the consumption of raw foods gains popularity, some unsafe foods have occasionally entered the human diet. It should be pointed out that it is generally accepted among the supporters of paleolithic nutrition that while it is necessary to eat only those things that can be consumed raw, it is not necessary or advisable to eat those foods raw. Many foods can harbor dangerous pathogens, including, among other things, salmonella, norovirus, and Trichinella spiralis, many of which can have serious health consequ ...

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Paleolithic diet, Paleolithic diet - Overview, Paleolithic diet - History, Paleolithic diet - History of the human diet, Paleolithic diet - History of this theory, Paleolithic diet - Practices, Paleolithic diet - Foods in the diet, Paleolithic diet - Foods not in the diet, Paleolithic diet - Intake, Paleolithic diet - Food sources and preparation, Paleolithic diet - Summary, Paleolithic diet - Benefits, Paleolithic diet - Support, Paleolithic diet - Criticism, Paleolithic diet - Cautions about poisoning

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In 2004, a Canadian court ruled that foods sold in Canada could not be marketed with reduced or eliminated carbohydrate content as a selling point because carbohydrates were determined not to be a health risk, and that existing "low carb" and "no carb" packaging would have to be phased out by 2006. Low-carbohydrate diet - Side effects. Critics contend that low carbohydrate diets are not without harmful side effects. Very low carbohydrate consumption can lead to the metabolic state called ketosis, which may ...

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For many practitioners of paleolithic nutrition, the foods' source is just as important as the kind of foods being consumed. It is common practice to obtain paleolithic foods from as natural a source as possible. Farmed meats, especially those organically farmed, are available from many natural sources, from free range poultry to grass fed beef, with many proponents preferring, thought not as practical, wild game meats like quail, rabbit, and venison. It is common practice among paleolithic eaters that when cooking, unconventional coo ...

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Japanese philosophers and physicians inspired the Japanese philosopher Georges Ohsawa (1893-1966) to finally formalize this methodology. Among them chronologically were Kaibara Ekiken, Andou Shōeki, Mizuno Nanbaku, and Sagen Ishizuka and his disciples Nishibata Manabu and Shojiro Goto. Macrobiotics was brought to Europe from Japan by Ohsawa, after spending much time with Nishibata Manabu (who taught extensively in Paris), and subsequently to North America in the late 1960s by his pupils Herman Aihara, Michio Kushi and Aveline Kushi a ...

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Followers of macrobiotics believe that food, and food quality, affects our lives more than is commonly thought. It is thought to affect our health, well being and happiness. They claim it is better to choose food that is less processed, more natural, use more traditional methods of cooking and cook for oneself, and families and friends of oneself. Macrobiotics emphasize locally grown, whole grain cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruit, seaweed and fermented soy products, combined into meals according to the principle of balance between yi ...

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