From removing gluten completely, going through hardly eating a bite of red meat, fasting periodically or significantly reducing the intake of carbohydrates. There are more and more balanced diets that allow you to lose weight while ingesting all the necessary nutrients without affecting your health. Some of them have managed to internationalize from one day to the next thanks to the popularity they have gained for being the favorites of some celebrities.
Before choosing any of them, the most important thing is to consult a specialized nutritionist and then a doctor to determine if the chosen food intake meets our needs. Every body is different, and the same diet can affect your metabolism very differently. In addition to maintaining a balanced food intake, another essential factor is regular sports practice. And it is that, as most experts conclude, it is useless to eat healthy if one does not exercise regularly.
Below, we present some of the most popular eating habits and which illustrious figures from the world media scene have decided to incorporate them into their day to day to achieve a better physique and also increase their emotional well-being.
Also called the keto diet, it became very popular a few years ago and was one of the first major food proposals to succeed internationally. His secret: minimize carbohydrates -bread, pasta, cereals, rice…- and incorporate foods high in fat and protein.
The word “ketogenic” comes from the term “ketosis”, a process in which the body, in the absence of carbohydrates, turns to fat for energy. It is one of the least flexible guidelines, since the amount of food that it contemplates is quite small. It is not recommended for all those who suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure or lactating women.
The American actress Hale Berry, the model Kourtney Kardashian or the Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima are some of the celebrities who have adopted it – some of them have managed to lose up to 15 kilos in just a few weeks.
As its name indicates, it is based on all those foods that our ancestors could have eaten in the Paleolithic. Although it may sound strange, it is based on eating fresh foods -whether fish, eggs, vegetables or fruits- and incorporating all kinds of healthy fats for the body from nuts and ancestral seeds.
Pizzas, hamburgers or fries – that is, everything that can be associated with fast food or ultra-processed foods – are off the menu. Some anthropologists affirm that the maintenance of this diet in the past coincided with the neuronal expansion of the human being, hence its enormous benefits.
They have been followed, at some point, by celebrities such as the American singer Miley Cyrus or the actor Matthew McConaughey. The actress from Tennessee, Megan Fox, and Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake’s current partner, are two more examples of celebrities who follow this ancient diet.
It gained enormous popularity as a result of the more than 45 kilograms that the singer Adele managed to lose in a few months. The sirtfood diet, which in the case of the British star followed it very severely, must be combined with unwavering daily exercise routines. Some practitioners claim to have lost up to three kilos per week.
Its magic formula is based on the consumption of a series of foods that interact with sirtuins, which are a group of proteins that supposedly accelerate the weight loss process and even rejuvenate cells more quickly. It consists of three different phases, from most to least restrictive, and allows the consumption of products such as chocolate or red wine. The most important foods in this routine are apples, blueberries, buckwheat, olive oil, citrus fruits, parsley or kale, among others.
Very popular among Hollywood actresses, this diet devised by Dr. Fred Pescatore promises a weight loss of up to four kilos in just two weeks. It does not have great secrets: it completely eliminates sugar -also that of fruits-, trans fats and alcohol and proposes reducing the consumption of carbohydrates such as white bread, pasta or rice to minimum levels.
On the contrary, the consumption of olive oil is very important, while legumes are relegated to an average consumption. There is hardly a limit to eating eggs throughout the week, and the protein from chicken meat, oily fish and the intake of fresh vegetables is essential. Among her fervent followers is the Sex and the City star, Sarah Jessica Parker, who has publicly stated on several occasions that she has helped him maintain an enviable figure at 58 years of age.
One of the great unknowns, the low Fodmap rutin eliminates the consumption of foods rich in ligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and fermentable polyols for several weeks. That is, all those short-chain carbohydrates -sugars, starches and fiber- that we can find in a series of foods that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine, bind water and ferment in the colon.
In fact, it is a recommended diet for all those who suffer from irritable bowel. Its follow-up reduces the swelling of the abdomen and the discomfort associated with some heavy digestions. Dairy products and some fruits such as apples or peaches are eliminated. Unprocessed meats, quinoa, potatoes, nuts, cocoa powder in low amounts or dark chocolate, among many other foods, are allowed. The actress Blake Lively, who rose to fame with the popular series Gossip Girl, claims to have maintained her figure after her pregnancy thanks to the consumption of foods included in the Fodmap diet.
