Originally Posted by Turbonium
ok there are many different diets out there ie Atkin's etc.
why don't people just eat a balanced meal with proteins carbs and fat all
porportionaly reduced?? i am guessing that this method doesn't really
work for seditary people and thats why there are diets like Atkin's.
Basically, there are, but no one is going to make any money out of that. They need a catchy name and slogan to market. For example, the Zone diet is pretty much eating a healthy balanced diet, the only thing is it focuses on reducing insulin surges.
Also, people have a skewed view of what is healthy and balanced due to marketing over the years. When I ask people; "Do you eat a healthy balanced diet?", the answer is invariably yes. Funny thing is, the people that I ask this question of are invariably over-weight.
As an aside, my competition diet is isocaloric which means equal calories spread between carbs, fat and protein.