Do Your Meals Provide 30 Grams Of Protein?

Many healthy people eat diets providing more protein than they need. The supplement industry wants you to believe otherwise.

Some guidelines recommend getting 30 or more grams per meal (90 g per day).

Take this videos quiz to check if know what meals provide less, more, or equal 30 grams of protein.

In this video:

• How much is 30 grams of protein? 00:40
• Protein and amino acids. 1:24
• Animal versus plant protein. 2:10
• 30 grams of protein meal quiz. 3:37

Carbs Versus Calories

Low carb diets have guaranteed weight loss and disease prevention for more than 60 years. Instead of low carb they should be called low refined carb diets.

Replacing carbs with fat and protein may not be enough to cause weight loss and prevent or cure chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Billions of people around the world eat high plant food diets and live long, healthy lives.

In this video:

• Sources of food calories (energy). 00:39
• What are carbs? 00:56
• Processed versus natural carb calories. 2:03
• Carbs and diabetes. 2:48
• Carbs and weight gain. 4:27

Fad Diet Pseudoscience

The “science”” many fad diets use to support their claimed health benefits is actually based on pseudoscience, like animal studies, not on rigorous clinically trials.

In this video:

• Marketing pseudoscience. 00:42
• Nutrition science is not exact. 2:43
• Why nutrition science is not exact. 4:30
• Nutrition science and clinical trials. 6:14

Clinically Proven Fad Diet Myths

Why diet plans claiming to be clinically proven to reduce weight, improve health, slow aging, and eliminate chronic diseases usually do not deliver what they claim. And, diet plans with proven health benefits.

In this video:

• Types of clinical trials. 00:35
• Corporate funded clinical trials. 3:55
• Diets with proven health benefits. 5:41

Milled Flax Seeds Vs. Wheat Flour

Nutritional comparison of milled flaxseeds (meal, flour) and wheat flours.

In this video:

• What are flaxseeds? 00:41
• Ground versus whole flaxseeds. 00:59
• Milled flax versus flax flour. 1:21
• Flax and ALA omega-3. 2:14
• Flaxseed versus wheat flour. 3:40
• Flax and flour nutrition. 5:18
• Flaxseed and flour protein. 6:14

Creating A Sustainable Diet

Many people yo-yo diet starting a new weight loss diet, lose weight, stop the diet, and regain the weight they lost. And, many times a few extra pounds. One reason is unsustainable diets. While some claim to be sustainable, they either require high price ingredients like 100% organic, or restrict eating so many foods that dieters soon tire of the plan.

This video shares how to create a sustainable diet that meets your needs rather than a one-size-fits-all diet.

Sustainable diets not only you lose weight, it helps you n=maintain a healthy weight.

In this video:

• Excess body fat versus weight gain. 00:49
• Sustainable versus unsustainable diets. 1:38
• Ignore fast weight loss claims and testimonials. 3:50
• Excess weight loss math. 5:31
• Estimating your calorie needs. 7:57
• Foods you should cut or eliminate. 9:32
• Organic versus nonorganic foods. 13:20

Slow Versus Fast Weight Loss

A leading cause of yo-yo dieting are low calorie diet plans promoting fast weight loss. Most are nutrient deficient and lead to a slower metabolism making it easier to gain weight. People who lose excess fat slowly are more likely to achieve permanent weight loss while improving health.

In this video:

• Slow, permanent weight loss. 00:41
• Are your weight loss goals realistic? 2:38
• Calculate your body mass index (BMI). 4:08
• Estimate your current calorie needs. 4:40
• Estimate your ideal weight calorie needs. 6:23
• Develop a sustainable diet plan. 6:48

Healthy Brain Diets &Foods

Many factors affect brain health. One you can control is your diet. Poor diets negatively affect your brain and overall health. Healthy, sustainable diets positively affects your brain and overall health. Your diet and increase or decrease your risk of dementia.

In this video:

• A healthy brain versus dementia. 00:39
• Unproven social media solutions. 1:29
• Diet versus supplements. 2:14
• Healthy brain diets. 3:12
• Healthy brain foods. 4:31

Pegan Diet Facts & Myths

Facts and myths about the pegan diet combining the “health benefits” of vegetarian and paleo diets. Pegan is the brainchild of Dr Mark Hyman, best selling diet book author and PBS pledge drive program host. Like most fad, miracle diets, pegan’s health benefits are miraculous results are only documented on Dr. Hyman’s website, books, and PBS program. There are no published clinical trials to back up his claims.

Like most fad diets, pegan emphasizes eating mostly organic foods, and pasture raised or grass-fed meat. It is another diet for the haves while the have nots struggle with increasing obesity and diabetes.

In this video:

• What is a pegan diet? 00:39
• Approved pegan diet foods. 1:30
• Banned pegan diet foods. 2:15
• Claimed health benefits. 5:15
• Returning to home cooked meals. 7:34
• Pegan diet facts & myths. 9:05

Marketing Tricks: Food Labels & Ads

U.S. food makers use a variety of names, labels and certifications to make highly processed foods appear to be healthy foods, and how supermarkets use weekly ads to lure shoppers into their stores to buy highly processed foods.

In this video:

• Same name, lower quality. 00:47
• Meaningless marketing terms. 2:28
• Sales boosting certifications…for a small fee. 4:26
• Misleading supermarket sale prices. 6:41
• The high cost of deregulation. 9:50

Copyright 2012-2024 DiTuro Productions, LLC