Edited by Ivan Mercolini
Greetings to all.
This time we talk about a topic dear to a large part of the visitors of this site. Let's talk about slimming diet.
The purpose of the article will be to show the classic method for compiling a diet aimed at weight loss. For obvious reasons of space I will be schematic.
I said "classic method", as there are so many schools and methods for drawing up the aforementioned diet, as many as there are for the science of training. To name just a few of the reasonable ones we have: METABOLIC DIET, DIECLECTED DIET, ZONE DIET, DISCHARGED DIET (or "meat and water"), THE HYPO-HYPERCARBOHYDRATIC DIET OF PHILLIPS, DIET 40-30-30 ( similar to the area, but without the constraint of 40-30-30 at every meal, as long as this distribution is present in the total daily amount), THE ACID-BASIC DIET, THE PALEO DIET, THE WARRIOR DIET, etc.
Ivan Mercolini
- author of the article -
Each of these schools occupies the space of a textbook. It goes without saying that I can't deal with them all here (though, meanwhile, you can get an idea by reading the single-issue cards on this site).
And even with regard to a diet set according to the classical school, I can only be schematic and summary, otherwise to be complete I should draw up a series of books. Oh yes, dear readers, the science of nutrition is not something simple, as the weeklies want to make you understand. It is, as the term says, a SCIENCE therefore a very serious discipline that requires several years of study to be able to manage it properly. In fact, the professionals authorized by the Law to lay down and sign you a diet, a food scheme, or nutritional advice, grammated or not, are the Nutritionist Biologists, the Doctors and eventually the dieticians, who unlike the nutritionists need the preventive medical indication.
So be careful: always check that the figure you are addressing for your Vs. line is qualified and legally authorized.
The premise is a duty not only as a recommendation to adopt prudent conduct, but also to indicate the correct use of this article. The information cited here must be used for personal culture, in order to have an overall view of one's food conduct and its most likely correction. Precisely because the SCIENCE OF NUTRITION cannot be summarized in these following words of mine, do not think that you have found the key to manipulate your diet at will without the advice of a qualified professional mentioned above. Whoever does it does so on his own responsibility.
Then you will learn:
- how a professional works
- a simple method to assess your caloric needs
- a simple method to evaluate calories and macronutrient composition of your daily meals
- the calories to be taken and the relative composition for weight loss
- and so much more
You will need it to free yourself once and for all from the influence and fascination that weekly trade magazines, talk shows, and fake dieticians have on you; you will approach with confidence the Doctor or the nutritionist Biologist (or equivalent), now aware of what will most likely be required of you and what will most likely be drafted.
Another novelty, this article will be open source. That is the colleagues, and in particular the Nutrition Biologists who are the legitimate sovereigns of qs. subject, they are invited to supplement with them texts and information (which I will arrange to have published once the goodness is verified). The aim in fact is not so much to show the encyclopedic culture of Mr. Mercolini, how to create an article as beautiful as possible, complete, usable, useful on the subject, through the collaboration of the various forces present in this area. site.
Well, let's proceed ...
WHAT'S NEEDED
In this chapter I will list the information that the professional needs to carry out his function. I already did it in the community, but since not all of them are registered, it should be repeated here.
This information may vary in quantity and quality depending on the Dietician. In fact, everyone has their own way of working. What is certain is that several of these will DEFINITELY be required:
The essential data necessary to draw up a training protocol and / or professional diet are the following:
- Age, height, weight (fasting), sex
- Somatotype (endomorphic, ectomorphic, mesomorphic) and biotype (clavicular, trapezoidal, etc.) - at least as an indication.
- Body composition (at least in indicative form)
- Anamnesis of weekly activities type (what the subject does, in detail, every day, every hour, in a typical week)
- Anamnesis of the typical weekly diet (what the subject eats, in detail, from the LUN to the DOM in a typical week, specifying GOOD quantities, soft drinks, sugars, and various snacks)
- Food allergies and intolerances
- Pathologies in place or resolved.
- Goals in the short and long term
These are the NECESSARY data. Then, at the discretion of the professional, you can also request:
- Haematic profile (LDL, HDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides, liver values, blood sugar, thyroid values)
- Diseases of relatives (parents, grandparents, siblings)
- Food preferences (welcome foods and not)
- Medical certificate (generally required only in subjects with particular pathologies, and weak subjects - elderly, children - or those who start competitive). In fact, it would be more correct that the medical certificate presented to him who does not intend to do physical activity, this being the subject at risk. ^ _ ^
- Various tests that the professional will perform (length / flexibility of the various muscle areas, stress / resistance tests, aerobic fitness, etc.).
- Any other business at the discretion of the professional's modus operandi.
