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31.07.2005., nedjelja
Christina Aguilera weighs in on diets
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Christina Aguilera weighs in on diets Jul 28, 2005 Not that Christina Aguilera necessarily needs to lose weight, but according to reports from a non-so-reliable source (”the U.K.’s best teen site,” Teen Today), the sexy chanteuse has been following a unique diet based on the texture, temperature, and color of the foods she eats. Aguilera’s personal chef whips up meals for her to conform with the new diet, which she is supposedly sticking to “religiously.” So what’s the diet? She eats four food items for each meal, one crunchy, one soft, one hot, and one cold. And on top of that, the colors of these food items needs to be bold and contrasting. Although we suspect that the Teen Today writer just made this story up (or perhaps Ms. Aguilera’s publicist is responsible for making it up), the diet is not necessary completely wacky. Oftentimes nutritional advice is packaged in simplified, easy-to-remember forms, sacrificing some detail and accuracy for communication effectiveness. For example, mirroring the “bold and contrasting colors” component of the Aguilera diet, the food-industry sponsored nutritional initiative “5-a-Day the Color Way” recommends eating different colored fruits and vegetables to get a healthy balance of nutrients. And, similarly, the various pyramids and food groups from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are simplified nutritional advice. How about the advice to eat different textures and temperatures? This could be interpreted as advice to eat both raw and cooked food, in particular vegetables and fruit, which is not a bad thing. And in general, it could be seen as advice for variety in the diet, also good. Finally, many diets are based on strict rules and restrictions, which seem to work in part because they make eating such an inconvenient ordeal that many dieters just give up and don’t eat so much. Izvor: CalorieLab Calorie |
