Whole30

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Whole30 is a 30-day fashion diet that emphasizes whole foods and where participants remove sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, soy, and dairy products from their diet.

Whole30 is similar but more restrictive than the Paleo Diet , as followers are not allowed to eat natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup. Foods allowed during the program include meat, nuts, seeds, seafood, eggs, vegetables, and fruits. During the Whole30, participants are advised not to count calories or weigh themselves.

After the program is completed, participants are asked to strategically introduce foods outside of the recommended Whole30 list, document the health consequences and culinary value, and determine whether the addition is desirable. The founders believe that sugars, grains, dairy products, alcohol, and legumes affect weight, energy, and stress. Losing weight is not a Whole30 focus; Counting calories and weighing are not allowed.

The program was launched in 2009 by sports nutritionists Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Hartwig. In July 2016, a New York Times article on the use of Instagram by dieters found that Whole30 program participants had shared over a million Instagram posts using the # Whole30 hashtag, compared to those over 3.5 Millions of posts under the hashtag #WeightWatchers.

No studies have been conducted specifically investigating the health effects of the Whole30. While nutritionists generally agree with the program's emphasis on proteins, vegetables, and unprocessed foods and avoiding added sugars and alcohol, they view the Whole30 diet as being too extreme.

Diet ranked last among the 38 most popular diets ranked by US News & World Report in the 2016 Best Diets Rankings. Meridan Zerner, one of the assessors, said: "We want behavior changes and diet changes that are slow, progressive and meaningful." Commenting on diet, David L. Katz said, "The grouping [of prohibited foods] is random and quite bizarre from a dietary standpoint: if the idea is good nutrition, leaving out whole grains and legumes is contrary to a lot of evidence. " It was voted one of the Worst Health Trends in 2013 by Health Magazine.

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Whole30: is the restrictive diet worth it? In: delawareonline . ( delawareonline.com [accessed July 8, 2018]).
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  4. ↑ Why the Whole30 Diet Is Taking Over Instagram . In: ELLE . April 28, 2014 ( elle.com [accessed July 8, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Why Dieters Flock to Instagram . ( nytimes.com [accessed July 8, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Is the Whole30 diet right for you? Program has ardent supporters but some experts worry that it's too restrictive. In: Dallas News . May 22, 2016 ( dallasnews.com [accessed July 8, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Best and Worst Health Trends of 2013 . In: Health.com . ( health.com [accessed July 8, 2018]).