The British site of the magazine and Web MarieClaire.co.uk specializing in health issues, YourTotalHealt.iVillage.com published a series of tips released by celebrities such as Carmen Electra, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston, who claim not to lose “line” during the last month of the year.

The American actress, Gwyneth Paltrow, who won an award “Oscar” for the film “Shakespeare in Love” in the year 1998, admitted carrying out the so-called macrobiotic diet. This diet was created by the Japanese George Oshawa, Japan philosopher who bases his knowledge on the balance between man and nature.

Foods such as cooked grains (rice, oats, maize), vegetables (soup, fresh or uncooked) and vegetables are essential for macrobiotics. Sometimes it is permitted, as only meat, fish and should be done under guidance of a professional to avoid compensation. It provides large amounts of fiber to the body.

Carmen Electra, who has confessed to repeatedly as “addicted to pizza and other foods high in fat, found that to keep fit makes the so-called Mediterranean Diet.” According to the newspaper Abc.es, this type of food is based on eating balanced and includes chicken, rice, bananas and garlic. It takes the advice of a nutritionist.

Another commonly used dietary regimens for celebrities is to call The Zone. The diet has been made by people like Jennifer Aniston, Madonna, Sandra Bullock, Courtney Love, Cindy Crawford, Marlee Matlin, Kristin Davis and Brad Pitt. It is based on finding a balance between the proteins (30%), carbohydrates (40%) and unsaturated fats (30%), in each of the five meals a day to be accomplished.

The so-called “Zone Diet” was suggested by the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1982, Barry Sears, who devised for people diagnosed with heart disease and heart problems. Its goal is to lose weight permanently, prevent illness and achieve maximum physical level, reducing sugars, breads and starches.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Geri Halliwell were in favor of the “Atkins Diet“. Specialist Robert Atkins was the one who designed it in the early sixties and is based on reducing carbohydrates allows protein intake and fat.

Some specialists have expressed against this diet because they cause a decompensation in the body, however, some people claimed to be healthy and not think of any risk to do it.

Meat, white or red fish, seafood, shellfish, organ meats, eggs or sausages … All these foods have in common to be important sources of protein. They are also rich in iron and many other minerals.

The family of meat products includes all sources of animal protein food. Excluded are sources of milk protein (cheese, milk and dairy products).

In addition to protein intake important and good quality – the meat products are the best source of dietary iron – we also found fatty acids of various qualities of cholesterol in quantity more or less important vitamins and minerals.

Proteins more or less good quality …
These foods are the main providers of quality protein for our body.
These proteins are necessary for our bodies for many reasons and in particular to build muscle tissue and bone structure.

The proteins of this family food exhibit similar qualities. But the meat of poorer quality (3rd class) contain more connective tissue (tendons, ligaments …) and collagen which proteins are of poorer quality, less rich in sulfur amino acids. Moreover, most meats contain fat, less protein per 100g is high.

Iron, vitamins, trace elements …
The iron content in the family food is the hemming iron that is to say good as well absorbed by the body. The liver and some offal are particularly rich in iron. Meat and fish are the only foods that contain non-hemming iron.

In addition to iron, this family contains many vitamins, minerals and trace elements necessary for the proper functioning of our body. These levels of different nutrients vary depending on the nature of the food – fish such as richer in sodium than the meat – and the manner of preparation.