High Protein Diets

The most popular high protein diets are 'Atkins Diet', the 'Zone Diet', and 'Sugar Busters!'. Another eating plan that has been given some exposure on Australian TV is the 'Slim Forever' diet. The inventors of these diets make different claims about their effects on health, ranging from weight loss to massive reduction in disease risk and vastly increased life expectancy. The concept that it may be healthier to eat more high-protein foods such as meat, fish and eggs—at the expense of fruits, vegetables, potatoes, pasta and rice—has a high level of appeal to many people. But just how strong is the nutritional and medical evidence that these diets are safe and healthy in the long term?