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About
Diets
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Popular "Fad" Diets
Atkins Diet
Mayo Clinic Diet
Zone Diet
Cabbage Soup Diet
Grapefruit Diet
Very Low Calorie Diets
Fit for Life Diet
Sugar Busters Diet
Mayo
Clinic
The "Mayo Clinic" is a diet that has never been approved
by
the Mayo Clinic. In fact, the Mayo Clinic goes out of it's way
to point out that they do not think the diet is nutritious,
healthful or that it contributes to long term, successful
weight loss.
Read what the Mayo Clinic Health Professionals have to say
about the
"Mayo Clinic" diet.
The "Mayo Clinic" diet is a low carbohydrate, high protein
diet plan. It generally allows a person to eat as much of the
prescribed foods as they desire. It encourages many fried,
high fat foods and encourages a person to eat until they feel
stuffed.
The Mayo Clinic Diet is based on the idea that some foods have
certain natural fat burning agents that can help an individual
to lose weight. The Mayo Clinic diet completely eliminates all
sugars and starches from the diet, and limits caffeine intake.
This is based on the belief that the diet helps balance
insulin levels. Desserts, breads, white vegetables and sweet
potatoes are forbidden. The diet also claims you can double or
triple your helpings of meats, salads and vegetables.
Advocates of this diet plan suggest that you can eat whatever
you want as long as you incorporate certain foods into each
meal. They are bacon, salad and grapefruit.
There are many versions of the "Mayo Clinic" Diet. One is
outlined below.
BREAKFAST:
1/2 grapefruit or 8oz unsweetened juice.
2 Eggs any style
2 Slices of bacon
Black coffee or tea, no sugar
LUNCH:
1/2 grapefruit or 8oz unsweetened juice.
Salad and or raw veggies (any dressing, {not low fat or fat
free})
Meat (Cooked any way)
DINNER:
1/2 grapefruit or 8oz unsweetened juice.
Meat (cooked any way)
Vegetables (any green or red, may be cooked in butter or
Seasoning or a salad as above)
Black coffee or tea, no sugar
BEDTIME:
(opt) 8oz Tomato juice or skim milk
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. At all meals, eat until you are full and unable to eat
anymore.
2. Do not eliminate anything from the diet.
3. The grapefruit is vital to the diet.
4. Limit coffee intake to one cup each meal.
5. Don't eat between meals.
6. The diet may eliminate sugars and starches, but allows for
much fat.
7. Do not eat desserts, breads and white vegetables of sweet
potatoes.
8. Expect no weight loss until the 4th day. Up to 5 pounds
will disappear on day 5. Expect to lose 1-2 pounds a day from
day 6 on.
9. Drink 8 glasses (8oz.) of water every day.
All the experts agree that this diet doesn't work for long
term weight loss. As well, it contains no complex
carbohydrates, often resulting in feeling weak and unable to concentrate. As well, the premise the diet is
based on - that grapefruit contains enzymes that enable our
body to burn fat for energy - has been proven false.
The popularity of this diet likely rests on the fact that one
can eat as much as one likes, often of high fat foods. As
well, the diet promises one can loose 20 pounds in a period of
2 weeks.
The Mayo Clinic's Health Living
Centers provides excellent advice and research about
diet and nutrition. Excellent resources about
diets and
nutrition are offered by the Nutrition.gov website. |
