The Grapefruit Diet Just A Hollywood Fad Diet
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Ron Cripps in Losing Weight
One of the popular fad diets in Hollywood was the grapefruit diet. It dates back to the’30s, and many Hollywood stars of the time swore by it. It remained popular until the mid-1970s, when it became one of the diets that was sent from fax machine to fax machine, creating a phenomenon known as xerox lore. The diet is credited to the Mayo Clinic, which clearly states that it has nothing to do with the diet and that this diet is not healthy.
Originally the grapefruit diet was an Atkins style diet that added one half grapefruit before each meal. There was no cheating on this diet only three meals a day and no in between meals snacks. The diet made astounding claims such as lose a pound each day for 10 days.
The distribution was just as far fetched no weight loss for four days then five pounds lost all on the fifth day. It was based on the claim that grapefruit contains fat burning enzymes, something that has never been proven.
In 2004 it was proven that the diet may work. Eating grapefruit prior to meals helped people in the study lose 3.6 pounds in twelve weeks. Drinking the juice from the grapefruit led to only slightly less weight loss. A few of the participants lost an astounding 10 pounds.
Researchers credited the weight loss to decreased insulin levels caused by eating the grapefruit. But the study didn’t limit people to just diet, they also exercised more which may have resulted in the weight loss.
Here’s an overview of the typical grapefruit diet plan:
- Drink eight servings of water a day. – Stop eating when you feel full. – Eat all the listed foods at each meal, don’t skip food as it interferes with fat burning. – The catalyst to the whole process is grapefruit, so don’t cut it. – Drink only up to 1 cup of coffee at meals. – No snacking before or after meals. – You can have Butter that is OK. – No starches or sweets can be eaten. – Meat and vegetables are fine. – It’s important to eat into you’re full because the more you eat the more you will lose. – Skip two days between each 12 day diet period. – Eat one half grapefruit, or drink’ ounce glass of grapefruit, at each meal time.
The grapefruit diet may be for you if you like this regimented lifestyle. ut to me you need some flexibility in your diet and at least some foods that you like to eat.
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