The Grapefruit Diet

One of the popular fad diets in Hollywood was the grapefruit diet. It dates back to the 1930s, 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 faxed around from machine to machine, popularly known as xerox lore. The diet has been described as bad by the Mayo Clinic, often associated with the diet.

The grapefruit diet is a lot like Atkins, but with a grapefruit eaten with each meal. There are no snacks allowed on this strict three meals a day diet. The diet made astounding claims – lose a pound each day for 10 days. It is also commonly claimed that a dieter might not lose any weight on the first four days but then 5 pounds would magically drop off on the fifth day. Supposedly grapefruit contains enzymes that destroy fat, but no study has ever proven that to be true.

Researchers showed that the diet may work in a 2004 study. Eating ฝ grapefruit prior to meals helped people in the study lose 3.6 pounds in twelve weeks. Those who drank the serving of grapefruit juice at each meal lost just slightly less weight in the same period of time. Many of the participants lost more than 10 pounds in 12 weeks. Researchers attributed the weight loss to decreased insulin levels caused by eating grapefruit. However, all the participants slightly enhanced their exercise programs, which may account for the lost weight.

Here’s a typical grapefruit diet:

- Drink eight servings of water a day.
- Eat only until you are full at each meal.
- Eat all the food listed at each meal, skipping food interferes with fat burning.
- The catalyst t the whole process is grapefruit, so don’t cut it.
- Try to avoid coffee, but if drunk consume only three cups a day.
- No snacking.
- Butter is OK.
- Do not eat desserts, breads, white vegetables, or sweet potatoes.
- Meat and vegetables are fine.
- Eating more will actually result in more weight loss.
- Follow the diet 12 days on, 2 days off, 12 days on etc.
- Eat one half grapefruit, or drink 18 ounce glass of grapefruit, with each meal.

Give the grapefruit diet a try.

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