1. The Grapefruit Diet By: John Tyson

2. What is the Grapefruit Diet? The grapefruit diet is a fat free and low calorie diet that is supposed to produce rapid weight loss. There is no specific variation of the grapefruit diet; there are many versions. It is a very strict 12-day diet that requires you to eat specific foods at different periods in the day. What are the claims of the grapefruit diet? !0 pound in 12 days. Grapefruit contain enzymes that reduce appetite, and enhance rapid weight loss. Quackery? “The grapefruit diet will help you lose 10 pounds in approximately 12 days. “

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4. DRI Recommendations The grapefruit diet does reflect some of the dietary guidelines for Americans!!!! Protein: The DRI recommendation was 56 grams, and this diet provided well over 100 grams in a day. Fat: The DRI value for fat should be between 20-35 % of calories eaten. If you follow the diet, you get about 33 % of your calories from fat. Carbs: The grapefruit diet did meet the recommendation for carbs as well. On this diet, you are able to get 3-6 servings of carbs a day, which equaled to 140g. This allowed for the diet to meet the recommendation of 130 grams. Vitamins: The grapefruit diet does meet the DRI recommendations for most Vitamins. Did not meet DRI for : Folate, Vitamin E, and K. Minerals: It met the DRI recommendation for most minerals. Fell under for: Iron, Magnesium, and Calcium, which is a red flag.

5. Meals For breakfast, you are supposed to eat: 2 eggs boiled, 2 slices of bacon, and 1/2 grapefruit or 8 oz. grapefruit juice without adding sugar. For lunch you are supposed to eat: ½ grapefruit or 8 oz. grapefruit juice without sugar, a salad, any style meat in any amount. For dinner you are supposed to eat: 1/2 grapefruit or 8 oz. grapefruit juice without adding sugar, a salad with or a red or green vegetable cooked in butter or spices, meat or Fish cooked any way, and a cup of coffee or tea. Lastly for a bedtime snack you are supposed to have an 8 oz. cup of skim milk.

6. The grapefruit diet is low in calories, full of vitamin C, and contains beta-carotene It can help protect against infection The white pith contains pectin and bioflavonoids which makes grapefruits an excellent antioxidant food Reduce risk of diabetes Enzymes in grapefruit help to reduce insulin levels and weight loss The amount of caffeinated beverages one has to drink can cause dehydration The diet is deficient in fiber, protein and several important vitamins and minerals The diet can cause you to feel dizziness or low energy levels throughout the diet. No variety It also lacks in iron and calcium. The grapefruit diet is strictly short-term. In most cases, the weight you lose is regained. BenefitsRisk I do not recommend this diet. It requires you to cut out certain foods, and it is lacking some of the vitamins and minerals you need to function. Despite this version of the diet incorporating more calories, it is still closer to the short end of being ok. The worst part of this diet is that it is a short- term diet, so once you go back to eating regular after the 12 days, you gain all of the weight back anyway. Recommended?