General Tenets and Information of the Cambridge Diet
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March 1, 2007
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Researchers at Cambridge University in England designed the Cambridge diet plan in the 1970s to help counter the rising obesity trends. The Cambridge diet offers three different plans for different needs. The crux of the Cambridge diet is its rapid restriction of caloric intake. The Cambridge diet in the UK is different from the Cambridge diet in the USA in that the UK diet recommends you start with the Fast Plan followed by maintenance on the Regular Plan (below).
Plans The Fast Start plan was designed to either kick start the regular or physician monitored plan, or if your goal is to loose just 10 to 15 pounds. It is also used periodically throughout the regular plan. The Fast Start plan calls for consumption of three Cambridge diet nutrition cereals, soups or drinks at normal meal times plus 64 to 80 ounces of one of the acceptable liquids (listed below). The total caloric intake on the Fast Start plan is 420 per day.
The Cambridge Diet Regular Plan is the most flexible and considerably higher in calories than the Fast Start plan. The Regular Plan calls for 420 calories of Cambridge diet weight loss foods combined with 400 calories of regular food and the same 64 to 80 ounces of one of the acceptable liquids per day.
Dieters with more than 30 pounds to loose are advised to follow the Physician Monitored diet plan. The Physician Monitored program is a very low calorie diet (three Cambridge diet shakes, cereals or soups for a total of 410 calories per day) and results in rapid weight loss. Because the considerably low caloric intake and rapid weight reduction can cause unusual strain on the body, physician monitoring is essential.
Another aspect of the Cambridge diet weight loss plan is the trained counselors that are part of the program. They can help you adjust to your new diet and adjust to your feelings of hunger (very typical the first 3-5 days.)
Liquids
The Cambridge diet recommends eight to ten 8 ounce glasses of fluid per day. These can be black tea or coffee, tap or bottled water, which can be still or sparkling, but should not contain fruit flavoring.
You should not drink alcoholic beverages of any type, coffee or tea with cream or sugar, pure fruit juices or drinks, any drink containing calories.
Warnings and Precautions As with any very low calorie diet, the Cambridge liquid diet plan does have some correlation with a few medical problems. A strong connection has been made between very low calorie diets, like the Cambridge diet, & gallbladder issues, osteoporosis, anemia and clinical depression. If you are considering this weight loss program, take your Cambridge diet info to your doctor and ask for his or her advice.
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