British Heart Foundation Diet – 3 day weight loss!

Dr. Kavita | September 5, 2010

The British Heart Foundation diet is no way related to or endorsed or even accepted by the British Heart Foundation. The name is actually a misnomer and probably designed to mislead people. The other name for this British Heart Foundation diet is the Green lane diet.

How does the British Heart Foundation diet help in losing weight?

  • This particular diet can be categorized as a very low calorie diet (VLCD)
  • The recommended daily intake of calories is pegged at 700 calories only.
  • A very low calorie diet like this certainly helps in losing weight extremely fast, by creating a state of Ketosis in the body.
  • The weight loss brought about by using the British Heart Foundation diet is around 10 pounds in 3 days

Details of the British Heart Foundation diet:

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Breakfast:

  • Snax biscuits- 5
  • Cheddar cheese- 1 slice
  • Apple- 1 small size

Lunch:

  • Boiled egg- 1
  • Dry toast- 1

Dinner

  • Tuna- 1 cup
  • Beetroot- 1 cup
  • Cauliflower- 1 cup
  • Melon- ½
  • Vanilla Diet ice-cream- ½ cup

The British Heart Foundation diet aims to burn all the stored fat reserves by forcing the body to go in to a carbohydrate deficit. This particular diet should never be attempted for more than 3 days a stretch, because long term and continued intake of a very low calorie diet can turn out to be highly injurious to health and may even cause major damages to the internal organs.

The major amount of weight loss which is obtained after going on a British Heart Foundation diet is due to the water loss. The water content of the body is lost in the 3 days of the British Heart Foundation diet, and this accounts for almost 90-95 % of the weight loss observed.

This diet is especially popular with people who need to lose weight quickly. May be they need to look trim and slim for a function or a party, which they need attending.

The British Heart Foundation diet cannot be considered safe for women who are breast feeding or pregnant, and is contra-indicated for folks suffering from chronic disorders too.

Many people praise the benefits of this British Heart Foundation diet, and tend to use the 3 day diet program periodically. They use the 3 day diet plan to lose weight, and then from the 4th day onwards continue eating what they usually do.

The next session of the British Heart Foundation diet is done when they again feel a need to lose some more weight, say after 3 or 4 months.

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