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The Grapefruit Diet
By: John Tyson
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. “
Servings
Carbohydrates
3-6
servings/day
Whole Grain
Bagels, Corn
Flakes, Low
sugar cereals,
Bran Muffins,
Pasta, Rice,
Whole Grain
Bread, and
Potatoes.
Fruits
4-6
servings/day
Oranges,
Papayas, Plums,
Strawberries,
Pears,
Melons,
Grapefruit,
Apples, and
Bananas.
Vegetables
2-4
servings/day
Spinach, Peas,
Corn, Salad,
Cucumbers,
Carrots,
Celery,
Asparagus and
Broccoli.
Dairy
1-2
servings/day
Cheese, Milk,
Yogurt, and
Cottage
Cheese.
Protein
2 serving/day
Tuna without
Mayonnaise,
Crab, Lean
Steak, Skinless
Chicken, Fish,
Beans, Lentils
and Eggs.
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.
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.
Benefits
Risk
• 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.
Recommended?
• 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 shortterm diet, so once you go back to eating regular after the 12 days, you gain
all of the weight back anyway.