Radical diet of 810 calories a day, consisting of soups and smoothies, really works. To such conclusion scientists from the University of Oxford.
A significant reduction in weight due to restricted calorie diets may be more effective in maintaining a normal body weight than the other measures, the study showed scientists from the University of Oxford. They found that consumed no more than 810 calories a day for 24 weeks people lose weight three times more than those who followed other diets. Those calories were obtained at the expense of soups, cocktails, and special bars. In General, low-calorie diet allowed you to lose 10.7 kg more during the year than any other diet, recommended by General practitioners. Moreover, the researchers specifically measured the effectiveness of diets many months after their termination to determine whether people gain weight back.
More importantly, this radical diet reduced the risk of heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Obtained by Oxford scientists the findings contradict previous studies that have shown that losing weight quickly and radically people then also quickly gain the weight back. In England the official health authorities now widely expect to introduce radical plans for the use of diets based on soups and smoothies for the treatment of diabetes.
In the study by the Oxford scientists took part 278 of adult residents of Oxfordshire, who had a body mass index above 30, which allowed to include them in the category of obesity. All they were offered either a low-energy diet for 24 weeks, or follow the advice of General practitioners on the management of body weight. Radical diet of 810 calories a day gave better results. Her followers received the soups on the basis of a special recipe and a special candy bars in addition to milk, water and food additives with the fibers. (READ MORE)