Judy Mazel, author of the Beverly Hills Diet, was a Chicago local who dreamed of becoming an actress. She went to California and worked in the record and airline industry and as a waitress. She used majority of her earnings on diet pills in an attempt to have the body of a star.
When Judy Mazel was hospitalized and was pronounced incurably fat due to a non-functioning thyroid and pituitary, she started her personal goal to lose weight.
From self-study, comprehensive research and experimenting on her own body, Judy Mazel came up with the Beverly Hills Diet.
The Beverly Hills Diet encourages the dieter to combine or separate certain kinds of foods. This method is used to allow the body to digest each food item properly. Judy Mazel’s theory suggests that a mixture of food groups will "confuse" the enzymes of the body.
The program starts with a 35-day diet plan. The calorie intake is based on the principle of "all you can eat" on particular food groups. During the 35-day period, the program offers twenty-one meals of your choice.
Although the Beverly Hills Diet recommends a life-long change in eating habits, the program is a little tricky. For example, the diet program recommends eating fruits alone. Carbohydrates are eaten with carbohydrates and proteins should be consumed with proteins only.
The reason for this categorization is to ensure that food is digested properly and will not be stored as fat.
According to the Beverly Hills Diet, papaya softens body fat. Then pineapples burn the fat off and watermelons cleanse it out of the system. Obviously, if you wish to try this program, you should learn to eat large amount of fruits and plan your meals ahead of time to ensure proper combination of food groups.
Although this program is considered unorthodox, it is effective in achieving weight loss during the initial phase of the program.
While the theories behind the Beverly Hills Diet such as the "confusion of enzymes" and "categorizing food will ensure proper digestion" is scientifically incorrect, the program will help you lose weight due to the low calorie intake.
However, the division of nutrients in the Beverly Hills Diet program does not make your enzymes more efficient. Combining a mixture of food groups is important in one’s health. When a dieter eats specific nutrients and avoids others, this causes a substantial decrease in energy along with combining fats, carbohydrates and protein to make the dieter feel fuller.
The only commendation of the Beverly Hills Diet is that it emphasizes on eating fruits. Nevertheless, you should not do so at the expense of other vital nutrients.
