Before getting confused, the Mayo Clinic Diet does not have anything to do with the renowned Mayo Clinic health center and hospital in Rochester U.S.
The Mayo Clinic Diet, which has been around the weight loss scene for years, appears in different forms all around the world. Even with different names for the Mayo Diet, it all follows the same concept: a high-protein, low-carbohydrates meal plan.
Generally, all Mayo Clinic Diet programs claim immediate weight loss effects. The meals are balanced, but lean towards meat and grapefruits.
A typical breakfast of a dieter who follows this diet includes half a grapefruit or 8oz unsweetened juice, raw vegetables or salad and meat cooked in his or her preference.
Lunch and dinner meals are similar. They both include meat, raw vegetables or salad (with low-fat dressing), half a grapefruit or unsweetened juice. The only difference is that during dinner, the dieter has the option to add black coffee or unsweetened tea.
Before bedtime, you have the option to drink 8 oz of skim milk or tomato juice.
The Mayo Clinic diet emphasizes not to eliminate any food item from the diet. The program restricts consumption of white and starchy vegetables, desserts, potatoes, celery, corn, junk foods, noodles and many more.
Although the diet plan eliminates starches and sugar, you could still replace fried foods with butter on meat and vegetables.
It also prohibits eating between meals and drinking coffee. However, you could drink soft drinks as long as it is caffeine-free and low in sugar.
The program claims that the food suggested is enough for one person to avoid getting hungry.
The Mayo Clinic Diet lasts exactly twelve days. As soon as one finishes the program, he or she has to go off the diet for two consecutive days and restart the diet plan again.
Although the program could make you lose weight, it is temporary and unhealthy because of the nutritionally unbalanced meals.
