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Different
Versions of Grapefruit Diet
There are basically 3 versions of
grapefruit diet. The first version is very low in calories, i.e.
around 800 - 1000 calories. Dieters consume half a grapefruit ,
small amount of salad and very lean meat at each meal. The very
low calorie intake combined with the fat burning properties of
grapefruit diet helps dieters to lose up to 12 pounds in 10 days.
The second version is high protein
grapefruit diet plan. This version began to circulate in the 1970s
and comes with a list of foods that dieters can and cannot consume.
The high protein version promises weight loss of up to 52 pounds in 10
weeks. However, many experts doubt the ability of high
protein version to reduce weight as it does not limit the consumption of
meat and could easily encourage overeating.
The third version of grapefruit
diet involves regular use of grapefruit or grapefruit juice as an
approach to weight reduction. This is a more "balanced" version
and is used by research personnel in Scripps Clinic at California
to confirm that a simple act of adding half a grapefruit or 4 ounces of
grapefruit juice will result in losing 3 pounds in 12 weeks, with some
participants lost more than 10 pounds. Researchers suspect that
grapefruits help to reduce insulin spike after meal, thus enables our
body to process food more efficiently for use as energy and subsequently
reduce fat stored in body. Another study by John Hopkins showed
that a combination of proper nutrition and grapefruit could help you
lose 19 pounds. Adding exercise to it and you can expect to lose
25 pounds or more together with substantial health benefits such as
reduced cholesterol level.
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Grapefruit
Diet Recipes
Broiled
Grapefruit
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Grilled Ginger Grapefruit
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Grapefruit Ambrosia
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Grapefruit Caramel Crisp
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Grapefruit
Pie
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Grapefruit and Cheese Salad
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Grapefruit Orange Salad
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Salmon Grapefruit Salad
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Grapefruit Apricot Juice
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Grapefruit, Blueberries, Apple Juice
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Grapefruit, Orange, Kiwi Juice
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Grapefruit, Pineapple, Apple Juice
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Grapefruit and Mint Sorbet
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Minty Grapefruit Sorbet with Campari
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Pink Grapefruit Soya Sherbet
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