Review Description:
The grapefruit diet promises that you can lose up to 50 pounds in as little as two and a half months. Not only is this type of weight loss unhealthy, but is also nearly impossible without totally depriving your body of nutrients. According to various Internet sites, this diet is one of the most popular word-of-mouth plans in the United States. Grapefruit is believed to have a fat-burning enzyme and thus the plan calls for a grapefruit at every meal. Most of the meals also include some protein (egg, chicken or beef), vegetables and coffee or tea. Calories add up to about 800 a day, which leads to dramatic weight loss. The plus side to this diet is grapefruit is a great source of vitamin C and high in fiber. The disadvantage of any plan that restricts dieters to certain foods is bound to eliminate vital nutrients and vitamins. The plan simply has too few calories to be safe.