The Beverly Hills Diet was created by actress Judy Mazel in the 1980s. The idea is that food groups should be eaten in a certain order and certain foods should not be eaten together to avoid indigestion, which can lead to obesity, says TheDietChannel. In the 1990s, Mazel revised the diet to become the New Beverly Hills Diet, which is less extreme and is followed for 35 instead of 42 days. However, the Journal of the American Medical Association advises against this weight loss plan, and it is important that you seek medical advice before embarking on it, says Holisticonline.com.
Fruit
Fresh fruit is the basis of the original and New Beverly Hills Diet, says the EveryDiet website. It is eaten every day for breakfast--some days it is the only thing you can eat--and should always be eaten alone. You can eat as much fruit as you like on the diet, but you can only eat one type at a time and must wait an hour before swapping to a different type, and two hours before eating carbohydrates or protein.
Carbohydrates and Proteins
Carbohydrates should be eaten after fruit and can be eaten with fats, but not with fruit or protein on the Beverly Hills diet, explains the EveryDiet website. Bread, corn and rice are included in this food group. Protein--such as lamb chops, shrimp and dairy products--can only be eaten with fats. Once you start eating either of these food groups, you can't eat fruit for the rest of the day.
Alcohol
The Beverly Hills Diet takes a relaxed view of alcohol, says Diet.com. Wine is classed as a fruit and, unlike all other fruits, it can be consumed with other food groups. Champagne is considered a neutral food and can be drunk at any time.
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