The British Heart Foundation diet is a low-calorie diet plan also commonly referred to as the Greenlane diet. This is an extremely low-calorie diet that only allows you to eat approximately 700 calories per day. This is a fad diet, and clinical evidence does not support the effectiveness or safety of this diet. Also, the British Heart Foundation did not create and has not endorsed or recommended this diet. As with any diet plan, you should speak with your doctor prior to attempting this diet.
Breakfast Elements
The 3-Day Heart Foundation Diet requires you to consume an apple, a slice of cheddar cheese and five crackers for breakfast. Besides water, this diet allows you to drink unsweetened black coffee or plain tea. The breakfast contains approximately 200 calories, and the diet allows you to eat the breakfast in one setting or spread out over the morning hours.
A Very Light Lunch
For lunch, this diet permits you to eat a boiled egg and a slice of plain bread or toast. As with breakfast, you can eat your lunch in one setting or spread out over a couple of hours. This lunch contains approximately 150 calories.
Tuna and Vegetables for Dinner
The dinner recommended by this diet contains approximately 250 calories. Dinner features 1 cup of tuna, 1 cup of cauliflower, 1/2 cup of melon and 1 cup of beetroot. For dessert, the diet permits you to eat 1/2 cup of low-fat vanilla ice cream. The diet does not specify how to prepare the tuna or vegetables. However, you should not add any sauces or fats during the preparation process.
Notes
You should try this very low-calorie diet only under the supervision of a medical professional and never follow this diet for more than three days. Although the diet may result in temporary weight loss, there is no evidence that this diet supports long-term weight loss. Additionally, this diet lacks many essential vitamins and minerals and, therefore, could potentially result in health problems.
References
- "Cardiovascular Disease"; British Nutrition Foundation and Sara Stanner; 2005
- "Encyclopedia of Diet Fads"; Marjolijn Bijlefeld and Sharon K. Zoumbaris; 2008
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