Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet claims to help you lose weight through the use of an individualized body typing system. The program is detailed in the book "Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet Nutritional Eating Plan" written by U.S. physician and nutrition counselor Elliott D. Abravenel, M.D. et al. Pinpointing your body type and adhering to the diet's guidelines for your specific body shape helps you target your problem areas, elevate your energy levels and feel better than you ever have before, according to Abravanel's website Bodytypes.com.
Theory
You can use Abravanel's recommendations to pinpoint your body type and then implement the program's dietary suggestions to lose weight and maintain your weight loss, according to the diet website. According to the BodyTypes.com, four body types exist for women and three body types exist for men. These body types indicate which foods stimulate and ultimately exhaust your dominant gland, which leads to weight-gain and ill health. Women's types include thyroid types, gonadal types, adrenal types and pituitary types. Men's types include pituitary types, adrenal types and thyroid types because in males, gonadal types and adrenal types are combined, according to the diet website.
Methodology
Once body type is identified, you follow specific recommendations for daily breakfast, lunch and dinner suggestions to ensure that you eat the correct foods to strengthen your dominant gland. For example, if you are a thyroid type, your breakfast would consist of eggs, whole-grain toast, 1 tsp. of oil or butter and coffee. Your lunch would include 1 cup of vegetables, 4 oz. of fish or poultry, one serving of brown rice, quinoa or kamut and 1 tsp. each of a clear diet dressing and diet mayonnaise or butter. Your dinner menu would feature a 4-oz. serving of poultry, fish, beef or lamb, 1 cup of skim milk, one serving of whole grains and steamed or raw vegetables. You would also consume raspberry leaf tea to aid your digestion and metabolism. Dieters learn to identify times of day to avoid eating to curb cravings before they start. During these times, the diet recommends drinking an herbal tea to help you overcome cravings.
Considerations
Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet recommends that you consume specific nutritional supplements and purchase and work out to the program's "Exercise Right for Your Body Type" DVD to further accelerate your weight-loss goals, according to the diet website. You can also utilize the diet's online chat room to discuss your progress with others following the diet, or hire a Body Type Diet counselor to help you achieve your weight-loss goals.
Warning
At time of publication, no independent studies or clinical trials performed by qualified U.S. medical researchers exists to validate the Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet claims. Therefore, you should speak with your doctor about the system's benefits and drawbacks before you begin the program. Your doctor might recommend that you follow another diet that better matches your lifestyle, individual health condition and long- and short-term weight-loss goals.
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