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Permalink Reply by Zoe on December 4, 2011 at 6:53pm

Never heard of it, swedishfish. Can you tell us something about it?

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Permalink Reply by MegaMinxX on December 4, 2011 at 7:01pm

Here's a link with info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukan_Diet

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on December 4, 2011 at 8:42pm

I like "two celebratory meals/ week"!

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Permalink Reply by swedishfish on January 4, 2012 at 9:05am

I guess someone from Diabetes Daily is going to try this diet: http://www.diabetesdaily.com/simplycooking/author/Elizabeth/

I will be interested to see how she does! I need to do something....!

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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on January 5, 2012 at 6:09am

Well, I prefer protein-power. Elizabeth Edelman appears to be trying it because she is a self-proclaimed "carb addict" and doesn't want to give up carbs in the long-term. The diet basically starts you off with the "attack" and then moves you eventually to eat "whatever you want" as long as you do an "attack" day or two every week.

I have to say that the diet itself is a bit dangerous. The "attack" phase is essentially an all protein low fat phase. There are 100 allowed foods, the first 72 of which are all meat, seafood and no fat dairy. And then there are a few veggies. This phase can result in Rabbit Starvation, essentially an acid state sets in within days and can kill you within a couple weeks. In addition, your body can only process perhaps 300 g of protein per day, which corresponds to about 1200 calories, so you will restrict calories. It is perhaps not surprising that the diet can cause marked weight loss.

I know it is harsh, but this approach may not be much different than skipping insulin to achieve weight loss.

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