8 week blood sugar diet by dr Mosley

caroljoyce1961
caroljoyce1961 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone tried this diet? The diet is 800 calories a day seems very low to me.

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  • sanfromny
    sanfromny Posts: 770 Member
    Stay away from gimmicks. If you stick to MFP and do this the right way you'll be much more healthy and happy!
  • benzieboxx
    benzieboxx Posts: 253 Member
    800 calories a day is incredibly unhealthy. I wouldn' start any diet that recommends me eating less than 1200 per day or buying ANY sort of product.
  • tryin2die2self
    tryin2die2self Posts: 207 Member
    Wow, 800 cal is really low. It first blush I am in agreement with the others who have posted. I try not to judge a book by its cover though. Is there some medical reasoning behind it? Can you explain the principles of the program?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Use MFP as intended and be successful! Ain't no reason to eat only 800 calories, learn to eat for the rest of your life.
  • KarlynKeto
    KarlynKeto Posts: 323 Member
    edited March 2016
    Skip it, there is far too much actual science out there showing the long term results of such crazy plans don't work and can very likely backfire. One or two days no problem, but over 72 hours of very low calories you start to mess with the metabolism in the wrong way. That cannot be a 'health' plan, just a fast trick to drop water weight. Always put your health first. Being thin does not equal being healthy.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,971 Member
    Dump the plan.

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  • shiny_driver
    shiny_driver Posts: 2 Member
    I would read the book if you are diabetic or pre diabetic. It is not a 'FAD' diet it is based on research done by scientists at Newcastle university after they noticed the effects on blood sugar on patients one week post bariatric surgery.

    It is evidence based & peer reviewed which is more than can be said for many diets.
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    I've not read the book but I was under the impression that it is a diet specifically aimed at type II diabetics (where the primary goal is to lower blood sugar and weight loss is a secondary side effect) rather than a general population weight loss diet?
  • tryin2die2self
    tryin2die2self Posts: 207 Member
    shiny_driver wrote: »
    I would read the book if you are diabetic or pre diabetic. It is not a 'FAD' diet it is based on research done by scientists at Newcastle university after they noticed the effects on blood sugar on patients one week post bariatric surgery.

    It is evidence based & peer reviewed which is more than can be said for many diets.

    So they are "resetting" your system on the 8 week cycle?
  • shiny_driver
    shiny_driver Posts: 2 Member
    I should have said if you are type 2 diabetic.
  • TRC64
    TRC64 Posts: 22 Member
    I used to work with a cardiologist years ago. Many (most) of his cardiology patients were overweight, had Type II diabetes or were pre-diabetic, and had elevated cholesterol and blood pressure. He used to advise new patients to lose 10% of their weight as quickly as possible, no concerns about "crash dieting," because even a 10% drop in weight would result in major improvements in their blood profiles.

    This diet appears to be based upon the same reasoning ... that a quick and rapid weight loss is far more beneficial than harmful to those who have Type II diabetes or are pre-diabetic.

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited March 2016
    When you put the health benefits of a type 2 overweight diabetic losing weight against the health risks of losing weight rapidly there is a clear winner
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Just another fad diet, that never works!!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    You know I don't think it's that bad an approach for some ...and the 800 calorie is a time limited initial start

    https://thebloodsugardiet.com/the-low-carb-plan/

    Sure it's lower carb but that's because it's for diabetics / IR but it's based on the meditteranean diet, elements of IF if that works for you and getting active

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168743/
  • TRC64
    TRC64 Posts: 22 Member
    Serah87 wrote: »
    Just another fad diet, that never works!!

    Actually, for those who have Type II diabetes or are pre-diabetic, it's not a fad, it's a diet to quickly improve or reverse the problem. I worked with the cardiologist long before the term Metabolic Syndrome was coined, but elevated blood sugars were the norm in his cardiology patients. The health risks associated with diabetes are legion, and are rising every year.

    I will also say that in my experience, obese patients often found it far easier to go on a quick "fad" diet to lose the weight, rather than the slow and sensible route (like is advocated at MyFitnessPal). Maybe it's because to tell a person who obviously has issues with portion control to "eat what you like, just less of it" is often as realistic as telling them to build their own spaceship to Mars. Many need to be blasted out of their usual eating habits.

    I wouldn't advocate this diet for everyone, but for the targeted audience I think the benefits probably outweigh the risks.

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