Well, yet another diet has hit the public – "The Royal Diet" sounding simply like another version of a low-carb diet. It is called the Dukan diet formulated by Pierre Dukan from over 10 years old but picking up new popularity due to the pending publicity of the upcoming nuptials of Prince William to Kate Middleton.
In a nutshell the diet is this, four phases:
- The "Attack" phase promises immediate results by consuming only lean meat, fish, eggs and plenty of water.
- The "Cruise" phase alternates those pure protein days with some veggies
- The "Consolidation" phase, you can introduce some fruits and starches.
- The final phase, "Stabilization," promises you can eat whatever you want, except on Thursdays, when you go back to protein only.
So the real question, is this a sound healthy diet? Generally low-carb diet results will be quicker but not usually sustainable for long term unless there are true lifestyle changes, just like with any other diet. Anyone can do something for a short period of time but if it’s truly not something you can live with reasonably on a day to day basis it's still just another fad diet. And many can lose weight easily enough but keeping it off is always the real challenge. Most people can benefit from lowering their level of carbs but everyone still has a different level of carb tolerance and should honor it. Reader's what do you think?
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