of those nutrients you miss out on. Plus, liquid dieting doesn’t instill the healthy eating habits that you need to maintain the weight loss once you go off the shakes.” However, for many who have problems with weight gain because of inability to control portions, liquid diets are proven to be quite useful.
Liquid diets are also known as very-low-calorie-diets (VLCD’s). They generally consist of a powdered-food supplement mixed with a low-calorie liquid and consumed five times a day for 12 to 25 weeks. Solid calorie food is seldom permitted the dieter. The days total calories range from 400 to 800. Many programs involve a full-year’s follow-up maintenance, which inclu
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