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Do you want to lose 5, 10, 15 pounds and just can't make it happen?
Need to get ready for a wedding or beach vacation? Maybe it's leftover baby weight
or perhaps it's a beer belly (which brewed up in college). No matter
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You have nothing to lose, except for that extra weight, of course.
Dr. Dean Ornish's Eat More, Weigh Less Program
Nutritionist Melissa O'Shea on
Ornish Diet
Melissa O'Shea, MS, RD is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in nutrition education from Columbia University. Melissa has experience in counseling patients in community settings and in the clinical environment at doctors' offices.
Bread, Pasta & Sweets (carbs)
in moderation
Red Meat
never
Fruits & Vegetables
always
Milk & Dairy
sometimes
Alcohol
sometimes
Fast Weight Loss
nutritionist
agrees
Feeling Healthier
nutritionist
agrees
Simple Rules
nutritionist
agrees
Frequent Meals
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Great Tasting Food
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Easy To Eat Out
nutritionist
kind of disagrees
Affordable
nutritionist
agrees
A Nutritionist Weighs in...
It's worth looking skeptically at any diet that severely restricts or eliminates a nutrient or food group. This diet does encourage you to eat very healthy foods (whole grains, fruits, vegetables and beans) that should part of every diet.
But it doesn't allow you to eat all the healthy foods that are available. We know that there are many benefits to the "good" kind of fat. It's not a good idea to ignore forever the foods rich in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, walnuts, and canola oil. And going indefinitely without fats might feel like dietary torture to you.
No fat in your diet equals a thinner you, but you may not enjoy getting slimmer
Dean Ornish may not choose the "no pain, no gain" theory for exercise, but the story's different for food. Do you like to cook with olive oil, snack on nuts, or eat meat and fish? This plan's not for you. Do you prefer flavorful (as opposed to bland) food and enjoy variety in your diet? Dean Ornish is not your plate of beans. No gravy on your mashed potatoes, no butter on anything, no fat whatsoever.
Restaurants may be willing to offer sauce on the side and to cook your meal with no oil or butter, but you'll probably find it's not much fun to go out. You'll probably have to prepare most of your own meals.
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