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The Scarsdale Diet
Nutritionist Dana Angelo White on
Scarsdale Diet
Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC/L is a registered dietitian and certified athletic trainer who earned her master's degree in nutrition education from Teachers College- Columbia University and undergraduate degree from Quinnipiac University in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training.
Bread, Pasta & Sweets (carbs)
limited
Red Meat
in moderation
Fruits & Vegetables
in moderation
Milk & Dairy
sometimes
Alcohol
almost never
Fast Weight Loss
nutritionist
agrees
Feeling Healthier
nutritionist
agrees
Simple Rules
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Frequent Meals
nutritionist
agrees
Great Tasting Food
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Easy To Eat Out
nutritionist
agrees
Affordable
nutritionist
kind of agrees
A Nutritionist Weighs in...
This plan includes some useful and medically relevant advice, but the initial two week plan is too restrictive, and would leave dieters starving and fatigued from a lack of energy. Since carbohydrates are the body's preferred energy source, consuming a diet with so few calories coming from carbs will leave you furiously scrounging for useable energy. Fat metabolism can substitute temporarily, but is not an efficient energy source and the build up of ketones in the body is metabolically dangerous (definitely not as harmless as this plan suggests).
This diet is also too low in calories, as many of the daily meals plans provide less than 1000 calories a day, which is not nutritionally adequate or safe for any dieter, male or female. In addition, the plan lacks adequate amounts of much needed healthy sources of fat, as only artery-clogging saturated fats from meats and cheeses are allowed.
This plan also trivializes exercise, and does not appreciate that exercise and healthy eating are key components to a healthy lifestyle. Despite statements to the contrary, The Scarsdale Diet seems to be more about good old-fashioned starvation, and less about realistic efforts to get healthier while losing weight.
If you can go hungry for fourteen days, the Scarsdale Diet may be right for you
This plan makes some practical recommendations, while offering various alternatives for dieters and a format that can be easily modified for eating out.
Overall, the plan imposes too many restrictions in its initial stage, which will leave dieters starving! Some of the recipes are appealing and include whole and natural ingredients, but the lack of fat, the excessive protein, and the prohibitively few calories may cause dieters to stray rather quickly.
Dieters are also encouraged to weigh themselves daily on this diet. This is tedious and ineffective, because an individuals' weight fluctuates by numerous pounds on a daily basis.
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