I was skeptical of this diet so I did a little poking around.
Check out
http://www.mayo.edu/about/mayo_diet.html from the Mayo Clinic Website.
It starts as follows:
“For more than 30 years the so-called "Mayo Clinic diet" has surfaced in many forms and many places. Various versions push grapefruit or eggs or meat and promise to peel off pounds magically. We can offer you clear and official advice: don't believe any of these diets. They did not originate at Mayo Clinic and are not approved by Mayo Clinic. These diets may promote temporary quick weight loss, however, they are not nutritionally balanced or a safe method of weight loss for long-term success. Such diets can be dangerous for some individuals…”
There's also this one at
http://www.mayoclinic.com/home?id=HW00001
it begins:
"It's been touted for decades as a sure-fire, safe way to lose weight. A respected hospital in Paris even features a version of it for those seeking to lose weight rapidly. There's just one problem: There is no "Mayo Clinic Diet."
The French recipe for losing weight (Le Regime de le Mayo Clinic) features grapefruit, eggs, mutton, fish, steak, chicken, spinach, tomatoes, celery and carrots, an occasional "biscotte" and liberal amounts of coffee and tea — sans sugar and cream, of course.
Other interpretations of the supposed diet guarantee a specific weight loss (52 pounds in 10 weeks, according to one). Most carry specific eating instructions like: "Stay on diet 12 days, then stop the diet for 2 days." "
Go to the sites to read more.
Sorry, folks. Don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble, and if it works for you, more power to you. But there was enough here to make me go back to the Zone balanced woe, and not try anything radical.
Best …
Barb
