How to lose weight on the Dukan Diet

More than 10 years ago, a French nutritionist Dr. Pierre-Ducane developed a weight loss system based on the use of protein. Although this method makes it even when other diets does not work, it is accompanied by a rather harsh criticism from experts of healthy eating.

Dukan Diet is famous, above all, for its efficiency: it allows you to lose up to 10 kg for 5 days, up to 20 kg - this week. At the same time, according to its creator, the diet not only helps to lose weight, but also to stabilize the volume of the body for years.

The power supply system on the Dukan Diet

To begin with - about 3 rules, which require that you follow every day. The first is to drink at least one and a half liters of water a day. Second, there are daily oat bran. Third: Each day begins with a light charging and not to forget about 20-30 minute walk.

Diet itself consists of four phases:

Attack

The duration of the phase depends on how much weight you need to lose. Allowed to eat without restrictions chicken, turkey, lean ham, fish, seafood, low-fat dairy products, eggs, and spices, onions, garlic, vinegar, a little salt. Cooking food should only steamed or boiled. Compulsory 1, 5 tablespoons oat bran daily. It is forbidden to eat sugar and drink alcohol.

Cruise

The duration of the phase - until the readings of the weights that you consider yourself to be perfect. The protein diet is diluted with vegetable. If the weight does not exceed 10 kg, alternate protein days with protein and vegetables if the excess weight more - three days in a row sitting on proteins, and then the same - on proteins and vegetables. Allowed without restriction phase protein products of "Attack", boiled or baked vegetables, spices, adjika garlic. Required - 2 tbsp oat bran per day. Banned starchy vegetables - avocado, potatoes, peas, beans. As a bonus, you can treat yourself to half a glass of white or red wine, diet soda, low-fat cocoa or soy cream.

Securing

The duration of the phase is calculated as follows: 10 days for 1 kg of weight lost (that is thinner by 36, 5 kg will need to recover an entire year). Allowed is without limitation, all products of the previous phase, and also fruit, 2 slices of bread and the same number of slices of cheese per day. Required: 2, 5 tablespoons oat bran. Under the ban cherries, grapes, bananas. Bonus: twice a week you can eat anything, but for one meal.

Stabilization

In this fourth phase of the recommended "freeze" for a lifetime. It allowed to eat all foods without any restrictions, but 1 day a week to eat on the menu, from phase 1. Required: 3 tbsp oat bran per day.

The Dukan Diet is dangerous

Wanting to lose once and much, keep in mind that in the 1st phase of possible fatigue. Be prepared to constipation and bad breath. Due to a lack of fruit and fat will need to drink vitamin supplements.

According to nutritionists, Dukan Diet is able to disrupt the metabolism due to an excess of protein and carbohydrates and a lack of vitamins. When a diet can dramatically "skaknut" cholesterol, cause cardiovascular complications, kidney problems and the rectum.

Contraindications

Dukan Diet is strictly contraindicated in adolescents under 18 years of age, the elderly, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases.

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