What is a Formula Diet?
With the Formula diet, the main meals should be completely or partially replaced by nutrient powders prepared with liquid, but also other finished products such as soups or bars. A variety of products with different flavors are available. On average, a formula diet provides the body with a maximum of 1200 calories. Thus a fast weight loss is reached. Vitamins and minerals are added to many products to prevent deficiency symptoms.
Description
The Formula Diet (powder that makes a drink when mixed with water) is one of the drastically reduced calorie diets. They are industrially prefabricated and essentially ensure the basic requirement of nutrients including vitamins, minerals and electrolytes. An EC directive, which has existed since 1997, specifies the requirements for the composition of these diets.
This has resulted in a significant improvement for the protection of the users. These diets should contain between 800 and 1200 kcal per daily ration. They are particularly suitable for people with a BMI of over 30 and lead to rapid weight loss of 2-3 kg per week.
When used correctly and under medical supervision, these diets are safe in terms of nutrient intake and effectiveness. The Formula diet saves the user the trouble of food selection. However, the disadvantage is that there is no learning effect and no change in dietary habits.
In addition, there is the dependence on commercial products. The monotonous taste increases the probability that such nutritional forms cannot be sustained for a long time. The long-term success is questionable. The user returns to old eating habits after termination and a renewed weight gain is to be expected in most cases.
Procedure of the diet
The Formula Diet process is recommended differently depending on the manufacturer of the products and the dietary objective. There are numerous turbo diets with Formula products, which are well suitable, if one intends to lose very fast a few surplus Kilos, for example for an immediately lining up vacation or a wedding. As a rule, a one-week cure is recommended as part of a turbo diet with Formula diet products, in which three main meals are replaced by a protein shake and snacks are eliminated.
In the second week of the radical diet, two main meals are replaced by a shake and one main meal, lunch or dinner, consists of a low-calorie, low-fat fresh meal. In contrast, a formula diet can also be implemented individually and milder. For example, if you are very overweight, you can have two main meals a day in the form of fresh, low-fat and low-calorie food and replace the third main meal with a protein shake or formula soup.
In this way you save calories every day and lose weight more slowly. On the other hand, this diet can be carried out over a longer period of time. Depending upon starting situation, manufacturer and Diätzähl one can arrange the Formula Diät accordingly individually. Many manufacturers recommend that protein shakes continue to be incorporated into everyday life after the end of the diet in order to maintain the desired weight.
