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The Enzyme Shake Diet

The Enzyme Shake Diet is a version of the very low calorie diet or VLCD, which incorporates and encourages the consumption of enzymes. Enzymes are catalytic proteins, which means that they bring about biochemical reactions. Each type of enzyme has its own specific function, such as transporting nutrients and other substances throughout the body, or eliminating unwanted materials. According to DietSpotlight.com, the doctors Charles Jenkins and John Sklare, chef John Bartilomo and Jennifer Ferniza developed the Enzyme Shake Diet.

  1. How It Works

    • The Enzyme Shake Diet is a twelve-week program that requires you to replace two meals per day with an enzyme-fortified shake. The third meal in your day must also follow specific regulations. According to DietChoices.com, the diet recommends you avoid all artificial sweeteners like aspartame and saccharine, and focus on organic foods during your third meal such as eggs, nuts, poultry, fish and other organic meats. According to the same source, the Enzyme Shake Diet works under the assumption that by boosting your enzyme levels, your metabolism will be boosted in response, which will help you lose weight. And while traditional low-calorie diets have caused metabolism to drop because of weakened enzymes, drinking enzyme-fortified shakes (which contain numerous nutrients such as amino acids, minerals and vitamins) can prevent this from happening. However, according to DietSpotlight.com, there is no conclusive scientific evidence that backs up the claims of the diet's creators. People following the Enzyme Shake Diet will likely lose weight, but not because of enzymes. According to the above source, each meal-replacement shake contains just 230 calories. So after the required two shakes (460 calories), and one low-calorie meal, dieters will be lucky to break the thousand-calorie mark each day, which is very, very low. (Consuming below one thousand calories per day is considered starvation.) Therefore, weight loss that results from the Enzyme Shake Diet is likely caused by extremely low calorie intake.

    Enzyme Shakes

    • There is really only one strategy for going on the Enzyme Shake Diet, which requires you to purchase Enzyme Diet brand enzyme-fortified shakes. Of course, you could make your own healthy shakes (using fruits, vegetables, herbs and/or protein powder, for example), but part of the diet's claims to being successful is that the shakes are specially formulated by doctors. According to DietSpotlight.com, one case of the Enzyme Diet shakes costs $47, which will last you two weeks. This amounts to just over three dollars per day for the shakes (not including the one traditional meal you are required to eat each day). According to the same source, shakes come in both soy and whey protein varieties, and are available in either chocolate of vanilla.

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