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What is the Mayo Diet For?

The Mayo Diet, sometimes called the Mayo Clinic Diet, is a fad diet that has been around in various forms for decades. It has no connection to the Mayo Clinic.

  1. The Fad Diet

    • The various Mayo Diet incarnations almost always emphasize grapefruit at every meal. Cabbage soup is another common ingredient. The diet lets you eat all you want of the specified foods. You can eat meat and butter but not celery, for instance. The website TruthOrFiction.com calls the claim's involving this diet fiction.

    Diet Claims

    • The fad diet is promoted for weight loss. It is supposed to cause weight loss of 50 to 55 pounds in 10 weeks. Most medical and government recommendations are for a loss of no more than 1 or 2 pounds a week, except in certain cases which require medical supervision.

    Mayo Clinic Diet

    • The Mayo Clinic put out its own official diet in 2005. It is called the Mayo Clinic Plan or the Mayo Clinic Diet, and it is based on sound nutrition and lifestyle changes leading to gradual weight loss. Mayo has its own food pyramid to support its diet.

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