Fish & Water Diet

The fish and water diet is a somewhat controversial fad diet that is hailed by some and reviled by others. It is meant to be a short-term eating plan that claims to help promote weight loss, fat loss and cleansing. While there have been claims made of successful weight loss, many nutritionists question whether or not that is anything more than water weight.

History

• The fish and water diet has been around in some form since the late 1990s and often appears on the Internet. Some sites claim a vague reference to a research lab in Cleveland, but as the lovetoknow.com website points out, most searches for that lab seem to indicate it doesn't even exist.

Eating Plan

• The eating plan for the fish and water diet is a three-day meal plan that includes a few more foods other than fish. The same meal plan is used for all three days, and also includes a cup of carrots, a cup of green beans, some vanilla ice cream, lots of coffee and water, dry toast and grapefruit.

Limitations

• Limitations on this diet are pretty severe. In fact, following it to the letter means only approximately 1,000 calories per day while on the diet, which is below most people's "starvation mode." Very few foods are allowed, and only in small quantities.

Theory

• The theory behind the diet is that low calories, low fat and low carbs will allow the body to drop a lot of weight. The protein from the fish and plenty of water is said to help the body stay healthy. This is a crash diet, meant for short-term weight loss of three days and no more.

Other Names

• There are several other names for the fish and water diet. The most common are the tuna and water diet, the three-day fish and water diet, the three-day tuna diet and the three-day tuna and water diet.