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Why Do Doctors Recommend the Birmingham Cardiac 3 Day Diet?
The birmingham cardiac 3 day diet supposedly was invented in the Birmingham, Alabama Hospital cardiac unit as a tool to assist patients with fast weight loss prior to surgery.
This diet has been widely criticized and proclaimed a fad diet good for only short-term weight loss. The diet promises that you will lose up to 10 pounds or three days. The diet has many names and is often called one of the following:
The Baptist Hospital three-day diet, American Heart Association three-day diet, bubba's three-day diet, Florida three-day diet, three-day cardiac death, three-day army die, Hospital three-day diet, and a three day heart diet.
The promise that you will lose 10 pounds could conceivably be true. However, realistically the weight you might lose is probably water weight and definitely not body fat.
This diet makes all sorts of claims including: cleansing, rapid weight loss, decreased cholesterol, increased energy and cleansing
So how does it work? You are required to follow the diet plan to the letter of three-day intervals every week to see results. during the remaining four days a week you are allowed to eat as usual. if you are interested in losing another 10 pounds just get back on diet for another three days.
the diet requires that you follow a very strict regiment. is few eat food is not on the diet this will be considered overeating and you won't lose weight. also under eating must be avoided all costs. In fact the diet requires you eat the recommended portions even if you're not hungry
Day one
Breakfast
* 1/2 Grapefuit or Juice * 1 Slice of Toast * 1 tbsp. Peanut Butter * Black Coffee or Tea
Lunch
* 1/2 cup Tuna * 1 Slice Toast * Black Coffee or Tea
Dinner
* 2 Slices (3 oz.) of any Meat * 1 cup String Beans * 1 cup Carrots or Beets * 1 small Apple * 1 cup Vanilla Ice Cream
Day Two
Breakfast
* 1 hard-boiled Egg * 1 Slice of Toast * 1/2 Banana * Black Coffee or Tea
Lunch
* 1 cup Cottage Cheese
Or
* 1/2 cup Tuna * 5 Saltine Crackers
Dinner
* 2 Wieners * 1 cup Cabbage or Broccoli * 1/2 cup Carrots
Or
* Turnip Greens * 1/2 Banana * 1 cup Vanilla Ice Cream
Day Three
Breakfast
* 1 hard-boiled Egg * 1 Slice Toast * Black Coffee or Tea
Lunch
* 1 Slice Cheddar Cheese * 5 Saltine Crackers * 1 small Apple * Black Coffee or Tea
Dinner
* 1 cup Tuna * 1 cup Carrots or Beets * 1 cup Green Beans
Or
* Cauliflower * 1 cup Cantaloupe
Or
* 1 small Apple * 1 cup Vanilla Ice Cream
This diet has easy-to-follow rules and works, allegedly, because it creates a special chemical breakdown within your body. If substitutions are made, however, the special breakdown doesn't happen and you won't lose weight. In addition to the strict menu you are allowed to consume:
* Diet soda or tea sweetened with an artificial sweetener * Salt and pepper (no other seasoning) * Stick to this diet for 3 consecutive days each week. * After 3 days eat usual food, but be sure not to over eat. * After 4 days of normal eating, start all over again,
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