A liquid diet to lose weight is also known as a low calorie diet. This diet requires the intake of a liquid diet only for a period of time, usually one day. It is meant to help reduce weight, flush out toxins, detoxify the body and make you feel refreshed. However, it can cause several side effects like headache, upset stomach and nausea if not done correctly.
A liquid diet plan is often perceived as a dieting shortcut. You can have it without having to cook anything at all, and that is why it's so attractive. Also, you can have it with hardly any preparation, other than mixing some water into your preferred shake or drink. You will feel refreshed and energetic after the liquid diet, and you'll naturally begin to shed those extra pounds. However, this type of weight loss has been studied very poorly.
Blatner says that, "The vast majority of studies on liquid diets have failed to show any significant effect on weight loss or on body composition or metabolism." This study was done by a group of doctors from the University of Toronto. Blatner explains that calorie restriction is the only way to permanently lower your calories, and there are no supplements that would do that. The study found that the vast majority of people who tried these diets eventually returned to their previous eating habits or lost weight in the new and supposedly improved way. They were not successful in permanently losing weight.
The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to engage in long-lasting weight loss strategies, such as proper nutrition, regular cardiovascular exercise and getting enough nutrients. The liquid diet can't do that because it only lasts for about a week. Even if you could stick to it, you wouldn't be burning off calories like you would be during regular cardio and strengthening exercises. In addition, you would not be getting enough nutrients to support your efforts to burn off calories.
Liquid diets don't work because they don't provide sufficient calories or nutrients for your body. If you eat a meal with carbs and fat, then you will probably get some carbs and some fat, and some protein. These nutrients are what your body needs. If you don't get enough of them, then your metabolism will have trouble burning fat. The protein and carb metabolism will also be slowing down, causing you to continue eating even when you are not getting enough nutrients, and you could even gain back some weight. So, basically, the liquid diet shakes do nothing to support weight loss and nutrition.
Blatner mentions many studies about the impact of liquid diets on health, but he doesn't mention why most studies show that they don't help. He talks about one study that shows that people on liquid diets lose more weight than those who ate a balanced diet and yet their calorie intake was the same as the other group. Another study says that many people on liquid diets have bowel problems, but these problems are temporary and not usually lasting. Most people on liquid diets experience bloating and gas. But, these are just as common in the control group as they are in the liquid group!
The last recommended reading on the Blatner website is a chart showing the amount of calories you should be eating based on your height and age. That chart compares well with the Department of Health's suggested daily allowance for adults, but there are so many people who fall well short of the recommended reading, even for adults. You may not realize it, but you may be falling much outside of the recommended limits. This is probably why so many people complain about being on liquid diets. They just can't make up their mind about what they should not be eating.
So, as you can see, there are some real benefits to going on a liquid diet for any amount of time. But, just like a solid diet, you really need to know which foods to eat and which foods to avoid in order for the plan to be effective. If you go on a clear liquid diet for any length of time, you should get used to reading labels and learning what is in the foods that you are buying and eating. It may take a month or two, but as you get used to this, you will find that you can read labels better and make informed choices when choosing food. But remember, when you go on a liquid diet, you must avoid foods high in calories, fried foods, sugar, starches, and most dairy products.
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