The Japanese diet was created in one of the diet clinics in this country.
The authors of this system claim that it completely reconfigures the metabolism of the human body, after which the lost extra kilos do not return for at least a few years.
Basic principles of the Japanese diet
A prerequisite for using the Japanese diet is a complete rejection of all types of alcohol, a ban on the use of salt and sugar, flour products and confectionery.
A specific diet plan, designed for two weeks, must be followed closely: all these days it is necessary to follow the proposed menu consistently.
The authors of the diet believe that a deviation from the diet can change the metabolism in an unnecessary direction. One of the conditions of the Japanese diet is to drink one and a half liters of plain water every day.
Here is an example of the first day according to the suggested Japanese diet menu:
- breakfast - coffee;
- lunch - a few eggs with a tomato or 200 g of tomato juice, fresh coleslaw;
- dinner - fish, 200 g and coleslaw.
It can be seen even from this example that the diet is not at all the usual Japanese cuisine. In Japan, carbohydrates are preferred, mainly in the form of grains, and they also eat a lot of seafood, vegetables and fruits. According to many doctors, it is this way of eating that gives the Japanese a longer life expectancy.
In the Japanese diet, the 14-day menu pays very little attention to carbohydrates, which are the main source of energy, which means that the body, in search of new ways to get food, begins to consume the protein reserves available in muscle tissue.
As a result, not adipose tissue but muscle tissue is lost. The situation does not change even increased protein intake, which in addition overloads the kidneys.
Menu every 14 days
First:
- Breakfast - coffee, a cup.
- Lunch - two eggs, coleslaw with butter, tomato juice.
- Dinner - fish with olive oil.
Second:
- Breakfast - coffee and brown bread.
- Breakfast - fish 200 g.
- Dinner - 100 g of boiled beef with a glass of yogurt.
The third:
- Breakfast - coffee with biscuits.
- Lunch - zucchini, fried in oil slices.
- Dinner - two hard-boiled eggs, coleslaw, 150 g of boiled beef.
Fourth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - a hard-boiled egg, 3-4 pieces of boiled carrots, olive oil, a piece of hard cheese.
- Dinner - a moderate amount of fruit, except bananas with grapes.
Fifth:
- Breakfast - grated carrots, lemon juice.
- Breakfast - fish 200 grams, tomato juice.
- Dinner - fruits, except bananas with grapes.
Sixth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - 200 grams of cooked chicken meat and coleslaw in oil.
- Dinner - a couple of hard-boiled eggs, raw carrot salad with butter.
Seventh:
- Breakfast - green tea.
- Lunch - 200 g of beef, some fruit, except bananas with grapes.
- Dinner - any dinner option this week, except the third day.
eighth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - boiled chicken - 250 g, coleslaw in oil.
- Dinner - two hard-boiled eggs, carrot salad (200 g), olive oil.
Ninth:
- Breakfast - raw cracked carrots, lemon juice.
- Breakfast - fish, tomato juice.
- Dinner - various fruits (except bananas with grapes).
Tenth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - boiled eggs and 3-4 boiled carrots, olive oil, hard cheese slice.
- Dinner - a variety of fruits except bananas with grapes.
eleventh:
- Breakfast - coffee with biscuits.
- Lunch - squash slices, fried in oil.
- Dinner - two eggs, coleslaw in butter, boiled beef 200 g.
Twelfth:
- Breakfast - coffee and biscuits.
- Lunch - 200 grams of fish, vegetable salad, cabbage with butter.
- Dinner - drink 100 grams of beef with a glass of kefir.
thirteenth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - two eggs, coleslaw in oil, tomato juice.
- Dinner - 200 g of fish,
Fourteenth, last day:
- Same menu as the 13th day.
Nutrition expert comment
In the proposed diet there is clearly a lack of leading microelements - calcium, magnesium, potassium, which are required by the body for full function.
There is also a lack of iron, without which the hematopoietic organs can not function. Vitamins A, B, C are also missing. If they are not enough in the body, a person's appearance deteriorates, efficiency decreases, the work of the endocrine glands and digestive organs is disturbed.
The low calorie content and monotony of the Japanese 14-day diet can lead to relapse and overeating. After the first week of using such a diet, sleep disturbances and a decrease in performance can be observed.
Black coffee included in the Japanese diet is a controversial product. Japanese cuisine does not use coffee at all. People who have cardiovascular disease should be wary of drinking coffee.