The Japanese diet was created in one of the dietary 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 pounds do not return for at least a couple of 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 certain diet plan, designed for two weeks, must be strictly followed: all these days it is necessary to follow the proposed menu steadily.
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 couple of eggs with one tomato or 200 g of tomato juice, fresh cabbage salad;
- dinner - fish, 200 g and cabbage salad.
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 cereals, and they also eat a lot of seafood, vegetables and fruits. According to many doctors, it is this way of eating that provides the Japanese with 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, will begin to consume those protein reserves that are available in muscle tissue.
As a result, not adipose tissue is lost, but muscle tissue. The situation does not change even increased protein intake, which additionally overloads the kidneys.
Menu all 14 days
First:
- Breakfast - coffee, one cup.
- Lunch - two eggs, cabbage salad with butter, tomato juice.
- Dinner - fish with olive oil.
Second:
- Breakfast - coffee and brown bread.
- Lunch - fish 200 g.
- Dinner - 100g boiled beef with a glass of yogurt.
The third:
- Breakfast - coffee with crackers.
- Lunch - zucchini, fried in oil slices.
- Dinner - two hard-boiled eggs, cabbage salad, 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 for bananas with grapes.
Fifth:
- Breakfast - grated carrots, lemon juice.
- Lunch - fish 200 grams, tomato juice.
- Dinner - fruits, except for bananas with grapes.
Sixth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - 200 grams of boiled chicken meat and cabbage salad in oil.
- Dinner - a couple of hard-boiled eggs, raw carrot salad with butter.
Seventh:
- Breakfast - green tea.
- Lunch - 200g of beef, some fruit, except bananas with grapes.
- Dinner - any dinner option this week, except for the third day.
Eighth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - boiled chicken meat - 250 g, cabbage salad in oil.
- Dinner - two hard boiled eggs, carrot salad (200 g), olive oil.
Ninth:
- Breakfast - raw grated carrots, lemon juice.
- Lunch - fish, tomato juice.
- Dinner - different fruits (except bananas with grapes).
Tenth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - boiled egg and 3-4 boiled carrots, olive oil, hard cheese slice.
- Dinner - a variety of fruits except bananas with grapes.
Eleventh:
- Breakfast - coffee with crackers.
- Lunch - zucchini slices, fried in oil.
- Dinner - two eggs, cabbage salad in butter, boiled beef 200 g.
Twelfth:
- Breakfast - coffee and crackers.
- 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, cabbage salad in oil, tomato juice.
- Dinner - 200 g of fish,
Fourteenth, last day:
- The same menu as on the 13th day.
Nutritionist's comment
In the proposed diet, there is clearly a lack of leading microelements - calcium, magnesium, potassium, which are required by the body for full functioning.
There is also a lack of iron, without which the hematopoietic organs cannot work. Vitamins A, B, C are also lacking. 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 and monotony of the Japanese 14-day diet can lead to relapse and overeating. After the first week of using such a diet, sleep disturbance and a decrease in performance may 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.