Grapefruit Diet - The Big Lie

Dear Editor,

A friend told me that grapefruit burns fat and I could lose weight eating 3 grapefruits each day. Is this true? I would like to believe that this work, but is it possible to stay on a diet of grapefruit?

Need Answer


Dear Need Answer,

One of the biggest diet myth is that grapefruit burns fat. And the truth is that grapefruit has no fat burning properties. There is no magic solution when it comes to losing weight. Burning more calories than you take in is the only way to burn fat and lose weight.

However, it is possible to lose weight on a grapefruit diet but not because of the grapefruit. Weight loss would happen because the total calorie consumption would be very low. But like you suggested, a diet like this is impossible to maintain because it is nothing more than a starvation diet.

Starving your body only leads to over-eating and food binges. When you consume only a few hundred calories during the day, your body reacts by increasing your appetite to make up for the calorie deficit. This is the way your body survives ........ it doesn't know you're on a diet.

The best diet is when you eat 25% less calories than normal. This will cause your body to burn it's fat reserve and create weight loss at a slow pace. If you need a good diet plan, we specialize in healthy personal diet plans that are balanced and will help you lose 1 - 2 pounds each week. Learn more by clicking Personal Diet Plan.

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