Well, after this introduction, now I'll get the article.
In all these years I have resisted talking about the Dukan Diet because I do
not want to advertise, but after listening to many debates and discussions that
all you create is confusion, I have finally decided to do so.
I have an acquaintance who works in the world of
construction. And another that has followed the Dukan diet. Surely you are
wondering what to do one thing and another. Let me explain in a few paragraphs
and I'm sure you too will see the relationship. The first friend I'll call the
second Constructor and Dukaniano. Okay, I have not broken my head about the
names, but it will be easier to follow the thread.
This is the brief history:
Constructor decided to pursue construction when we were
still almost teenagers, because he was unable to devote a lot of years
studying. He learned quickly what it takes to be a professional guild and
thanks to known and nearby people got their first jobs. In no time he was able
to start his own business and began to make money as a construction
professional.
Furthermore, Dukaniano decided on the Dukan Diet after a
friend had recommended it tested. The success achieved with little previous
diets made him think he had little to lose by testing it, so I bought the
book, read it in a couple of days to work and got.
Constructor progressed in your business without having to
do anything but work doing what he knew. He worked a lot, but thanks to the
construction sector was a runaway horse, his business grew precipitously. The
orders came and economic outcomes multiplied. Before long he was allowed to
change his life and get things you never thought that others had difficulty
decades, a seemingly stable and lucrative business, so I got carried away and
enjoyed a solvent and at ease years, allowing things and hobbies previously did
not even know existed.
Dukaniano also achieved visible results quickly. The
first day was thinning very fast and within months lost lots of kilos that
resigned, had almost given assumed. That weight loss made him feel better
than ever and although diet was quite restrictive with some types of food, it
was not in amounts so still without starving, that was what was scarier. He was
carried away by the guidelines of the French doctor and spent a happy and
fulfilled time, reaching a nearby body look what he had always wanted. He
started the last phase of the diet, called stabilization, almost that dream
weight.
Constructor was a typical victim of the housing bubble.
When it exploded, all orders disappeared and revenues plummeted. He had gone to
work and make money fast, forgetting other necessary to consolidate a future
for their business activities. Did not think of analyzing risks, diversifying
markets, products and services and to create a team of people to furnish value
in developing new products or retain customers. Just made works, many,
wherever they came from, and made money. So when the work disappeared, so did
money. Not only was left without a living wage, the problem is that he was
unable to face a lot of debts he had contracted, blindly trusting that
everything would remain the same.
Dukaniano remained a while at a reasonable weight, but as
the months passed, the fourth phase of the diet, the stabilization was not as
effective as the previous and the trend was reversed. As with most diets,
whatever type they are, kilos fought for back little by little, at first
slowly, then faster. The first weight increases the offset quite fluently,
eating for a few days pure protein, but this strategy also slowly began to lose
effectiveness. He tried all kinds of combinations and variations of the
different stages, but the results were getting worse and in the end I had the
feeling that everything was fattening. So, almost without realizing it, the
kilos back one by one, even with a kilo of tip and moral worse than ever.
Well, here I come. As you have noticed, in both stories
there is a common denominator: rapid and dramatic results are achieved without
work or develop necessary to support them. And that usually end in certain
failure.
The Dukan Diet works. Sure it works, how it worked in the
construction business, arguably the pitch of the diets. At least in the
short-medium term ketogenic diets tend to be effective for weight loss and in
this case, being also low in fat, get quick and dramatic results. And to be
honest, there is little scientific evidence to show that by following this diet
for a limited time will be any health problems in healthy people. It is likely
that the benefits of the weight, if this is important, are older. So it is not
to scare anyone with exaggerations and apocalyptic threats.
But make no mistake: The Dukan diet phases in which more
slimming (the first two) is very restrictive, because it is not a ketogenic
diet either. Like all other diets of this type eliminates almost all
carbohydrates, but also reduces very significantly vegetables and fats. The
refined carbohydrates worries me less (for the reasons I explain here), but the
restriction of vegetables and fat is more relevant, especially if applied for
too long, as it can lead to nutritional deficiencies.
But this is almost secondary, because the highlight of
this method is that, at one point, it stops working. As failure is precisely
the most difficult moment, his last phase, he calls stabilization, to be followed
for the rest of our lives to maintain weight. At first it seems that at this
stage you can eat normally, serving only three rules: Eat protein day a week,
take a little bran every day and do not use the elevator. I say
"seems" because Dukan is thoughtfully imprecise. On the one hand says
you can eat normally when these three rules are respected, but otherwise
recommended to consider all that has been learned during the other phases. What
does this mean? Let each one interprets. On the internet you can find many
interpretations, but usually it is understood in two ways:
1 Back to eating like before but following the three
rules.
2 Following a rather restrictive and like any of the
previous phases diet in addition to the three rules.
And what is usually the result? The first choice of just
regaining the lost weight. And second, if you are able to maintain a
restrictive diet can keep the weight (at least) and if not, just leaving it out
of boredom or monotony or because they are hungry (mostly). We will, in the
fourth phase, the house of cards collapses.
In other words, the worst of this diet is that the
principles on which it is based are not sustainable long term. To most people
it does not teach you how to change habits (food and other) to eat right and
good nutrition, getting your metabolism to properly regulate itself and feeling
satisfied. So when the system fails, they will not be able to find a solution.
Putting my opinion aside and returning to the scientific
perspective, the reality is that although there are many studies showing that
very low carbohydrate diets are used for weight loss in the short-medium term
(the early stages of Dukan are of this type, as well very restrictive), there
is none that proves that the French guidelines for final stage work equally.
Not one. And it would be very simple, comparing two random groups continue
their normal diets, but one with the three added rules. Do not think it's a
matter of impossibility to do with all the money that should have already
amassed could make a few (the Atkins foundation at least this has been more
consistent, funding a lot of them). And remember all Dukan advocates who are
telling me that has not been proved that the fourth phase not work, those who
have to prove that something works is the one who says, as I explained in the
previous article thinking. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs.
As icing on the cake, in his books also incurs hardly
explainable statements and errors, which give a lot to think about their rigor.
For example, limiting the salt in a ketogenic diet almost certainly results in
dizziness and nausea, because metabolism consumes more sodium. Or recommend
low-fat dairy to prevent weight gain in a short statement based on science, as
explained in this previous article.
Okay, you might think "understood, but rather be
thin next month and the rest of my big fat life from today." I understand,
especially if, like most, you have tried everything with unsatisfactory
results. Or if you've come across bad nutrition professionals, which also
exist, as in any other profession. But believe me, there are far better and
superior long-term performance solutions, although they are more progressive.
Obviously, the more successful I consider to be based on
science and the most rigorous and recent research. To diseñarala and apply it
you have all the necessary information in the articles published regularly in
the sister blog What the science says diet and in the books I have written on
the subject (available at this link), but not the only one. So I recommend that
you keep looking for good professionals who can help you find your way. Do not
believe the proposed Dukan is the best.
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