Dukan Diet
The Dukan Diet is a high-protein low-carbohydrate fad diet devised by Pierre Dukan.[1]
Description
The Dukan diet is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet with four phases, each of which has specific rules.[2][3]
History
In 1975,
In July 2011, a French court ruled against Dukan in his attempt to sue rival nutritionist
In 2013, Dukan, then aged 72, was banned from practising as a GP in France for eight days for breaching
Related diets
Pierre Dukan said the
Promotion and media exposure
Dukan has been promoting his diet since the 1970s; it gained a wider audience after the 2000 publication of his book, The Dukan Diet, which has sold more than 7 million copies globally.[7][8] The book was released in the United Kingdom in May 2010, and in the United States in April 2011.
The French magazine L'Express' list of the 20 top-selling non-fiction books for the week of 27 December 2010 ranked La méthode Dukan illustrée in 19th place.
The American spokesperson for the diet is culinary dietitian Gina Keatley.[10]
Reception
The Dukan diet is categorized as a commercial
The British Dietetic Association have named the Dukan Diet the number 1 "diet to avoid".[12]
See also
- List of diets
- Protein-sparing modified fast
References
- ^ Staff (24 April 2020). "Dukan diet: Phases, effectiveness, and more". www.medicalnewstoday.com.
- ^ "Dukan diet 'tops list of worst celeb diets'". NHS. 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Dukan diet guide". Tuesday, 5 November 2019
- ^ Chang, Juju; Lisy, Brandon (June 6, 2011). "Clash of the French Diet Titans: Rival Nutritionist Says Dukan Diet Founder Is Hurting Himself With Libel Suit". ABC News.
- ^ "Nutritionist Pierre Dukan banned over heart-scare slimming pill". The Times. 10 July 2013.
- ^ Dukan Diet creator says Paleo is a 'copy' Archived September 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Dukan Diet bestseller book in France now in the US Batangas Today
- ^ The Toronto Star: "The book has sold 10 million copies worldwide, but didn’t really make an impression on North America until [...]" (18 April 2011)
- ^ "Will my crash diet kill me?". Channel Four.
- ^ "The best selling Dukan diet weight-loss plan announces Gina Keatley as the new spokeswoman". San Francisco Chronicle. New York. 7 July 2014.
- ^ PMID 26816783.
- ^ "Top 5 worst celebrity diets to avoid in 2014". The British Dietetic Association. 25 Nov 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved 16 Jan 2014.