The Cambridge Diet
The Cambridge Diet was a very-low-calorie meal replacement fad diet developed in the 1960s.[1] The diet launched with different versions in the US and the UK.[1] The US version filed for bankruptcy[2] and shut down shortly after the deaths of several dieters.[3] The UK diet has also been known as the Cambridge Weight Plan, but is now known as The 1:1 Diet.[4]
History
The Cambridge Diet was initially used and developed in hospital weight loss programs in the 1960s by
The US diet was very popular in the 1980s but was also the subject of some controversy.
In 1987 a UK government
Composition
Food is principally in liquid form
1:1 Diet
As of 2019[update] the diet was renamed the "1:1 diet". The 1:1 Diet is categorized as a very-low-calorie diet. The diet plan has 6 variants or "steps." The first step consists of 3-4 products totaling at least 600 kcal per day. The remaining steps reintroduce regular meals and remove the 1:1 products in various combinations.[13]
Criticism
The Cambridge diet has been characterized as a fad diet[15] due to its starvation-level calorie intake, extreme weight loss,[12] and its rapid rise and fall in popularity in the 1980s.[8]
Modern guidelines state that a diet of less than 1000
There are concerns regarding the cost due to the fact that people must buy at least two weeks of product at a time.[1] The British Dietetic Association lists the possible adverse side effects as including "bad breath, a dry mouth, tiredness, dizziness, insomnia, nausea and constipation".[citation needed] In 2005, the American Academy of Family Physicians recommended avoiding fad diets such as the Cambridge Diet.[15]
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- ^ "The 1:1 Diet - FAQs". The Cambridge Weight Plan. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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- ^ "Dietician Describes Cambridge Diet as 'Wishful Thinking'". Los Angeles Times. 24 June 1982. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ "Medical Researchers Urge Caution in Use of Cambridge Diet". The New York Times. 25 November 1983. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
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- ^ "Diet Firm Pays In Death Of Woman". Associated Press. 28 February 1985.
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Deaths associated with VLCDs have been documented for more than 25 years. At least 58 people died from liquid protein diets in the 1970s, and six deaths were documented in the early 1980s from the Cambridge liquid diet
- ^ Keen H, et al. (Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy – Working Group on Very Low Calorie Diets) (1987), Report on Health and Social Subjects 31: The Use of Very Low Calorie Diets in Obesity (PDF), HMSO
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- ^ a b Smith, Faye M.; Martin, Rachael (13 January 2021). "The Cambridge Diet Plan: how does it work and can it help you lose weight?". Woman and Home Magazine. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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- ^ a b "Fad Diets: What You Need to Know". familydoctor.org. American Academy of Family Physicians. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
- ^ "Top diets review". NHS UK. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
A VLCD that involves eating 1,000 calories or fewer should not be followed for more than 12 continuous weeks. If you're eating fewer than 600 calories a day, you should have medical supervision.
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- ^ "What's the Plan". Cambridge Weight Plan. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15.