Diet 17 days or 17 Day Diet is so talked about in the land uncle sam. It is said that with only 17 days, weight loss can be achieved. Really that simple?
17 Day Diet is a cycle of carbohydrate diet created by Dr. Michael Moreno, a family physician in California.

How the new diet was originally designed to help people lose weight after the holidays, but in fact how this diet can be followed at all times throughout the year to quickly lose weight and keep mempertahannya ideal. Similar to how other diets, 17 Day Diet begins by restricting carbohydrates and calories to lose weight quickly, then slowly incorporate 'good carbs' back into the body.

"I think this diet is probably the only diet that works for everyone," said Dr. Moreno in his book, as reported by FoxNews, Monday (25/04/2011).

Many thought with the way this diet people can lose weight within 17 days. In fact, 17 Day Diet consists of a series of cycles, each cycle takes 17 days.

Each cycle will replace what foods you should eat. Dr. Moreno says people can lose weight 4.5 kg to 5.4 kg in the first 17 days.

17 Day Diet follow-carbohydrate diet, but differs from other low-carb diet. This approach was taken to cycles of 17 days, known as the cycle of carbohydrates.

This diet requires the consumption of carbohydrates based on the phase adjustment that is being followed. Some stages are very limited intake of carbohydrates, while other phases allows a higher carbohydrate diet. This is similar to the shift in calories but the focus on carbohydrate intake.

Dr. Moreno indicated that the shift in the amount of carbohydrates you eat will confuse your metabolism and can contribute to losing weight faster.

How do I make 17 Day Diet?

17 Day Diet consists of four cycles of 17 days. All cycles have in common is to avoid sugar and processed foods. The fourth phase of the cycle is accelerating, turn, reach and phase arrive.

Phase 'speed up'
The first phase of the diet that is phase speed, dramatically reducing carbohydrates. This approach will lose weight quickly and increase fat burning.

Phase 'enable'
Phase activate introduce carbohydrate cycle. The goal is to reset a slow metabolism to promote weight loss and continue to provide the necessary support to avoid excessive weight loss.

Phase 'reach'
Phase reached adding that previously restricted foods back to the original menu options. This phase is designed to help a diet learn how to build healthy eating habits for life.

Phase 'arrived'
Arriving is the final phase of the plan 17 Day Diet. It is designed to help people maintain weight loss for life. This encourages healthy eating throughout the week and left little room for 'fun' at the weekend.

Sports 17 minutes
Along with the cycle of carbohydrate eating plan, this diet recommends 17 minutes exercise routine should be done six days per week.

What are the benefits and drawbacks?

Here are some of the benefits and disadvantages of the 17 Day Diet, as reported by lovetoknow on Monday (4/25/2011):

Benefits

1. Taking a healthy approach that encourages eating natural foods
2. Cycle 17 days of different possible changes in food that can help eliminate the boredom that often sets in long-term diet
3. The way this diet is not complicated and easy to understand
4. It offers ideas for meal plan includes foods that are low carb recipes
5. Sports are recommended in this diet only takes 17 minutes.

Deficiency

1. Caloric intake may be too low for active people
2. The way this diet is not suitable for diabetics
3. This diet may not be suitable for people who are vulnerable to eating disorders such as irregular eating patterns.