Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

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The first step of the 30 Day Miracle Program is for
the dieter to do the 24 or 48 Hour Diet. After this diet
is finished, and the dieter returns to eating solid foods,
the second step is to replace one meal per day with
another Hollywood Product, the Hollywood Daily
Miracle Diet Drink Mix Meal Replacement. It is sug-
gested that the dieter replace dinner for the most suc-
cessful outcome. The dieter is also encouraged to
avoid foods that are high in fat or salt, that contain
sugar, and to avoid dairy products, red meat, and diet
sodas.


The diet also recommends that the dieter take
another Hollywood product, Hollywood Meta
Miracle, twice each day. This product is supposed to
be able to help dieters not feel hungry, boost their
metabolism, and give them more energy. The other
supplement recommended by the diet is the Holly-
wood Mega Miracle 75 nutritional supplement. The
diet instruct that it be taken twice every day. This
product supposedly contains 75 different nutrients
needed by the body for good health.


The diet also suggests that dieters eat a healthy
breakfast and lunch, do not eat after six pm each day,
and eat fruits and vegetables as snacks. The diet rec-
ommends that a dieter take a brisk walk for 30 minutes
or more each day. The final instruction of the diet is to
repeat either the Hollywood 48 Hour Diet or the Hol-
lywood 24 Hour diet on a regular basis. Once a month
or each weekend are suggested.


Function

Hollywood 48 Hour Miracle Diet and Hollywood
24 Hour Miracle Diet are intended to produce large
amounts of weight loss in very short times. The 48
hour diet claims that dieters can lose up to 10 pounds
in just two days. The 24 hour diet claims that dieters
can lose up to 5 pounds in just one day. These diets
suggest that they be repeated often until the desired
weight loss has been achieved. These diets also claim
that they will detoxify the body and rejuvenate the
dieter. The 30 Day Miracle Diet is intended to provide
more long term weight loss over a period of one moth.
The amount of weight that dieters can expect to lose
during that time period is not specified.


The Hollywood 48 and 24 Hour Diets are not
intended to be lifestyle changing diets. They do not
provide recommendations for exercise, and they do
not provide the dieter with any other forms of healthy
lifestyle support, such as stress reduction techniques.
The 30 Day Miracle Diet encompasses the 48 and 24
Hour products, but is intended to be a lifestyle pro-
gram for more long term weight loss. It does provide


healthy eating and exercise recommendations for the
dieter to follow during the course of the diet.

Benefits
The Hollywood 24 and 48 Hour diets do contain
fruit products and many vitamins andmineralsthat
are part of a balanced diet. Drinking the diet product
instead of a higher calorie, sugary drink such as soda,
may have some health benefits. Used as a diet however
the benefits are unclear. The dieter may lose weight on
the diet, but it is likely to return quickly after the diet is
stopped if old eating habits are resumed. There may be
some psychological benefit to quick weight loss but
this are likely to be undone if the weight is regained.
The 30 Day Miracle Program may have some
benefits. The suggestions for helping dieters maintain
the weight loss achieved by the 24 or 48 Hour Diets
follows many guidelines for healthy eating and mod-
erate exercise. Following these suggestions, such as
avoiding sugar, red meat, and fatty foods, are more
likely than the 24 and 48 hour diets to result in mod-
erate, sustainable weight loss. Weight loss can have
many health benefits if achieved through healthy eat-
ing and exercise.Obesityis a risk factor for many
diseases and conditions, such as type II diabetes and
heart disease. Weight loss can reduce this risk. Follow-
ing the diet’s recommendation for 30 minutes or more
per day of brisk walking may also have health benefits.
Regular exercise has been shown to reduce the risk of
cardiovascular disease.

Precautions
The Hollywood 24 and 48 Hour Diets specify that
they should not be undertaken by pregnant orbreast-
feedingwomen, nor by people with diabetes, who are
taking medication, or with any medical conditions.
People without any of these conditions should also
be extremely cautious about beginning this diet
because of its very low calorie content. Anyone think-
ing of beginning this or any other diet should consult a
physician or other medical professional.

Risks
Although the 24 and 48 Hour diets may provide
many essential vitamins and minerals, there are many
substances necessary for good health that they do not
provide. They do not provide significant amounts of
protein or fat. Protein is a very important part of a
healthy diet, and some fat is required for the body to
function properly. The 24 and 48 Hour diets also do
not contain other nutrients that are important for
good health. This means that dieters who follow

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