Stillman diet
The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet (The Stillman Diet) was created by Irwin Maxwell Stillman, M.D. in 1967. It's an early form of the high-protein and low-carbohydrate diets.[1] It differs from low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins Plan in that it is also a low-fat diet.
The diet includes lean beef, veal, chicken, turkey and fish. Eggs and non-fat cottage cheese are also included as are spices, tabasco sauce, herbs, salt, and pepper. Condiments, butter, dressings and any kind of fat or oil are not permitted. Tea, coffee, and non-caloric soft drinks can be consumed, but only in addition to the 8 daily glasses of water required. It's also recommended that dieters eat 6 small meals per day instead of 3 large ones.[2]
[edit] Notable users of diet
Karen Carpenter began using the diet in her teens. In 1967 she began dieting. Under a doctor's guidance, Karen, who stood 5'5" and weighed 145 pounds, went on the Stillman Diet. She rigorously ate lean foods, drank 8 glasses of water a day, and avoided fatty foods. By September 1975, Karen's weight dropped to 91 pounds.[3] In 1983 she died of complications related to anorexia nervosa.
[edit] References
- ^ 1967: the Stillman diet – History Of Diets, Part 12 – protein diet[dead link] Men's Fitness. June 2003
- ^ Review of The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet at lowcarb.org[dead link]
- ^ Randy L. Schmidt, Dionne Warwick Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
[edit] External links
- History and Benefits of Stillman Diets trivia-library.com
- DIET GAME, WHERE CHANCES OF WINNING ARE SLIM – The New York Times, July 16, 1986
- Fad Diets and Diet Aids – heathgoods.com
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