10 top UK diets: joining English traditions

The British newspaper The Daily Mirror published a list of the 10 most popular diets. Leading British nutritionist and medical consultant to the national rugby team, Dr. Adam Carey, volunteered to evaluate their effectiveness. Dr. Carey rated all diets on a 10-point scale. It is worth noting right away that none of the proposed weight loss systems received 10 points.

1. Slimfast plan
   Promises: Lose half a kilo a week
   Theory: The Slimfast diet consists of food replacement. Twice a day you eat special Slimfast products - milkshakes, pastes, soups and bars. One more snack is allowed. The third meal is a full lunch of low-fat foods.
   Pros: Ready-made dietary products are convenient to eat and rich in minerals and vitamins.
   Cons: You'll go crazy wanting to eat properly. This diet won't help you stay in shape because it doesn't teach you how to eat properly.
   Dr. Carey's verdict 5 out of 10. It's fake. If followed correctly, you will indeed lose a couple of pounds, but the basis of this diet is food garbage.

2. Beverly Hills Diet
   Promises: From 4.5 to 6 kilograms in 35 days
   Theory: The diet is built around strict adherence to the sequence of meals. Certain foods can only be eaten in a strictly defined sequence at a specific time. You need to consume a lot of fruits. Proteins should never be mixed with carbohydrates. This prevents fat accumulation. For the first 10 days you can only eat fruit. On the 11th day you can add carbohydrates, and on the 19th - proteins.
   Pros: This diet is good for those who don't like to count calories. At the initial stage, weight loss can be rapid.
   Cons: This diet has no scientific basis. Lack of protein and several vitamins in the diet can be dangerous. Side effects include diarrhea.
   Dr. Carey's verdict: 2 out of 10. This is a junk science diet. Dangerous and pointless.

3. Cabbage Soup Diet
   Promises: Up to 4.5 kg per week
   Theory: The diet is based on consuming different types of cabbage soup. You can add salad, mushrooms or tomato juice to the soup. Sometimes the consumption of potatoes, juice and beef is allowed. You can consume an unlimited amount of liquids.
   Pros: Very fast weight loss.
   Cons: Hungry fainting, loss of concentration, dizziness. Dangerously low content of complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals.
   Dr. Carey's verdict is 1 out of 10. You don't lose weight, you lose muscle mass. You exhaust yourself and disrupt your natural metabolism.

4. Hay diet
   Promises: Up to 6.5 kg per month.
   Theory: The basis of the diet is a ban on the simultaneous consumption of starch and proteins. Protein breakfast and starchy lunch. You need to eat more salad and vegetables than proteins and starch. No processed foods or dairy.
   Pros: Fast weight loss. You eat a lot of vegetables and fruits.
   Cons: Conflicting concept of food combinations. This system lacks nutrients.
   Dr. Carey's verdict: 0 out of 10. This is pure nonsense. The only reason you lose weight is if you limit your intake of certain foods.

5. Slimming World
   Promises: Up to 6.5 kg in 5 weeks.
   Theory: The diet is based on weekly meetings with a “leader” who determines what can be eaten. On green days you can eat pasta, rice, potatoes, beans and fruits. Sometimes you can have dried fish and meat. On “red” days, food should be rich in proteins. There is also a list of foods that you can eat on any day.
   Pros: You won't go hungry.
   Cons: The idea of ​​"green" and "red" days can be dangerous to your health.
   Dr. Carey's verdict: 5 out of 10. There is no scientific basis for this diet. You follow stupid and meaningless advice.

6. Rosemary Conley Diet
   Promises: Up to 1 kilogram