Low-calorie diet is type of diet is one that combines efficiency and safety, so it is most recommended by doctors and nutritionists worldwide.
The most commonly prescribed diets are called low-calorie diet which have a calorie deficit of about 1000 calories per day. Such a diet, if followed to the letter and with proper monitoring, allow a weight reduction of about 0.5 kg a week.
Generally, one starts with a diet that provides between 800 and 1200 calories per day for women and 800-1400 calories for men, depending on age and size of them. The amount of calories provided will be adjusted along the diet according to the results that are being obtained but rarely find outside the zone 800-1400 calories.
This type of diet should provide all essential nutrients, so the option is usually to eliminate from the diet those foods that have little nutritional importance as the sweet, alcoholic and soft drinks with sugar and lower fat foods, especially those high in fat saturated. (more…)