Mayo Clinic Diet
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The diet begins with a two-week period where five specific bad habits are replaced by five specific good habits. According to the authors this should result in a 6- to 10-pound (2.5- to 4.5-kilogram) weight loss during that 2-week period. The remainder of the program is based in large part on a combination of portion control and physical activity. This part of the program is designed to allow the safe loss of one to two pounds per week, or 50 to 100 pounds (22 to 45 kilograms) over the course of a year. |
The diet begins with a two-week period where five specific bad habits are replaced by five specific good habits. According to the authors this should result in a 6- to 10-pound (2.5- to 4.5-kilogram) weight loss during that 2-week period. The remainder of the program is based in large part on a combination of portion control and physical activity. This part of the program is designed to allow the safe loss of one to two pounds per week, or 50 to 100 pounds (22 to 45 kilograms) over the course of a year. |
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The program uses a [[food pyramid (nutrition)|food pyramid]]{{cite web |url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/healthy-weight-pyramid/art-20045416 |title=Mayo Clinic healthy weight pyramid |website=[[Mayo Clinic]] |accessdate=25 July 2017 }} that has vegetables and fruits as its base. It puts [[carbohydrates]], [[meat]] and [[dairy]], [[fat]]s, and [[sweets]] into progressively more limited daily allowances. The diet emphasizes setting realistic goals, replacing poor health habits with good ones, and conscious portion control.{{ |
The program uses a [[food pyramid (nutrition)|food pyramid]]{{cite web |url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/healthy-weight-pyramid/art-20045416 |title=Mayo Clinic healthy weight pyramid |website=[[Mayo Clinic]] |accessdate=25 July 2017 }} that has vegetables and fruits as its base. It puts [[carbohydrates]], [[meat]] and [[dairy]], [[fat]]s, and [[sweets]] into progressively more limited daily allowances. The diet emphasizes setting realistic goals, replacing poor health habits with good ones, and conscious portion control.{{Cite web |last=Burdeos |first=Johna |date=30 January 2026 |title=Mayo Clinic Diet |url=https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/mayo-clinic-diet |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=U.S. News}} |
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==Five bad habits== |
==Five bad habits== |
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