Chinese diet claims to lose 10 kg in a week, is it safe?

Jakarta –

The Chinese diet became a trend because it was said that you could lose 10 kg of weight in just 5-7 days.

In a video upload, a woman admitted that her weight had dropped by 10 kilograms in less than a week. Most of the food he eats during this diet includes animal protein and fiber.

What is the Chinese diet? The following is an explanation.

Getting to know the Chinese diet

Referring to Daily Vanity, the Chinese diet is a diet that focuses on eating patterns, with one type of nutritious food per day.

So, for a week people on this diet eat only one type of food and it changes every day. The food can include fruits, vegetables, liquids, or animal protein.

Day 1: Eggs

The menu for the first day of the Chinese diet is eggs. So all day, he eats eggs on the menu.
Someone who follows this diet can eat two or three boiled eggs for breakfast, a fried egg or omelet at lunch, and a steamed egg at dinner.

If you want to make an omelet, it is recommended to use olive oil or sunflower seed oil. However, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends a safe limit for egg consumption per week, which is 7 eggs.

Day 2: fluids

During the day, the person only consumes water/drinks. Recommended drinks are milk, coffee or soybean juice.

It is recommended not to consume drinks with a high content of added sugar, such as boba drinks.

Day 3: Meat

The menu for the third day of the Chinese diet is to eat meat throughout the day, be it beef, chicken or seafood. It is recommended to cook it in a healthy way, such as sauteed, steamed or grilled.

Day 4: fruit

The recommended fruits to eat are pomegranates, apples, oranges, blueberries, cherries and grapes.

However, there are some fruits that must be avoided when on this diet. The reason is that there are high levels of sugar in these fruits, such as mango, durian, mango, longan and lychee.

Among the types of fruit recommended in this diet are apples, oranges, blueberries, grapes, pomegranates and cherries.

Day 5: Vegetables

On the last day, the diet menu is vegetables. This menu can be used to get mineral fiber, vitamins and some carbohydrates. If you want to make a salad, it is important to pay attention to the dressing or seasoning for the salad menu.

Is the Chinese diet safe?

Although diet claims are very tempting, we also need to be careful. Because, losing a lot of weight in a short period of time is not the right choice.

Of course, each person’s weight loss will be different.

However, rapid weight loss can be a sign that your diet is unbalanced and unhealthy.

MRCCC Siloam Hospital clinical nutritionist Inge Permadi said that diet programs can generally cut calorie consumption by 500-1,000 calories per day.

Can you lose 10 kg on a diet in 1 week? When the calorie cut rate is constant, body weight can decrease by 0.5-1 kilogram per week.

“This figure can be used as a benchmark for healthy weight loss,” explained Permadi, who was quoted from CNNIndonesia some time ago.

However, Permadi said not everyone can lose that weight. There are also those who get more weight to lose.

“For people with special conditions that need to lose weight faster, doctors will usually complete the treatment by giving medication. As a result, in the same period, weight loss can increase with 1-1.5 kilograms per week,” he said.

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