- Fresh fruit benefits your diet by adding fiber, water and healthy sugar. People who eat large amounts of fresh fruit are less likely to crave refined sugar and carbohydrate laden snacks, according to the American Dietetic Association. Fresh fruit also fills you up, making you less likely to overeat higher calorie foods.
- Fruit diets are tasty, healthy and you can lose weight while cleaning out your system. The basics of a fruit diet are to simply eat nothing but fresh fruit. Most fruit diets do not restrict the amount you can eat but encourage you to eat when you begin to get hungry as opposed to waiting until you are very hungry.
On any fruit diet you are going to want to take a multivitamin and drink between eight and 10 glasses of water per day.
Many food items, such as tomatoes, are considered to be vegetables when they are actually fruit. Fruit diets are really vegetable and fruit diets because you can eat all of the fruits and vegetables you want. The only catch is that everything has to be plain and raw. That means no dressing beyond lemon juice on your vegetables. - On a fruit diet you can expect to lose between five and 10 pounds the first week. Weight loss depends on many factors such as your starting weight, how much fruit you consume and if you are physically active during the diet.
Never engage in strenuous exercise during a prolonged diet that is low in protein, such as a fruit diet. You will become more easily fatigued and risk injury when you engage in strenuous exercise while protein deficient.
During the first week you can expect to need to urinate more frequently and your bowel movements may become loose.
A fruit diet may be continued indefinitely as long as you add in protein after the second week. Soy is a good, plant-based source of protein.
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