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Diet of astronauts

Characteristic of a diet	Final assessment
Prodolzhitelnost:10-20 days	2,5 of 5 The ascetic diet with a complete elimination from a diet of carbohydrates and fats that provides considerable weight reduction, but it is hard transferred and can have negative effects for health.
Recommended частота:раз in 6 months
Speed of loss of weight:
Safety:
Variety of products:

The result of rigid, so-called stressful diets, is caused by creation of a situation when the organism lacks for the substances necessary for ensuring life activity. In these conditions it takes away energy from stocks: fat depos or muscle fibers. If the diet represents simple restriction of calories, it is simpler to organism to take away energy from muscles, splitting protein, but not from fat, however if to deliver to muscles of squirrels much, the organism spends fat. The formula of an effective diet is so removed: it is less than calories, it is more than protein. By this principle the Diet of astronauts works.

Despite the name, the diet has nothing in common with food of inhabitants of space stations. With the menu of astronauts the diet is made related only by severity and asceticism.

The diet consists only of proteinaceous products, carbohydrates and fats are excluded, the menu of each next day repeats previous.

It is very important to observe the drinking mode, otherwise deterioration in health is inevitable.

At the big excess weight it is recommended to keep to a diet of 20 days if excess weight does not exceed 10 kilograms, duration should be cut by half.

Exit from a diet has to be gradual and very careful: at first more caloric and usual dishes include in a breakfast (on one in day), in several days during the lunchtime, and in the last turn – during a dinner.

Диета космонавтов - аскетичная диета с полным исключением из рациона углеводов и жиров

Advantages

The main advantage of the Diet of astronauts – a possibility of considerable weight reduction in a short space of time. There will be diets capable to provide loss of 20 kg in 20 days a little. It is important that weight is lost at the expense of a lipolysis, but not due to removal from an organism of water and reduction of muscle bulk.

Proteinaceous products long are digested and have high energy value therefore, despite a scanty diet, the painful feeling of hunger manages to be avoided.

Also low cost of products and lack of need of preparation of difficult dishes belongs to pluses of a diet.

Shortcomings and contraindications

The scanty diet of the Diet of astronauts quickly becomes boring why to sustain it not easy.

On a diet increased fatigue, apathy, irritability and even faints is possible. Lack of carbohydrates and fats can negatively affect functioning of bodies of a GIT, circulatory system, kidneys, a liver, cardiovascular system, and also a condition of hair, skin and nails. The risk of failure is high.

The diet is strictly contraindicated to people with diseases of kidneys, a liver, digestive organs, endocrine frustration.

Before a diet consultation of the doctor as so extreme diet can become the reason of serious deterioration in health in the presence of chronic diseases is necessary.

What products are resolved?

Coffee, kefir, eggs, broth, boiled chicken.

What products are prohibited?

All products which did not enter the list of resolved are prohibited. Under strict prohibition sugar, salt, spices, any fats, alcohol.

Useful tips:

Council 1: It is very important to observe the drinking mode, otherwise deterioration in health is inevitable.

Council 2: Chicken it is necessary to eat without skin as it contains a lot of fat.

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