Stillman diet
The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet (The Stillman Diet) was created by Irwin Maxwell Stillman, M.D., in 1967.
The diet includes lean beef, veal, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs and non-fat cottage cheese. Spices, tabasco sauce, herbs, salt, and pepper are also allowed. Condiments, butter, dressings and any kind of fat or oil are not permitted. Tea, coffee, and non-caloric soft drinks can be consumed, but only in addition to the 8 daily glasses of water required. It's also recommended that dieters eat 6 small meals per day instead of 3 large ones.[1]
The diet is a carbohydrate restriction diet, similar to the Atkins Diet, although Dr Stillman published his diet book 5 years before Atkins.
Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter began using the diet in her teens. In 1967 she began dieting. Under a doctor's guidance, Karen, who stood 5'4" and weighed 145 pounds, went on the Stillman Diet. She rigorously ate lean foods, drank 8 glasses of water a day, and avoided fatty foods. By September 1975, Karen's weight dropped to 91 pounds.[2] In 1983 she died of complications related to anorexia nervosa.[3][4]
References
- ^ Review of The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet
- ^ Randy L. Schmidt, Dionne Warwick Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
- ^ Matheson, Whitney (4 February 2013). "Today in history: Karen Carpenter died 30 years ago". USA Today. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Battling Anorexia: The Story of Karen Carpenter". Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
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Further reading
- Marian Burros (July 16, 1986). "Diet Game, Where Chances of Winning are Slim". The New York Times.