A good meal plan cannot leave out any type of food, be it oil, fruit or meat. In fact, it is necessary to carry out a previous study on each patient and from there, determine what type of diet is appropriate. With more than two decades of experience in the field of aesthetic medicine and nutrition, Dr. Elisa de Rojas affirms that with her methods it is not only easier to gain or lose weight, but also to learn to eat correctly, so the chances of regaining the initial weight are lower, which is, after all, what makes the difference between a good diet and a bad one. Nor does he usually prescribe drugs, “but home-cooked meals in which foods are not forbidden”.
The protein diet boom: what’s new about it?
Honestly, protein diets do not contribute anything. It is an unoriginal diet and I am surprised by the great success it has had. It does not offer anything different or anything new that makes it different from hundreds of other diets that have emerged over the last decades.
In fact, many people do not know that this diet is practically a plagiarism of the Atkins diet, created by the American cardiologist Robert. C. Atkins in the mid-1970s.
Many people have become followers of the French diet, although from a medical point of view it does not seem to me to be a sound method.
Why is the protein diet so famous?
This diet has become so famous thanks to the Internet. Thus, forums, new technologies and new forms of communication have been the main reasons why this diet has become so famous.
Thus, if a person follows the diet in France and then publishes it on the web, anyone, from anywhere in the world can see it. Thus, if people tell wonders about these diets and every day thousands of testimonials are published about their effectiveness, it will spread like wildfire. It is like word of mouth, but in a big way.
What is wrong with the protein diet?
There are many flaws in this design. Personally, I find it an aberration that fruit intake is not allowed, or that it is eliminated from the diet in the cases of people who follow the diet strictly.
Another example is that of olive oil, which is one of the healthiest and most wholesome products in existence but has nevertheless been eliminated from this diet.
What is the perfect diet?
The suitability or not of a diet varies depending on each person. Thus, a previous study must be made in each patient, and then establish a procedure according to their age, sex, lifestyle … And most importantly, their culinary tastes.
In fact, I personally do not believe that any food should be eliminated from a diet, but only eat moderate amounts and combine it with a healthy lifestyle.
What does Dr. de Rojas recommend to other nutritionists when establishing a diet?
My recommendation is that first of all a study of each individual case should be carried out. Subsequently, I would like professionals to try the diets they offer their patients for a while, and in this way observe their effects. In this way, we would often think things over.