Yet if you read the study
menu its 600 plus the 200 veg ex the same as the Optifast intensive Phase
The Optifast® VLCD™ products and 2 cups of low starch (green) vegetables (with 1 tsp of oil per day with vegetables) are the only sources of nutrition in this phase. The total daily calorie intake is <800 Cal per day
see
http://www.optifast.com.au/why-optifast-vlcd.aspx
Optifast extras looks a lot like the study menu :roll:
See
http://www.optifast.com.au/media/1786/optifast allowed foods.pdf
I received the information from the horses mouth ,You could say Two go to the same clinic as I
Always some notice up for Volunteers ,One now one for Alzheimer T2 over 60 ?
Do you not think my GP has asked some questions ? Its only 4 miles away
he also has some local knowledge :wink:
Study Menu Handed out with the Optifast packs
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/assets/documents/StudyRecipes.pdf
Sample Vegetable Recipes
Low Calorie Diet Programme
(800 calories per day)
Meal replacement with Optifast (3 sachets each day) – this provides a total of 600 calories and
the necessary daily vitamins and mineral requirements
Eat up to 3 portions of non-starchy vegetables each day (total of 250g each day) (for fibre
content) – this will provide another 200 calories
Drink - 3 litre of water or calorie-free beverages each day
A few on here have asked GP, and given the green light
I am not after the cure only Rid me of this wheelchair belly,
if it helps with my diabetes control ,drop a few drugs a Bonus
Diabetes will not kill me , My end is already written :?
Anyway I don't really need your approval , Only my GPs and mine
Others have made own minds up , You have made yours up fair play
I am going with the 3 meal replacements, plus the 200kcal veg for the fiber
I don't wish to add to my morphine constipation
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