Dieters choose from more than 120 entrees and desserts; overall, the diet is made up of 55% carbohydrates, 25% protein, and 20% fat. The meals are supposed to be supplemented with six servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Dieters eat five meals a day to help control hunger. The monthly shipments of food include 28 breakfasts, 28 lunches, 28 dinners, 28 desserts, and the option of one week of free food. No meal replacements are used. Sugar, white bread, candy, cakes, processed foods, and alcohol are not permitted.
[imÄâ²shiÂ·Äâ²shÉn] Etymology: L, emaciare, to make lean. 1 excessive leanness caused by disease or lack of nutrition. emaciated, [imÄâ²shÄÂ·Äâ²tid] adj. 2 characterized by an extreme loss of subcutaneous fat that results in an abnormally lean body, such as with starvation.
Haemochromatosis (or hemochromatosis) type 1 (also HFE hereditary haemochromatosis or HFE-related hereditary haemochromatosis) is a hereditary disease characterized by excessive intestinal absorption of dietary iron resulting in a pathological increase in total body iron stores.he hereditary form of the disease is most common among those of Northern European ancestry, in particular those of Celtic descent. The disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations.