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.
Knowledge center. Hemochromatosis, or iron overload disorder, is a disorder which makes the body absorb excessive amounts of iron from the food and drink we consume. The iron overload gives the skin a bronze color, as well as damaging the liver and other organs. Commonly, if it is allowed to progress, the pancreas becomes damaged and the patient develops diabetes. The surplus iron is stored in the liver, heart, pancreas and other organs. Other life-threatening conditions caused by hereditary hemochromatosis are cancer and heart disease. As women regularly lose blood during menstruation, hemochromatosis is less common among females than males. Blood loss means iron loss.