Why The Grapefruit Diet Works

You've probably read a lot about the Grapefruit Diet. First known as the Hollywood diet, it knew many variations across time, but all of them had in common the fact that you had to eat 1/2 grapefruit at each meal, three times a day, for either 12 or 18 days.

Grapefruits were believed to have fat-burning properties, due to an enzyme which was activated in the body, in case of regular consumption of the fruit over a longer period of time. Although there hasn't been a scientific proof for this fact, there are many testimonials coming from people who claim that the grapefruit diet works.

What is then the mystery which makes it function, if it is not that secret enzyme? Well, one of this diet's particularities was that you were not allowed to eat more than 3 meals per day, with nothing in between, no snacks, no cookies, nothing. Besides, all the variants of this fad diet offer the body an average of 800 calories daily. This is a very low amount, taking into consideration that the basal metabolic rate for women aged 30, with a weight of 120 pounds averages a bit over 1000 calories. Les than this will result in losing weight, because the body would take the supplement of energy needed from the stored body fat.

Lopgic says that in this case, even without any special workourts or any other physical activities, the grapefruit diet gives results. Not because of the grapefruit, but who cares, since it works?