Does the Dukan Diet Work Or is it Just a Fad Diet?

The Dukan Diet has been a popular program in France for some years now and it is slowly but surely spreading to other countries in Europe and elsewhere. The diet was created by Pierre Dukan and has been reportedly been used by over 1 million people in France alone.

But does the Dukan Diet work or is this just another fad diet that becomes popular for a time and then evaporates from public view?

There are many positive testimonials from people who have used the Dukan Diet and lost weight with it, including some celebrities such as Gisele Bundchen and Jennifer Lopez. It seems that this diet can help you lose weight, at least in the short term. However, this doesn't mean that it's right for you. You need to take a look at how the Dukan Diet works to answer that...

The Dukan Diet is a high protein diet. This is the one main principle of the program. In various stages of the program you will eat more protein than in other stages but the overall focus on protein remains.

The Dukan Diet has 4 stages:

1. The Attack phase - In this initial phase, you're allowed to eat only protein such as eggs, meat, low fat dairy and so on. This phase, the hardest portion of the diet, lasts from 1 -- 10 days in total (depending on how much weight you have to lose). This can be a few quite challenging days on the diet.

2. Cruise phase - During this phase you can also eat vegetables every other day so you have one all-protein day followed by a protein and veggies day. As you can see, this is much easier than the attack phase but it is still somewhat restrictive. This phase is followed until you lose all your excess weight.

3. Consolidation phase - This, I believe, is the most important phase of the entire diet. Here, you're supposed to start the process of eating normally again without gaining any more weight. Maintaining your weight is a challenge with any diet, making this phase ultra-important. On these phase you can eat pasta, bread, fruit, and even enjoy two free meals each week with practically any food you like.

4. Stabilization phase - This is what you're supposed to do all your life. You have one protein day each week and the rest of the days have more freedom.

The Dukan Diet can help you lose weight. However, it can be quite restrictive, at least in the first two phases which may make it difficult to stick to.

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John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. He now runs a weight loss forum and publishes a diet and fitness newsletter.