Dr. Nowzaradan’s diet, as seen in the Vite al confine format, broadcast on Real Time, can lead to weight loss of up to 20 kilos. Dr. Nowzaradan deals with treating patients with severe obesity problems with a low carb diet that promises to lose up to 20 kilos a month.

Doctor Nowzaradan: who is it?

Dr. Nowzaradan is a medical surgeon from Iran who specializes in bariatric surgery and grastric bypass. He became popular thanks to the Lives on the Edge program, which airs on Real Time, which follows and tries to treat people with severe eating disorders. Nowzaradan works in the obesity clinic in Houston, Texas. He is also the author of numerous academic publications on obesity and the technique of laparoscopy. dr. Nowzaradan asks his patients to follow a very restrictive diet, ranging from 1200 to 800 calories per day. It is a low-carbohydrate diet, where the only ones come from vegetables and some vegetables, while the rest of the diet is based on proteins. Patients follow Dr. Nowzaradan’s diet mainly for two reasons: on the one hand, they must demonstrate that they are able to follow a very restrictive regime independently, that is, without hospitalization. On the other hand, their state of severe obesity, which forces them to a life in bed or in a wheelchair, requires very drastic treatment before the surgery, because the subjects lose 10 to 20 kilos a month before going to operating room.

How does the Nowzaradan diet work?

Even if the doctor during the Lives to the limit format never specifies what the diet program provides, it can be understood both from the weight loss of the patients and from the sacrifice they make that it is very restrictive. The diet that we show in this case is the most intensive one, which is usually used in subjects with such severity that they have to lose weight before surgery. As always, we recommend that you do not follow this diet or any other diet without seeking the advice of your doctor or a specialist.

Diet program

GOAL: 1200 CALORIES DAILY / LOSS OF 5% OF THE BODY WEIGHT COMPARED TO THE INITIAL WEIGHT. DURATION: 30 DAYS

Main purpose: to reduce the size of the liver, increase walking ability and reduce weight to prepare for gastric bypass surgery. The diet involves the use of products that Dr. Nowzaradan relies on, but which we do not name to avoid commercial propaganda. Just to be clear, these are high-protein diet drinks and snacks, no different from those commonly sold in specialty stores. The diet requires the patient to set a weight loss goal, which is generally agreed with the doctor, and foresees an average loss of 5% of the initial weight over a period of 30 days. It is important to keep meal times regular, never skip them. There are 5 high-protein bars available per day, one of which is to be used as breakfast. During the day, use the remaining 4 bars available using them when you feel the sense of hunger. Exercise for 30 minutes a day according to your walking status.

Nowzaradan diet: one main meal per day with starch-free meat and vegetables

Choose the cuts of meat to be used and the permitted combinations from the following list. NB: Make sure you weigh or measure all foods consumed. It is recommended to keep a diary, and to note every day the foods of the meals, quantity. Take a weight test once a week.

Choice of meat

Quantity: 140gr of lean meat, cooked, cooked or grilled. Absolutely forbidden to eat fried meats.

• Poultry
• White meat with or without skin
• Dark skinless flesh
• Hen
• Turkey
• Rabbit
• Thigh
• Chest
• Fish

Most fish and shellfish are lean fats

• Pig
• fillet steak
• Roast
• Lomba
• Thigh
• Veal
• Roast
• Leg
• Cut
• Bovine
• Topside
• Underside
• Walker

Diet Dr. Nowzaradan the choice of side dish

For the side dish of the main meal, it is advisable to combine the meat with a medium terrine of raw or cooked vegetables based on the vegetable (not fried), chosen from those listed below:

• Asparagus
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Artichoke
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Cucumber
• Green onion
• Beans
• Green leafy salad
• Eggplant
• Leeks
• Celery

The following vegetables are to be avoided: corn, peas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash,