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Phony American Heart Association Diet AHA Recommendation The public should be aware that there are diets that purport to be from the American Heart Association that are not. The true American Heart Association eating plan gives recommended daily servings from various food categories, not specific foods. It’s a nutritionally adequate eating plan that’s intended for a lifetime of use. It can help healthy people lose excess weight or maintain a proper body weight, but its goal is not quick weight loss. The menus provided in the American Heart Association No-Fad Diet book are also for healthy, sustainable weight loss over time. Background The phony diet describes a three-day menu, supposedly prescribed by the American Heart Association or by the "Heart Association." It includes vanilla ice cream, hot dogs, eggs and cheddar cheese. The diet promises a 10-pound weight loss in three days. The bogus diet has also been cited as the Spokane Heart Diet, the Cleveland Clinic Diet and the Miami Heart Institute Diet. The poorly typed and photocopied phony diet has also been offered by mail for $2 per copy. The phony diet is not from our organization. For years, we have recommended that Americans cut saturated fat and cholesterol by limiting egg yolks, whole-milk dairy products such as ice cream and cheddar cheese, and luncheon meats. From time to time other fad diets emphasizing other foods have been falsely attributed to the American Heart Association. Related AHA publications/Web content:
Related AHA scientific statements: See also: Dietary Recommendations for Healthy Children Fad Diets Fat Substitutes Meat, Poultry and Fish Mediterranean Diet Milk Products Obesity and Overweight Overweight in Children Step I , Step II and TLC Diets Vegetarian Diets |
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