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The USP diet is a type of diet very low in calories, where the person ingests less than 1000 calories per day, for 7 days, which ends up resulting in weight loss.
In this diet, the main objective is to decrease the intake of carbohydrates, which are present in foods such as rice, pasta and bread, giving greater preference to proteins and fats. For this reason, in the USP diet it is allowed to eat eggs, ham, steak, fruits, coffee and vegetables, but foods such as rice, pasta, alcoholic drinks, fried foods and sugar should be avoided.
To make this diet, the creators recommend a closed menu that should be followed by anyone:
USP diet menu
The USP diet menu includes all meals allowed in the diet that is made for 7 days.
Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
1 | Black coffee without sugar. | 2 boiled eggs with aromatic herbs to taste. | Lettuce, cucumber and celery salad. |
2 | Unsweetened black coffee with wafer cream-crackers. | 1 large steak with fruit salad to taste. | Ham. |
3 | Unsweetened black coffee with biscuit cream-crackers. | 2 boiled eggs, green beans and 2 toast. | Ham and salad. |
4 | Unsweetened black coffee with biscuit. | 1 boiled egg, 1 carrot and Minas cheese. | Fruit salad and natural yogurt. |
5 | Raw carrots with lemon and black coffee without sugar. | Grilled chicken. | 2 boiled eggs with carrot. |
6 | Unsweetened black coffee with biscuit. | Fish fillet with tomato. | 2 boiled eggs with carrot. |
7 | Unsweetened black coffee with lemon. | Grilled steak and fruit to taste. | Eat what you want, but not including sweets or alcoholic drinks.
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This diet has a specific menu of one week and it is not allowed to change the food, nor the meals that are on the menu. After completing this week, the orientation is that you can start again, but the diet should not be done for more than 2 weeks in a row.
Because the USP diet is not a good option to lose weight
The large calorie restriction proposed by this diet, in fact, helps you lose weight fast, but it is a very monotonous, very restrictive diet that does not encourage healthy eating habits, and is not advised by nutritionists or nutritionists. It is common for people who are able to lose weight with the USP diet to suffer from the "accordion effect", as they lose weight through a very unbalanced diet, which cannot be maintained for a long time and which ends up stimulating the return to previous eating habits.
In addition, the menu is fixed and does not vary according to the needs and metabolism of each person who does it, which can end up bringing several health problems, especially for those with a history of chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, for example.
Despite the name, which refers to the acronym of the University of São Paulo, USP, there does not seem to be any official relationship between the departments of the University of São Paulo and the creation of the diet.
How to lose weight in a healthy way
In order to lose weight in a healthy and definitive way, it is very important to do a dietary reeducation, which consists of changing the type of food that is made, so that it becomes healthier and can be done for a lifetime. Here are some tips from our nutritionist:
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