{"id":508,"date":"2008-02-12T09:50:26","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/21-pounds-in-21-days-diet-sweeping-the-nation\/"},"modified":"2008-05-28T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2008-05-28T17:33:06","slug":"21-pounds-in-21-days-diet-sweeping-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/21-pounds-in-21-days-diet-sweeping-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Pounds in 21 Days Diet Sweeping the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, a new crop of fad diets is introduced to the public. Most of these diets disappear soon after, only to be replaced by the new crop. It&#8217;s an endless cycle largely because the amount we weigh and how we appear to others is always on our minds. Ironically, while data suggests that our nation&#8217;s citizens seem to be losing the struggle with their weight, there has been an unprecedented demand for new and exciting diets. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/21-pounds-in-21-days-book.jpg\" title=\"21 pounds in 21 days\" alt=\"21 pounds in 21 days\" align=\"right\" height=\"283\" width=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2026, a new diet took America by storm. Coined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Martha%27s_Vineyard_Diet\/\" title=\"martha's vineyard diet\" target=\"_blank\">Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Diet<\/a>, it promised its followers a way they could lose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/21_Pounds_in_21_Days\/\" title=\"21 pounds in 21 days\" target=\"_blank\">21 pounds in 21 days<\/a>. News of the diet spread like wildfire. Soon, many popular media channels (such as Larry King Live) began profiling the diet. But, beneath the hype and media, the Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Diet does something differently than most diets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understanding The Diet<\/strong><br \/>\nInstead of focusing on eating certain food groups, avoiding others, or shunning food altogether in order to lose weight, the Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Diet is centered around detoxifying the body. According to the diet, cleansing the body of harmful toxins is the most effective way to lose weight. The diet&#8217;s author, Roni DeLuz, claims that by constantly flushing the body with liquids, a person can remove the toxins that hinder the metabolism. In theory, once the toxins are removed and a person&#8217;s metabolism speeds up, the body can burn through fat more efficiently, paving the way for rapid weight loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How The Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Diet Works<\/strong><br \/>\nThose who choose to go on this diet can do so for 2 days, 7 days, or the entire 21 days. Dieters are to drink liquids (water, vegetable juice, homemade soups, etc.) every 2 hours to cleanse their bodies. Exercise while on the diet includes yoga, walking and other routines that are approved by the dieter&#8217;s doctor. After undergoing this detoxification process for 21 days, dieters are encouraged to slowly begin introducing normal foods back into their bodies. The reason for going slowly, according to the diet&#8217;s author, is to allow the body to &#8220;normalize&#8221; after detoxifying. Foods that are high in saturated fat will likely be rejected if introduced too quickly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experts Claim The Diet Works, But&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nExperts readily agree that a person can lose weight rapidly while on the Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Diet. However, they claim that much of the weight loss experienced by dieters may be the result of reduced caloric intake during the 21-day detoxification process. In fact, it&#8217;s possible that detoxifying your body so rapidly can actually result in a higher fat composition in the body. This can happen because the body begins to burn muscle as a source of protein.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Final Word On Health And Dieting<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile the Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Diet can cause a person to lose weight, it&#8217;s important to realize the benefit of a proper diet. Detoxifying your body is ultimately good, but rapid detoxification can have negative results. In the end, a proper diet that avoids processed foods and limits saturated fats along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/author\/matt\/\" title=\"fitness\" target=\"_blank\">exercise<\/a> may be the best way to lose weight and remain healthy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Article by Damon Zahariades\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, a new crop of fad diets is introduced to the public. Most of these diets disappear soon after, only to be replaced by the new crop. It&#8217;s an endless cycle largely because the amount we weigh and how &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/21-pounds-in-21-days-diet-sweeping-the-nation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687],"tags":[5987,7281,4848,701,684,7282,38],"class_list":["post-508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","tag-21-pounds-in-21-days","tag-detoxifying","tag-exercise","tag-larry-king","tag-marthas-vineyard-diet","tag-normalize","tag-product-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}