The "Cookie Diet" is a low-calorie diet, in which six special cookies are eaten during the day with eight glasses of liquid, along with dinner, consisting of 6 ounces of lean protein (chicken, turkey, fish or seafood only) and one cup of vegetables. The total calorie count comes out to about 800 calories per day and total carbohydrates is about 70 grams per day.
What is not as frequently mentioned in the hoopla surrounding this diet, is that as many as 60 percent of patients on the "Cookie Diet" are also prescribed appetite suppressants and another 25 percent are prescribed thyroid hormones.
The creator of the cookie diet, Dr. Sanford Siegel, claims his cookies have amino acids with appetite suppressant properties. They are available in chocolate, raisin or coconut flavors. Even Siegal admits the cookies don't taste very good. The cookies are available to patients at his weight loss clinics as well as online.
Let's use some common sense here: this is simply a very low calorie diet which is going to lead to temporary weight loss. As long as you keep your calorie total low, you're going to lose weight. If you are looking for a filling snack to ward off the hunger I guess you could do worse than Dr. Siegiel's cookies. Learn more about the cookies
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