Food Combining Diet

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The food combining diet is premised around the idea that certain food groups are better digested when eaten separately. Thus, proteins must be eaten at one meal while starches and foods high in carbohydrates should be consumed at a different meal. Dieters must wait at least four hours between each meal to prevent the food groups from being digested together. Many drawbacks may occur with this diet, including the fact that recipe preparation is difficult. Certain individuals may also forget portion control when eating certain types of food and forget to properly balance foods from each group. The diet may last between four and five weeks but is not necessarily beneficial for weight loss. The food combining diet is thought to assist in health management, but dieters may not experience this result.

• Pros

  1. Thought to Help the Digestive System
  2. Thought to Increase Energy

• Cons

  1. May Result In Nutritional Deficiencies
  2. May Be Pointless to Separate Food Groups
  3. May Not Yield Any Results

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