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What is that
To the eye of a professional, this definition might seem reductive or only partially acceptable; in fact, the characteristics and requirements of a good low-calorie diet are much more numerous, but, strictly speaking, the etymology of the term is nothing short of essential. , that is to say:
- diet: dietary rules or controlled diet, the result of a "therapeutic indication; from the Greek" dìaita "which means" lifestyle "
- ipo-: diminutive particle
- caloric: which has or provides calories / energy.
Who prescribes it
The low calorie diet is a food therapy; "therapy" means "cure" or "healing" and this means that the application of the diet includes at least two discriminants:
- MUST be prescribed / evaluated / structured and followed by a qualified professional (dietician, biologist specialized in nutrition or dietician) - legislative details are referred to other readings;
- IT MUST ONLY be used in case of need; as if it were a "pharmacological cycle", the low-calorie diet does NOT benefit healthy people in normal weight and / or without alterations in the metabolism that make it justifiable.
The low-calorie diet should exclude any aesthetic purpose, since its prolonged use (considered as such over 6-8 months) involves evident stress for the subject, both physically and psychologically; although, of course, low calorie diets are not all the same.
On the other hand, although there is a regulation of ethical - professional protection, many pseudo - professionals engage in the unofficial prescription and composition of the low-calorie diet, ignoring or circumventing the regulations in force. Some of the most frequent "gabule" are:
- The transcription of a low-calorie diet without quantity (legally granted to personal trainer) whose portions are specified "verbally";
- Printing (by typing or computer) of the low-calorie diet WITHOUT an authentication signature (in order to avoid traceability or legal dispute);
- The composition of a dietary regimen then authenticated by a licensed professional and ethically INCORRECT.
