| 1. | A very low calorie diet is consuming fewer than 800 calories per day.
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| 2. | Very low calorie diets for very obese people have been studied and they actually do work,
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| 3. | Very low calorie diets or the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets that are popular now could actually raise uric acid levels.
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| 4. | Eating a low calorie diet every other day, or every third day, seems to be enough to prevent that.
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| 5. | A mild acidosis may result from prolonged fasting or when following a ketogenic diet or a very low calorie diet.
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| 6. | Very low calorie diets provide 200 800 kcal / day, maintaining protein intake but limiting calories from both fat and carbohydrates.
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| 7. | Many animals seem to possess this genetic reflex, and it is the reason a low calorie diet prolongs life in mice and rats.
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| 8. | On the other hand, a very low calorie diet, verging on a true fast, can be an excellent intervention for type 2 diabetics.
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| 9. | :: : : That study indicates its the loss of weight / fat due to restriced calories, not a low calorie diet as such.
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| 10. | However, with insulin, there's no need to suffer all of the problems caused by a severely low calorie diet, such as lack of energy.
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