Why Eddie McGuire’s diet is NOT a good idea

Low Calorie Diets and Metabolic Adaptation

 

Did you read in the Herald Sun over the weekend about Eddie McGuire’s drastic weight loss plan?

The Sun revealed McGuire drank just three cups of herbal tonic tea in place of meals for two weeks. Zero food for two whole weeks. In the third week, he introduced half a cucumber (yes, I wrote that correctly) and a meagre 50g serve of chicken into his daily meal plan.

This is all part of a “gentle, intuitive approach using Chinese herbs and remedies” practised by Dr Shuquan Liu. To me, this is everything BUT gentle and intuitive.

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