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studies have found that the Pritikin Program helped guests lose
weight safely and easily, and most importantly, taught them lifelong
habits to help keep the weight off.
Pritikin guests desiring to lose weight
shed 12 pounds and more within three weeks of starting the Pritikin
Program.
(Archives of Internal Medicine, 151: 1389, 1991)
While
other diets cause a yo-yo effect and encourage poor nutrition,
the Pritikin Program promotes long-term weight loss and an overall
change in lifestyle that ensures long lasting good health.
The most comprehensive study of long-term
weight loss ever conducted, the National Weight Control Registry,
found that the vast majority of its nearly 4,500 successful dieters
follow a diet that is low in fat and high in fiber-rich carbohydrates
like fruits and vegetables. The members lost, an average, 66 pounds
and have kept it off for six years. Less than 1% follow a high-protein,
high-fat diet.
(Journal of the American Dietitic Association, 98: 480,
1998)
In
2003, the world's top experts in weight control and health published
a 116-page World Health Organization report announcing that the
optimal diet for losing weight and preventing disease is a diet,
like the Pritikin Program, that is low in fat and high in natural,
fiber-rich carbohydrates.
It is a popular misconception that you have to starve yourself
and abandon any notion of enjoying food in order to lose weight.
At the Pritikin Longevity Center, you'll learn just the opposite.
You'll find that you can enjoy delicious foods--in large, satisfying
portions--and still achieve your personal weight loss goals. In
our cooking schools, we'll show you how to create all sorts of
sumptuous dishes, like Wild Mushroom Risotto, Grilled Bison Steak
With Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Bahamian Lobster, and Chocolate Mousse.
You'll marvel at all the delights in our cookbook, prepared by
Pritikin's award-winning chefs.
Most likely, you'll begin to lose weight during your stay at the
Pritikin Longevity Center. The majority of our alumni, however,
achieve their most dramatic results in the months and years after
graduation. Linda Melrose, like many alumni, shed a few pounds
every month. After 12 months, she achieved her goal: a 30-pound
weight loss and a perfect size "8." Most importantly,
says the Indianapolis mother and grandmother, "I've finally
stopped yo-yoing. No longer am I battling that little voice that
sneers, 'No, you can't have that.' I'm at peace. Everything's in
balance."
Everything's in balance for thousands of Pritikin alumni who,
like Linda, transformed their weight loss success into lifelong
success.
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