BCM Diet

BCM stands for Body cell mass , which means as much as body cell mass. Since 1986, the company offers PreCon that called itself earlier German society for healthy living mbH ( DGGL ) , the BCM diet in more than 1000 own counseling centers. Before starting to measure diet consultant with the help of an electrical body composition ( bioimpedance ) water, cell mass and fat portions of the body and tune the diet to the individual values ​​from . In addition , the participants meet weekly in groups , which are led by doctors and nutritionists .

In the first two days in every five times a day Abspeckwilligen a formula diet ( "Start Diet" ) to be composed mainly of milk protein, fructose , lecithin , vitamins and minerals. Then they eat three meals a day : a self-prepared meal from full-fledged mixed diet as well as two meals, all prepared with a low-fat dairy product and dietary supplement preparations ("basic fare" ) . Once the target weight is reached, the base fare will be replaced in two steps by mixed diet .

benefits

The program aims to achieve a long -term change in diet. Especially in the diet phase, the participants are provided with the essential vitamins and nutrients. After that decides the quality of the prepared meals, whether a balanced diet is guaranteed.

disadvantages

" The quality of the weekly group meetings and nutrition counseling , participants expressed very differently ," says the Consumer Association of North Rhine -Westphalia. " After that, give some consultants lot of effort and devote sufficient time to the customer . Others, however, leave it in the measurement data and a brief comment . "

Since the diet is expensive and time- consuming, interested parties should participate in a trial meeting in advance. The monthly contribution for the weekly meetings is around 15 to 20 euros . In addition there are the costs of products : over 100 euros just for the first month.

FazitDie Stiftung Warentest concludes that the BCM diet conceptually is recommended for people with significant obesity (BMI over 30) , because at the beginning the pounds rapidly - this increases the motivation .