Magic bullet? No, but liquid diets can help weight-loss weary

FSMGHTS YOU COULD LOSE WEIGHT

FAST, SIMPLY BY DRINKING LOW

CALORIE MEALS WOULD YOU TO IT?

>> A TEMPTING SELLING POINTS

FOR SHAKES AND DIET PRODUCTS.

CELEBRITIES LIKE BEYONCE

INCREASEED THE INTEREST IN THE

EXTREME FORM OF LIQUID DIETING.

>> IS IT A HEALTHY OPTION?

DR. ALLEN MASKS TALKS ABOUT THE

RISKS, BENEFITS AND WHEN IT CAN

BE A GOOD WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT.

>> Reporter: HERE IS THE PITCH,

YOU CAN DRINK YOURSELF SKINNY,

BE THE RIGHT SIZES TASTY,

HEALTHY, EASY, SHE DID IT AND

FAST.

>> THERE IS NO MAGIC BULLET.

>> Reporter: DR. RONALD IS

MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE DUKE

DIET AND FITNESS CENTER.

PATIENTS LIKE RON BOWLING OF

ARIZONA COME FOR THE

RESIDENTABLE PROGRAM STAYING

FOR 14 WEEKS.

IT'S A MEDICALICALLY SUPERVISED

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM

OFFERING FILLING LOW CALORIE

FOODS.

BEFORE COMING TO THE DUKE DIET

AND FITNESS CENTER, BOWLING

TRIED A LIQUID DIET AND LOST A

LOT OF WEIGHT.

>> AFTER I GOT OFF, I GAINED

MORE WEIGHT.

THERE WAS NO EDUCATION OR

COACHING AT ALL IN THAT.

>> I WANT SOMETHING QUICK AND

SIMPLE AND EASY.

>> Reporter: GINGER HAD DIETED

AND LOST WEIGHT BEFORE ONLY TO

GAIN IT BACK AFTER HAVING TWO

DAUGHTERS.

>> FL ANY TIME I HAVE A BIG --

ANY TIME I HAVE A BIG LIVE

CHANGE I GAIN WEIGHT.

>> Reporter: SHE CONSIDERED

WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY BUT DECIDED

ON A LOW CALORIE LIQUID DIET.

1200 CALORIES PER DAY IS THE

MINIMUM FOR WOMEN, 1500 FOR

MEN.

IF YOU GO BELOW, THERE CAN BE

RISK, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, HAIR

LOSS, MUSCLE LOSS.

BELOW THAT TO 500 CALORIES OR

LESS, THERE COULD BE RISKS

INCLUDING ANEMIA, STROKE AND

HEART ARRHYTHMIAS.

>> YOU DEFINITELY FEED TO BE

MEDICALLY SUPERVISED.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON DIDN'T

WANT TO RISK HER HEALTH AND

CAME TO DUKE ONCE A WEEK FOR

EDUCATION SESSIONS AND CHECK

UPS.

>> I'M GLAD I WENT TO THE

DOCTOR AND LET THEM MONITOR ME.

>> EACH HAS 160 CALORIES, 20

GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATES AND 14

GRAMS OF PROTEIN.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE OPTY

FAST PROGRAM INVOLVES FIVE

MEALS A DAY.

>> ONLY THING I DIDN'T LIKE WAS

THE TOMATO SOUP, IT WAS

TERRIBLE.

>> Reporter: FOR SLOWER WEIGHT

LOSS, MODIFIED LIQUID DIE SET A

OPTION.

A SHAKE COULD REPLACE ONE OR

TWO MEALS AND EAT A SOLID FOOD

DINNER.

MEAL REPLACEMENT IS PART OF THE

TRANSITION PHASE TO HELP THE

DIGESTIVE TRACT READJUST TO A

SOLID FOOD DIET.

>> MEAL REPLACEMENT ARE USEFUL,

THEY HELP PEOPLE BE MORE

CALORIE AWARE.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON IS

CALORIE AWARE BY USING THIS MY

FITNESS PAL PHONE APP.

HELPFUL WHEN EATING FAST FOOD

WITH HER DAUGHTERS.

>> I WOULD ORDER OATMEAL NOW,

MORE SO WITH FRUIT AND MAPLE

WITHOUT THE BROWN SUGAR.

>> Reporter: IT'S 260-CALORIES

AND KEEPS A TOOL IN PLAIN SIGHT

SO SHE WON'T GAIN BACK THE 42

POUNDS LOST.

>> THESE ARE THE SHORTS I WORE,

I GUESS 3 YEARS AGO.

>> WE HAVE SEEN CELEBRITIES

ENDORSE PRODUCTS LIKE BEYONCE

AND THE MASTER CLEANSE DIET.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THOSE?

[NO AUDIO]

[TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES]

YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT BY THE

FACT YOU ARE REDUCING CALORIES

BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD

RECOMMEND.

>> VERY DIFFICULT TO STAY ON A

DIET LIKE THAT.

YOU PROBABLY GO OFF IT AND GAIN

THE WEIGHT BACK.

LET'S TALK ABOUT OPTY FAST.

>> IT WORKS, FIVE SERVINGS, A

BAR HERE, YOU CAN GET SOMETHING

YOU CAN CHEW, A SHAKE, THAT CAN

BE USED AS WELL AS A SOUP THAT

CAN BE USED AS WELL.

THE FIVE SERVINGS PER DAY, 160

CALORIES PER SERVING.

YOU SPACE THEM OUT A COUPLE OF

HOURS.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM,

IT HAS TO BE PHYSICIAN

SUPERVISED.

I LIKE THE DUKE DIET AND

FITNESS CENTER , THERE IS A

TEAM THERE, BEHAVIORAL EXPERTS,

FITNESS EXPERTS, DIETITIANS

HELPING YOU AS YOU TAKE THE

PRODUCTS, 9 WEEK PROGRAM OR 18

WEEK PROGRAM AND HELP WITH THE

TRANSITION TO MORE SOLID FOODS.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHO IS A

GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A LOW

CALORIE DIET.

>> PATIENTS WHO ARE ABOUT TO

UNDERGO BARIATRIC SURGERY AND A

HIGH BMI WHO FAILED OTHER

DIETS.

BMI OF 35 OR HIGHER.

YOU TRIED MULTIPLE DIETS AND

HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LOSE

WEIGHT.

THOSE WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

AND DIABETES, THE PATIENTS NEED

TO NORMALIZE THEIR WEIGHT,

PERHAPS YOU ARE OBESE WITH HIGH

BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES,

PATIENTS WHO ARE HIGHLY

MOTIVATED.

YOU CAN GET CRAVINGS WITH THE

FOODS, YOU GOT TO WANT TO DO

IT.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU GOT TO

REDUCE THE CALORIES BUT WANT TO

DO IT SAFELY.

>> THEY WILL DO A LIVE CHAT ON

WRAL.COM FROM 6:00 UNTIL 6:30

TONIGHT.

ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT LOSING

WEIGHT.

YOU CAN WATCH OUR FULL

INTERVIEW WITH DR. SHEA ON

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DR. MASK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

YOUR INSIGHT.

OVER TO GERALD AND MIKE.