Combining Diet Plans Works Better Than Individual Plans   by Dorothy Palmer

in Health / Weight Loss    (submitted 2011-08-23)

R&D Diet Cookie™ initiated a study in 2010 to evaluate the effectiveness of their diet program compared to (1) a strict low carb program (Atkins™) and (2) a combination of the two programs. They also compared Weight Watchers® and NutriSystem® diets with and without the additional help of R&D Diet Cookies.
"Based on user reports, there was some evidence that combining an atkins-type diet with the R&D Cookie Diet was more effective than either diet alone" says Dorothy Palmer, Research Scientist with R&D Diet Cookie. "If that is true, we wanted to find out for sure and pass that information on to our customers".
The biggest difference they have seen so far, was in the dieters who were on Weight Watchers® or NutriSystems®. They looked at the individual plan and compared plan participants using the cookies vs plan participants not using the cookies. The participants on either diet who used the R&D Diet Cookies not only lost more weight but they stayed on their diets until the end of the study. The dieters who did give up the study before the end all came from the groups that did not have the additional help of the cookies.
All participants filled out a "Quality of Life" survey and the dieters who had the additional help of the cookies stated that their dieting experience was easier to stick with. "It didn't really surprise me," claims Ms. Palmer. "I believe the dieters using the R&D Diet Cookies lost more weight simply because the cookies allowed them to stay on their diet until the end of the study, whereas the dieters who went on Weight Watchers or NutriSystem alone found it difficult to stick to their diet until the end. "The cookies are not magic," claims Ms. Palmer. "The cookies are engineered to eliminate hunger and cravings so that it is easier to stay on whichever diet you choose."
We saw similar results with the dieters on the low carb, atkins-type diet with and without the R&D Diet Cookies. The dieters using the cookies were able to remain on their diets throughout the course of the study. We had a higher attrition rate in the low carb group that did not use the cookies. It will be interesting to find out if there was a greater weight loss with any particular diet. Those results won't be available for a couple more months".

About the Author

Dorothy Palmer

Sr. Research Scientist

R&D Diet Cookie

Ms. Palmer is a graduate of Texas A&M University trained in both Project Management and Analytical Science. She has been awarded 5 patents during her 30 plus years as a Research Scientist. She is the founder of R&D Diet Cookie, a meal replacement weight loss product which promotes fast weight loss.