# Diet Selection Sub-Protocol {% hint style="info" %} Last updated: May 6, 2024 Conflicts to declare: None. Please remember to consult with a healthcare provider prior to undertaking any of the protocols available here. {% endhint %} The following diagram summarizes the dietary selection protocol we are using:

Diet Options	Specific diets to consider
Box 1: - Eating too many calories and gaining fat - You are metabolically healthy	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 1.'
Box 2: - Eating too many calories and gaining fat - You are not metabolically healthy	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 2.'
Box 3: - Eating maintenance calories with stable weight - You are metabolically healthy	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 3.'
Box 4: - Eating maintenance calories with stable weight - You are not metabolically healthy	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 4.'
Box 5: (in a caloric and/or protein deficit, but metabolically healthy)	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 5.'
Box 6: (in a caloric and/or protein deficit, but not metabolically healthy)	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 6.'
Box 7: (eating maintenance calories with stable weight, and adequately strong & muscled)	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 7.'
Box 8: (eating maintenance calories with stable weight, but not adequately strong & muscled)	Proceed to 'Options for Scenario 8.'

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