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Diet Selection Sub-Protocol

This sub-protocol is to assist you in selecting an optimal dietary approach relative to the three key variables in the "meta-protocol" above.

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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.

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

Box 2: - Eating too many calories and gaining fat - You are not metabolically healthy

Box 3: - Eating maintenance calories with stable weight - You are metabolically healthy

Box 4: - Eating maintenance calories with stable weight - You are not metabolically healthy

Box 5: (in a caloric and/or protein deficit, but metabolically healthy)

Box 6: (in a caloric and/or protein deficit, but not metabolically healthy)

Box 7: (eating maintenance calories with stable weight, and adequately strong & muscled)

Box 8: (eating maintenance calories with stable weight, but not adequately strong & muscled)

Disclaimer: The information provided on this page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no healthcare-provider/patient relationship is formed. The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and the use of this information is provided. Prior to taking any action based on the information on this page, you should speak to your licensed healthcare provider. Our licensed PHC-Nurse Practitioner coaches can assist you with individualized implementation of this protocol and others.

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Our dietary selection sub-protocol.