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 The Special K diet is not really a diet at all but more of a dieting challenge or kick start to a healthier eating regime, but for the purposes of this article we will call it the Special K diet.
Of course it is fairly obvious that the Special K diet is really just a marketing gimmick designed to sell more boxes of the popular Kellogg's cereal but in truth a diet consisting of two bowls of Special K each day in addition to a third, balanced meal will undoubtedly help you lose weight and can as Kellogg's state it can see you fit more comfortably into your jeans.
A study behind the Special K diet by Loughborough University showed that the success rate for this particular diet was as high as 75% but the exact extent of the weight loss isn't particularly clear; they merely state that these people "had slimmer waists and hips" which sounds good to me but is hardly very scientific.
The Special K diet (www.specialk.com) itself does allow you to eat between your 3 daily meals assuming it is fruit, vegetables or Special K Mini Breaks and Kellogg's really do state the obvious when they recommend you maintain regular and adequate of alcohol free drinks. They make no mention of high caffeine drinks so according to them gallons of tea, coffee or Red Bull is fine.
The Special K diet is then a manageable and apt way to kick start a program of weight loss but this diet is far from a long term dieting system and will be fairly costly as the cereal is not cheap by any means. Try it for yourself and see if the Special K diet can make your jeans fit better.
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