The Stillman Diet

The Stillman Diet was created by Irwin Maxwell Stillman, M.D. It's an early form of the high protein and low carbohydrate diet. It's most famous for its use by Karen Carpenter.

It's an exteme ketogenic diet and is used for rapid weight loss and it's not practical for a long-term diet. This diet includes lean beef, veal, chicken, turkey and fish. Eggs and cottage cheese are also included. Condiments, butter, dressings and any kind of fat or oil are not permitted. Spices, tabasco sauce, herbs, salt, and pepper are permitted. Tea, coffee, and non-caloric soft drinks can be consumed, but only in addition to the 8 daily glasses of water required to flush out the ketones. It's also recommended that dieters eat 6 small meals per day instead of 3 large ones.