1,200 calories a day is the lowest you should go on food intake.

Reduce portion sizes. Decrease foods laden with sugar, white flour and fat.

It's a quick weight loss plan.

You can eat as much as you wish as often as you like.

My only criticism is that there is too much weight loss in the first two weeks. When it goes into the other phases of the diet, it is OK.

Being overweight or obese makes you more likely to develop heart disease, cancers, diabetes, bone and joint problems and surgical risks.