CSIRO - Total Wellbeing Diet

Posted on Feb 10, 2008 in Food & Diet
  • What initiated the creation of the diet? CSIRO received many public enquiries as well as enquiries from the medical and health professional community wanting to know about the validity of some of the popular diets. As there was little research in the area at the time, we embarked o a body of research to establish the most effective and healthy ways to lose weight.

 

  • What is the crux of the Total Wellbeing diet? It is essentially a nutritionally balanced diet with a higher level of lean protein to prevent hunger. Most of the protein is derived from lean meat, fish and low fat dairy foods. The diet also contains adequate fibre from wholegrains, fruit and vegetables. Energy restriction…