Description: The diet food company Cambridge produces fortified meal replacement soups, shakes and other foods. They have several different programs based on your desired weight loss outcome. Cambridge programs range from aggressive with the consumption of only their food products, to less aggressive programs where you consume their products as a nutritional supplement. Reviews (8):

Cambridge / Slimfast Reviewer: Karen       07-20-2004 Except for the fact that Slim Fast has a higher % of sugar than a Snickers bar does. It should be a crime to sell that crap as a weight loss product. But the concept of meal replacement would be the same, you'd just be getting more protein and less carbs with Cambridge than with Slim Fast.

BAD EXPERIENCE Reviewer: Linda       07-15-2004 I did the Cambridge diet after the birth and weaning of my last child (1984). I lost weight very quickly but also lost hair, nails split, skin dried out and shriveled up and I had no energy at all. When I started eating solid food again I had trouble keeping it down. Not a good experience!

no good diet Reviewer: Debbie       07-11-2004 Not a diet anyone here would be on. AFAIK it's not particularly healthy either - but I don't know much except hearsay evidence as it is not something I'm interested in.

The voice of experience Reviewer: Eve       07-06-2004 It is basically starvation with a gross tasting (and pricey) meal replacement drink. It is likely you will lose weight fairly quickly at first and then slower and slower. In the meantime you will be bored to tears and constantly craving food. If you cheat, even a little, your body will hold onto every calorie it gets. It will be difficult to stay on the "diet" especially in social situations. In the meantime your muscle mass will decrease, you will be tired and become less healthy. If you stay on the diet long enough your hair, skin and nails will deteriorate. When you go back to solid food you will be constantly ravenous and will quickly regain the weight. Even if you refrain from overeating your body will store up fat as insurance against future famine. If you are lucky you will return to your old weight; a little misfortunate and you return to your old weight with another 10-20 packed on; born under an ill star and you regain the weight, 20 more and train your body to resist further weight-loss attempts. But the choice is yours.

Cambridge??? Reviewer: Dom       06-30-2004 Hi there, After Siluet 40, here comes Cambridge Diet which was featured on Channel 5's "Mind Your Body" --- a good infotainment but one with the most boring intro. Question: If the Cambridge Diet is as successful as shown on TV, why is the inventor of Cambridge Diet still so FAT???

What I know about Cambridge Reviewer: Steve       06-23-2004 The Cambridge Diet is a protein-sparing modified fast sold via MLM (last I heard, they changed their name to "Food for Life", and it has all the benefits and drawbacks of such a regimen. Basically, once you go off of it, it's very easy to regain all the weight you lose.

I've lost weight Reviewer: Caroline       06-14-2004 Has anyone had any long term success with the Cambridge Diet? I've managed to lose a lot of weight with it a couple of times, but put it all back on again. I never thought I'd try it again, but I am getting desperate! I'd like to hear some success stories so I can convince myself that with a bit more planning and willpower it could be a long term solution or at least a good "kick start" to a proper eating plan.

This sounds like the Medifast diet... Reviewer: unknown       06-09-2004 Yeah, sounds like the Medifast diet which I had a doctor persuade me to go on about 6 years aog. What a mistake that was! I have already outlived the doctor who persuaded me to go on it because otherwise my fat would kill me, but this time I'm trying to get healthier my way.

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