A diet known as the 80/10/10 has become popular among Olympic heroes and hopefuls.
The low-fat vegan diet takes its name from its recommended dietary intake: 80per cent fruits and vegetables, ten per cent protein and ten per cent fat.
The diet, which advises to eat 80per cent raw food per meal, has been adopted by tennis star Martina Navratilova, NBA star Ronnie Grandison and professional bowler Bruce Hamilton as well as Michael Arnstein, a marathon runner who is training towards the London Olympics.
Big hit: A diet known as the 80/10/10 has been adopted by several Olympic stars including tennis hero Martina Navratilova (left) and marathon runner hopeful Michael Arnstein (right). It involves eating 80per cent raw food
According to the diet's creator, Dr Douglas M. Graham, other fans include Ohenewa Akuufo, the current 11-time Canadian National Champion wrestler.
Mr Akuffo is working towards qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Dr Graham, who graduated from chiropractic college in 1983 and has been studying health and diet ever since, told MailOnline that while the diet focuses on fruit and vegetables, our bodies also require fat - a limited amount, however.
He said: 'By meeting our needs for fat, without surpassing those needs, we tend to experience optimum digestion, ideal weight management and stabilised blood sugar.
He added that Olympic athletes have adopted the diet as it optimises one's ability to 'uptake, transport and deliver oxygen to the cells'.
Star: Ex-NBA basketball player Ronnie Grandison, pictured above left, is also a fan of the diet
This means that sports performance increases, 'while the risk of cancer is minimised.'
The 80/10/10's calorie intake is broken down by the following: 90 to 97per cent 'sweet and non-sweet fruit' and two to six per cent 'tender, leafy greens and celery'.
Zero to eight per cent is taken up by 'everything else' which includes other vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, plus fatty fruits, nuts and seeds.
Dr Graham said: 'You can generally accomplish this with two or three large fruit meals during the day plus a large salad in the evening.
'Fruit predominates heavily, yet you consume as many greens as you like.'
Dr Graham claimed that the diet is not as hard to adopt as it may sound to some.
He wrote in his book titled The 80/10/10 Diet: Balancing Your Health, Your Weight, And Your Life, One Luscious Bite At A Time, that the program allows people to keep eating the foods they love.
It reads: 'If you eat a relatively typical American diet, 80/10/10 is a program that allows you to continue eating the foods you are used to, while beginning to introduce the new foods that will lead you toward your goal.'
He also wrote about the benefits of eating ample raw food in every meal of the day.
The book reads: 'If you adopt a diet of raw foods, your body can easily cope with cleansing itself of past toxic accumulations and normalise its weight.
'Common sense does not support cooking,' it continued.
According to Dr Graham's research, further health benefits include maximum nutrition, quick digestion, overall improved health and energy, oxygenated cells and ultimate well-being and vitality.
He stressed that although many diets aim to eliminate carbohydrates all together, they are a necessity in anybody's diet.
Inspiring: The book, pictured left, was written by Dr Douglas N. Graham, who is pictured right
'By meeting our needs for carbohydrates, we tend to feel great energy and mental clarity,' he said.
'Carbohydrates are required in order to use fats properly and consuming enough carbs is the key to satiation, [which means] keeping food craving at bay.'
Dr Graham added that the hardest obstacle for many is getting used to eating such large portions of fruit.
'In general, fruits are considerably higher in calories than vegetables and leafy greens,' he said.
'So it makes sense that most of the raw food diet be made up of fruit, complemented by large salads to provide essential minerals such as sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium.'
He added that the rewards are worth the dietary shake-up.
'The 80/10/10 diet may seem like a huge shift in your lifestyle in the beginning,' he said. 'Developing the lifestyle will enhance every moment of your life to come.'
HEALTHY LIVING: THREE OF THE BEST 80/10/10 DIET RECIPES
Creamy corn and squash salad in cabbage cups
Creamy corn sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups corn
- 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 celery stalk
- 1/2 cup yellow cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 avocado
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon fresh mint leaves
Squash salad:
- 2-3 yellow squash
- 1/4-1/2 avocado, diced
- 1 cup yellow cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/4 head red cabbage, cut into triangles
- 1 head Green Leaf Lettuce
Combine the corn, yellow bell pepper, celery, and yellow tomatoes in a blender. Blend till smooth. Add avocado and blend but be careful not to overblend. Add fresh mint and dill, pulse until just mixed in. Add to bowl and chill in refrigerator for at least an hour. Mix again before serving.
Spiral-slice yellow squash into long thin curly slices. Put in a bowl. Toss with fresh dill, avocado, quartered cherry tomatoes, corn and creamy corn sauce. Spoon into red cabbage triangles, serve on a bed of lettuce.
Raspberry coconut cream tart
Crust:
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 1/2 tablespoons young coconut
- 3/4 cup dates, chopped
- 1 inch vanilla bean, seeds scraped out
Raspberry filling:
- 1/2 cup dates
- 1/8 cup water
- 3/4 cup raspberries
- 1/4 cup raspberries, frozen
Coconut Cream: 1 cup young coconut meat
Add 1 cup shredded coconut, young coconut meat, vanilla and 3/4 cup dates to food processor, process until a firm dough. Press the dough firmly into an 8" tart pan, making a rim about 1/4" high. Place in freezer to set.
Blend 1/2 cup dates and 1/8 cup of water until smooth paste. Add fresh and frozen raspberries and pulse until mixed well. Do not overblend. Place in a bowl in freezer for 1/2 hour minimum. Clean out blender, add 1 cup young coconut meat and blend till smooth, add 1 tablespoon coconut butter and continue blending until light and fluffy.
Remove crust and raspberry filling from freezer, layer raspberry filling onto crust, then top with coconut cream. Use spatula to create smooth surface, garnish with fresh raspberries and mint.
Angel Hair squash with sweet tomato sauce by Christina Chadney
- 2 yellow squash or zucchini
- 2-3 sweet red tomatoes, chopped
- 10 sun dried tomatoes, soaked
- 1 apple, chopped
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 2 dates, stoned and chopped
- a handful of basil
- few sprigs of oregano
Make angel hair 'pasta' by placing the squash in a spiral slicer on pasta setting.
Place all ingredients except herbs in a food processor. Mix well. Add herbs and pulse a few times until you get specks of herbs. Place spiraled pasta in bowls or on a plate, top with sauce and garnish with fresh herbs. You may also add a few fresh olives if you have them on hand.
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