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1200 kcal |
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Sole Source is only suitable for those above BMI 25, with at least a stone (6.3kg) to lose. On this programme, the dieter takes three Cambridge Diet meals in place of conventional food. For men, or women above 5ft 8ins (1.73m), four Cambridge Diet meals should be taken. Sole Source is ideal for people who prefer a period of time away from the temptations of conventional food.
Sole Source Plus is also only suitable for those with a BMI of over 25 with at least a stone (6.3kg) to lose. It provides 615 kcal and gives the dieter some flexibility. On this programme, the dieter has a limited choice of options in replacing conventional meals. They may have three Cambridge Diet meals plus a 200kcal meal (made up from the ‘green and white’ food list), or four Cambridge Diet meals plus 200ml of skimmed milk. This is the same regardless of height or gender.
In addition to the water used to mix the diet powder and cups of unsweetened black tea or black coffee, it is vital that the dieter drinks at least 2.25 litres (4 pts) of water per day.
Using Sole Source or Sole Source Plus is not allowed when certain medical conditions are present. We say these conditions are 'contra-indicated'. There is also a number of medical conditions with which Sole Source and Sole Source Plus may be used with special precautions.
If you are advised to follow either Sole Source or Sole Source Plus, you will first use it for up to twelve weeks (in accordance with NICE Guidance, 2006). After this you need to move up to a Step above 800 kcal for at least one week. At this point, if you have further weight to lose, you can use Sole Source/Sole Source Plus for another period of twelve weeks and so on or select a programme with more calories.
If you chose to follow the Sole Source programme your doctor will need to be informed before you begin, regardless of BMI. The Cambridge Counsellor will do this. Your doctor then has the option to provide clinical supervision.
Cambridge Diet Programmes are based on nutritionally-balanced sachets, bars and Tetra Briks.
Sachets Each sachet contains about 138kcal of powder, which is mixed with water (cold or hot) to provide sweet-flavoured shakes or soups. Each sachet, or serving, produces a Cambridge meal when mixed with 227ml (half pint) water - either hot or cold. Sachets are sold in cartons of 21 servings.
Flavours: Banana, Butterscotch, Chocolate, Chocolate Mint, Fruits of the Forest, Strawberry, Toffee and Walnut, Vanilla, Broccoli and Cheese, Chicken and Mushroom, Oriental Chilli, Spicy Tomato, Vegetable.
Lactose-Free sachets are available in these flavours: Chocolate, Chocolate Orange, Cappuccino, Vanilla, Mushroom, Leek and Potato.
Click for a typical formulation of a sweet flavoured sachet. These may vary in other countries due to local guidelines.
Bars For those who miss chewing, one of your Cambridge meals each day can be in the form of a chocolate-covered meal bar. Some people cut the bars into smaller pieces which then allows them to "snack" throughout the day.
Flavours: Caramel, Chocolate, Orange, Toffee, Cranberry Crunch, Peanut Crunch.
Bars have additional carbohydrate, so only 1 should be taken per day. To make up for loss of fluid, we recommend that an extra 227ml (half pint) water is drunk with meal bar.
Tetra Briks The Cambridge solution is also available in two ready-to-drink flavours. These are in sealed cartons, complete with a straw, for the ultimate in convenience.
Flavours: Banana Bliss, Chocolate Velvet
To make up for them having less fluid (200ml), we recommend that an extra 227ml (half pint) water is drunk with every Tetra Brik.
Mousses The addition of Mix-a-Mousse granules will transform ANY sweet flavour into a meal you can eat! The Mix-a-Mousse makes a delicious mousse out of your favourite flavours, and adds just 20 calories to each serving.
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This weight loss programme is a nutritionally assured low calorie diet (above 800kcal per day). It gives the additional flexibility of a higher calorie level than the Sole Source programmes.
It is suitable for anyone above BMI 20 who is not medically contraindicated, anyone for whom a Very Low Calorie Diet (<800kcal) is unsuitable, anyone who is preparing for weight loss on the Sole Source programmes, or anyone who has lost weight with Sole Source/Sole Source Plus and is now on the weight stabilisation programme.
This programme adds fruit and carbohydrate to the 790 kcal meal in Step 2. It is suitable for those who prefer to lose weight more gradually or those whose lifestyle makes it impossible to avoid conventional eating.
One portiion of carbohydrates from:
We recommend that you have 2.25l (4 pts) fluids which can include:
This weight loss programme adds more selected conventional food to the daily menu. It is suitable for those who prefer to lose weight more gradually, or those whose lifestyle makes it impossible to avoid conventional eating. It is also suitable for those who are medically contraindicated for a Low (or Very Low) Calorie Diet. This step can be followed for as long as you need.
Example meals for a day:
Weight Maintenance
Maintenance usually begins when weight loss stops, and can start at about 1500 kcal per day. However, it will vary because the recommended daily energy intake figures are 2000 kcal for women and 2500 kcal for men, so some people may still lose some weight if their intake is below these levels.
The real danger is – after the 'exciting' Weight loss phase – that all the old reasons for being overweight could return. The Cambridge four-stage process helps you to understand the reasons for your original overweight, and the Stabilisation phase adds selected healthy food choices. In the Maintenance stage, you can continue this healthy eating and increasing the levels of activity. Many people continue to use Cambridge once or twice a day – not only to control energy intake but to carry on getting the benefits of good nutrition.
Keep a regular check on your weight. When your body weight is increased by more than five pounds above your ideal weight, it is time to take prompt action. This can be done by cutting out a conventional meal and having a Cambridge meal instead. As time goes by, people who have been plagued by being overweight for most of their lives become slim, and attain great confidence. The Cambridge Diet is a very powerful tool with which you can control your weight.
Cutting Down on the Calories
• Avoid fat • Restrict salt • Eat fibre • Restrict sugar • Restrict Alcohol
• Avoid Fast Food • Eat Healthy foods
A Permanent Change
An occasional criticism of the Cambridge Diet is that it does not change people's eating habits in the long term and is therefore ineffective for maintaining weight-loss. However many successful dieters know otherwise. For the first time many of them are able to realise that vast quantities of food are not indispensable to life. And whereas many diets actually make you concentrate more on food, by counting calories or eating as much as you like of a particular food, the Cambridge Diet teaches you to live without having food continually on your mind. This experience has a beneficial effect on most people and gives them the motivation to not only succeed in the short term but to conquer their longer term habits that led to the problem in the first place. There is ample proof that the Cambridge stabilisation and maintenance plan achieves excellent results in returning the dieter to long-term healthy eating principles.
1500 kcal
This weight loss programme adds more selected conventional food to the daily menu, whilst retaining a Cambridge meal for nutritional purposes. It is suitable for those who prefer to lose weight much more gradually.
Example meals for one day:
Additional calorie allowances are made for snacks and desserts.
The typical contents of a Cambridge Diet sachet in the U.K.
Macronutrients| Ingredient |
per 100ml mix
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per 40g serving
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per 3 servings
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per 4
serving |
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| Energy kJ |
219
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- |
585
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- |
1754
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2329
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| Energy kcal |
52
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138
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415
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554
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| Protein |
5.4
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g |
14.4
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g |
43.2
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g |
57.6
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g | |
| Carb |
5.3
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g |
14.1
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g |
42.4
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g |
56.5
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g | |
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of which
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sugars |
4.8
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g |
12.8
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g |
38.4
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g |
51.2
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g |
| polyols |
0.0
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g |
0.0
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g |
0.0
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g |
0.0
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g | |
| starch |
0.5
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g |
1.3
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g |
4.0
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g |
5.3
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g | |
| Fat |
1.0
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g |
2.7
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g |
8.1
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g |
10.8
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g | |
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of which
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saturates |
0.2
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g |
0.5
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g |
1.5
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g |
2.0
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g |
| mono-unsaturates |
0.2
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g |
0.4
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g |
1.2
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g |
1.7
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g | |
| polyunsaturates |
0.4
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g |
1.1
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g |
3.4
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g |
4.5
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g | |
| cholesterol |
0.9
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mg |
2.4
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mg |
7.2
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mg |
9.6
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mg | |
| Fibre |
0.9
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g |
2.5
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g |
7.6
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g |
10.1
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g | |
| Ingredient |
per 40g serving
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per 3 servings
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% of RDA
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per 4 serving
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| Sodium |
0.5
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g |
1.5
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g |
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2.0
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g |
| Vitamin A |
266.7
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mcg |
800.0
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mcg |
100
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1066.7
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mcg |
| Vitamin D |
1.7
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mcg |
5.0
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mcg |
100
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6.6
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mcg |
| Vitamin E |
3.3
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mg |
10.0
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mg |
100
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13.3
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mg |
| Vitamin C |
20.0
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mg |
60.0
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mg |
100
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80.0
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mg |
| Thiamin |
0.5
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mg |
1.4
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mg |
100
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1.9
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mg |
| Riboflavin |
0.5
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mg |
1.6
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mg |
100
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2.1
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mg |
| Niacin |
6.0
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mg |
18.0
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mg |
100
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24.0
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mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
0.7
|
mg |
2.0
|
mg |
100
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2.7
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mg |
| Folacin |
66.7
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mcg |
200.0
|
mcg |
100
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266.7
|
mcg |
| Vitamin B12 |
0.7
|
mcg |
2.0
|
mcg |
200
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2.7
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mcg |
| Biotin |
0.05
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mg |
0.15
|
mg |
100
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0.2
|
mg |
| Pantothenic Acid |
2.0
|
mg |
6.0
|
mg |
100
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8.0
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mg |
| Vitamin K |
40.0
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mcg |
120.0
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mcg |
*
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160.0
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mcg |
| Calcium |
304.0
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mg |
912.0
|
mg |
114
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1216.0
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mg |
| Phosphorous |
336.0
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mg |
1008.0
|
mg |
126
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1344.0
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mg |
| Iron |
4.7
|
mg |
14.0
|
mg |
100
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18.6
|
mg |
| Magnesium |
100.0
|
mg |
300.0
|
mg |
100
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400.0
|
mg |
| Zinc |
5.0
|
mg |
15.0
|
mg |
100
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20.0
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mg |
| Iodine |
50.0
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mcg |
150.0
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mcg |
100
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200.0
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mcg |
| Potassium |
0.8
|
g |
2.5
|
g |
*
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3.4
|
g |
| Chloride |
0.7
|
g |
2.0
|
g |
*
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2.7
|
g |
| Copper |
1.0
|
mg |
3.0
|
mg |
*
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4.0
|
mg |
| Manganese |
1.3
|
mg |
3.9
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mg |
*
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5.2
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mg |
| Selenium |
40.0
|
mcg |
120.0
|
mcg |
*
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160.0
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mcg |
| Molybdenum |
80.0
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mcg |
240.0
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mcg |
*
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320.0
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mcg |
| Chromium |
40.0
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mcg |
120.0
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mcg |
*
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160.0
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mcg |
Each serving also contains 1g linoleic acid and 0.13g of linolenic acid
Each drink or soup provides at least 33% of the Recommended Daily Allowance given for vitamins and trace minerals in Council Directive 90/496/EEC
* No RDA given in Council Directive 90/496/EEC
This nutritional information will vary slightly in different countries to meet local regulations and requirements.