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I had not heard of Schwarbein Principle before this question but after looking at her website and several other sites the diet appears to be just another variation of a low carb diet. Here is why I say that:

Schwarzbein seems to combine low carb dieting with ingesting healthy fats (Mediterranean Diet) to control insulin levels--which seems to always be mentioned when talking about food cravings. She goes on to say that her diet can positively alter hormone levels in which in turn can arrest disease and slow the aging process.

The New England Journal of Medicine has an online article discussing a two year trial study that compared results of a low-carb diet, health fats diet (Mediterranean Diet) and a low fat diet. The study results can be viewed here: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/3/229 (It should be noted that the study was not without its short comings.) In short they found that in all cases three cases the relative amount of weight loss between diets was the same. However in the first year the low fat diet produced the greatest mean weight loss.

Personally I feel that it is just another variation of two fad diets. That being said, everyone's body is different and the diet may produce weight loss results as stated for some people—as far the anti-aging and disease control I would need to see some independent study results first. If you decide to try the diet I would highly recommend you talk with your doctor first.

Thanks for sharing the post about the Schwarzbein Principle. The Schwarzbein Diet is a health and eating program developed by Diana Schwarzbein, MD, a California-based endocrinologist. Your post gave me a proper knowledge about the diet plan. Cannabidiol Capsules