The Dukan diet

'The ultimate diet. The French have kept it secret for years.' Daily Mail

The Dukan Diet is a unique 4-step programme, combining two steps to lose your unwanted weight and two steps to keep it off for good:

Step 1 Attack

For 2-7 days eat as much as you want of 72 protein-rich foods.

Step 2 Cruise

Continue eating the protein-rich foods with the addition of 28 vegetables.

Step 3 Consolidation

Add fruit, bread, cheese and starchy foods, and 2 celebration meals a week, allowing 5 days for every pound lost.

Step 4 Stabilisation

Eat what you like without regaining weight by following 3 simple rules, including the famous 'protein Thursdays'.

Devised by Dr Pierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent his career helping people to lose weight permanently, The Dukan Diet is the culmination of thirty-five years' clinical experience. Easy to follow with no calorie counting, The Dukan Diet offers clear simple guidelines, menu planners and delicious recipes for long term success.