How
it works: According to Immogenics, even a salad could hinder
your diet - if you happen to be intolerant to lettuce, that is.
They reckon the main cause of obesity is not over-eating, but
long-term, low-level inflammation caused by food. 'Bad' foods
are not broken down properly and treated as invaders by your
body, which responds to the threat by becoming inflamed. This
hits your immune system, causing low energy and weight gain.
Everybody's digestive system is unique, so different foods will
trigger inflammation in different people, but it's impossible
to work out for yourself which foods are making you fat as the
immediate symptoms of inflammation are so subtle.
What do
I have to do? Have a blood test to find your inflammatory
triggers - visit a Novo centre, arrange a home nurse visit or
ask your GP to take a sample to send off to the company. Immogenics
will provide a list of foods that agree and disagree with your
body, plus a personalised advice pack. You don't have to eliminate
whole food groups and there's no calorie-counting - you simply
cut out the foods that produce inflammation. Booze is out for
everyone for five weeks.
Cost: Testing costs £350,
but Immogenics points out it provides a personalised food
blueprint for the rest of your
life.