1000 Calories
Herbal
Life
A 1000 cal/4200 kJ a day diet based on meal replacements taken in the form of high protein/low fat powder mixed with fruit juice or milk.
The diet is claimed by manufacturers to be based on vitamin C, minerals and "nutritional herbs" needed to promote good health and prevent hunger or loss of energy.
Herbal life meal
replacements are distributed by a self propagating chain of distributors, on similar lines to the Cambridge diet. Weight loss is not as rapid as with the VLCD.