Scarsdale Diet, The Original Version
In the 1978 original publication of “The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet”, Doctor Herman Tarnower & Samm Sinclaire Baker mention: ‘a good diet must be palatable, safe, satisfying and uncomplicated’.
Scarsdale Diet Vegetarian or Pescatarian Adaptation
The Scarsdale Diet is one of the oldest, 1979, and very efficient diets out there. It was conceived by a cardiologist, Herman Tarnower, aiming to help his obese patients lose weight. However, the diet was not originally drafted for vegetarians or pescatarians. A brief history It’s worth mentioning slightly the history of this diet, especially for the tragic story of its author, Dr. Herman Tarnower. In 1980, the year of his 69 birthday, he was shot dead in a rage…