Warnings

Clinical studies have identified potential risks and discomforts associated with low calorie and low protein diets such as ProLon, including anxiety, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, hunger, irritability, muscle aches, nausea, or back pain. Heavy caffeine users may experience caffeine-withdrawal headaches upon elimination of caffeine intake.

Potential medical side effects could also include constipation, fainting, low blood pressure, and low blood sugar. Although these occurrences are rare, you should be aware of them.

This dietary intervention may also cause abnormal heart rhythms, and may exacerbate a pre-existing amino acid/protein deficiency. Extended periods of low calorie dieting can be especially dangerous in people who are already malnourished, such as those with some forms of advanced cancer or suffering from extreme weight loss, including anorexia and cachexia, and those that have undergone extended periods of protein deficiencies. Patients with any serious or terminal medical conditions, e.g. diabetes, heart diseases, cancer, or metabolic disorders, should NOT undergo the ProLon meal program unless authorized by a healthcare professional appropriately trained and licensed to treat these conditions.