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Undercover Shake Shack challenges diet taboos revealed in new research

Published: 17th October, 2019

Research released today reveals a third of UK adults will keep their diet or healthy eating habits under wraps due to being ashamed of what people think.

The survey, conducted by The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan*, reveals that the nation considers diets to be a taboo subject. And four in 10 of us claim diet is a dirty word and not a topic to be discussed with friends, colleagues, or even a partner.

What’s more, people mistakenly think being on a diet means food and drink options are automatically less appealing, flavourless or boring.

Disguised as The One Shake Shack, The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan went undercover and surprised festival goers with a range of extra special drinks at Harewood’s Great British Food Festival in Leeds. A professional mixologist expertly created a range of mocktails, shakes and smoothies using products available as part of The 1:1 Diet plan, which visitors had the chance to try out.

Each drink was nutritionally balanced, providing all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients needed – even more so than some traditionally ‘healthy’ meals such as salads or soups.

The drinks looked and tasted so premium, visitors were fooled into thinking The One Shake Shack was the latest artisan brand to launch into the shakes and smoothies market.

Mark Gilbert, nutritionist at The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan, said: “Diet shouldn’t be a dirty word. No-one should feel ashamed to be pursuing a healthier lifestyle, particularly when diet products can look and taste delicious.

“Feeling you are the right size and shape for your life stage or lifestyle is different for every individual, but the fact that most people at some point do pursue a diet of some kind with the goal of losing weight is consistent.

“A diet shouldn’t mean people have to suffer from flavourless or unappetising food and drink. We wanted to tackle this misconception by allowing people to sample our menu of products without pre-existing thoughts as to what ‘diet’ products should be like. Not only were they surprised that they looked and tasted delicious, but that they can be so easily incorporated into an everyday lifestyle.”

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*OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults, May 2019

For more information and/or to set up interviews, contact The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan PR team on onetoone@lucre.co.uk  or 0113 243 1117 / 020 8741 5900

  

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Notes to editors

  • The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan’s roots can be traced back to the 1960s, when biochemist Dr Alan Howard started to research the perfect diet. Since 1984, when The Cambridge Diet became commercial in the UK, millions of people from all over the world have used its help, support and products.

  • In 2009 the Cambridge Diet was rebranded to Cambridge Weight Plan and in 2014, became an employee-owned company. Today, it is a passionate and profitable group of people who provide support, flexible weight loss plans, products and business opportunities that help other people achieve their goals. Whatever those goals may be.

  • In the UK, the company sells and markets The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan brand through more than 5,000 independent consultants, who offer one-to-one support to guide dieters through their weight loss and into maintenance.

  • The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan’s meal replacement programme (MRP) uses formula food soups, shakes, bars and other foods to replace conventional foods, thus giving a lower dietary energy intake than on a conventional reducing diet. Cambridge Weight Plan MRPs are nutritionally complete, providing all protein, essential fat, vitamins and minerals needed.

  • Worldwide, The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan is sold through an extensive distributor network and its products are exported to more than 30 countries.

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