The Mayo Clinic Diet is sometimes used as a name for a diet plan based mainly on eggs, meat and grapefruit. Claims for it include that it is used on cardiac wards for patients needing to lose weight quickly, and that the grapefruit acts as catalyst to burn fat. However this diet is high in cholesterol and saturated fat. The British Heart Foundation and American Heart Association (among others) warn that these can cause heart problems.The Mayo Clinic refers to it as a myth and advises people not to follow it.

Ten years after the Mayo Clinic study that lead to the recall of the diet drug fen phen, more and more cases of primary pulmonary hypertension are emerging in former fen phen users, and lawsuits are on the rise.

Researchers at Mayo Clinic - yes, the world-renowned research and treatment center - have devised a new way to shed pounds. No, it does not involve going outside to exercise, dieting or various forms of oriental arts. They simply want you to go to work and step up to your desk. But, here’s where it gets tricky…