It stands for American Diabetes Association. The 1000 is the amount of calories per day. Basically it is the standard diet prescribed to those patients with diabetes who need help controlling their blood sugar.
No it doesn't. A diet under 1200 calories is un-healthy. Your body starts shutting down from lack of calories. Agree with the above response. You will be malnourished. Counting calories is not really...
Having a diet of 1000 calories is not recommended. Your body needs at least 2000 calories per day to be healthy. Eating a 1000 calories diet is on the verge of anorexia.
There are no good 1,000 calorie diets. At a thousand calories you will end up malnourished and permanently hungry. Calorie controlled diets are a billion dollar industry, and they keep to themselves...
A 1000 calorie is a difficult thing to be completed and often exposes the person selecting the diet a limitation of food choices and nutrient selection. The biggest danger is damage to the metabolism...