What Is The Galveston Diet And How Does It Work?

The Galveston diet is more than about just what foods you should be consuming for optimal weight loss; it is also about when you should be eating them. The focus is on consuming anti-inflammatory foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins like fish or chicken, whole grains (brown rice and oatmeal), healthy fats (salmon, olive oil, and nuts), and full-fat dairy, per Eating Well. What you will be cutting out of your diet are refined sugars, most processed foods, fried foods, foods with artificial flavoring and color in them, high fructose products, plus oils considered to be inflammatory like vegetable oil and canola oil. 

As for when you should be consuming these foods, The Galveston diet follows an intermittent fasting routine daily, per Hum Nutrition. Eating is restricted to an 8-hour window and you fast for the remaining 16 hours of the day. 

While you're fasting, you can consume beverages like water and unsweetened coffee/tea but no calorie-filled foods or drinks are permitted, reports Healthline.