CHEESE & CHOCOLATE MAKE YOU THINNER

New York- February 1, 2011: When watching one's weight, it is widely known that pasta isn't the best choice for a late-night meal.  But what about avoiding fruit for breakfast?  Or eating anything and everything - from cheese to chocolate to cupcakes - just at certain times during the day?  Chrononutrition, a new weight-loss program available at the Cinq Mondes Spa at Lausanne, Switzerland's renowned Beau-Rivage Palace, offers a unique take on the traditional diet, where the focus is on what one is eating when, instead of simply what one is eating.

Created in 1986 by French nutritionist Dr. Alain Delabos, Chrononutrition works by mapping out the particular enzymes and hormones the body produces at various times of the day, and then creating a corresponding diet plan of what should be eaten when. Dr. Delabos' studies suggest that, for example, fruit isn't something that our body is prepared to break down for breakfast, and that this meal should instead be hearty and greasy (cheese, bread, butter and cooked meats).  Lunch should provide sugar (fruit, chocolate, etc.) and vegetable fat (avocado, olives, etc.) and carbohydrate-rich food such as pasta should be avoided at dinner.

The advantage to a regular diet?  With the exception of lactose-containing foods like milk and yogurt, no foods are off limits, and one can forget calorie-counting or sticking to low-fat, non-sugar foods.  

Individual Chrononutrition consultations can be arranged at the Cinq Mondes Spa with Patrick Leconte, a graduate of the University of Dijon (one of the largest nutrition centers in Europe) and former student of one of Dr. Delabos' close colleagues, Professor Jean-Robert Rapin. Additionally, the following multiple-night packages are available:

Weekend: 
1 consultation with Dr. Leconte 
2 slimming treatments
1 body treatment
1 coaching session 
Price: CHF 955 (approximately US$1,011) 

One-week:
2 consultations with Dr. Leconte 
1 slimming ritual
4 coaching sessions
Price: CHF 2,130 (approximately US$2,256) 

For more information, please visit:  www.brp.ch. 

About the Beau-Rivage Palace
The Beau-Rivage Palace is situated on ten acres of private gardens, adjacent to Lake Geneva and with spectacular views of the Swiss Alps. The hotel's award-winning 15,000-foot Cinq Mondes Spa contains a fitness room, indoor and outdoor infinity pools, a hot tub, and nine treatment rooms. Anne-Sophie Pic at the Beau-Rivage Palace, the hotel's recently opened 2-star Michelin restaurant, features France's only female chef with three Michelin stars.  Other restaurants include the Beau-Rivage Café and Le Miyako Lausanne, and amenities include two bars and terraces, two tennis courts and a special program for children.