Mark Haub.
“convenience store diet” or "Twinkies diet"
Associate Professor of Nutrition at Kansas State University
Lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks to 147 pounds.
he limited himself to 1,800 calories per day.
No changes in physical activity.
He also ate a protein shake and took a multivitamin every day, along with eating a minimal amount of vegetables.
Bmi dropped from 28.8 to 24.9
LDL cholesterol dropped from 153 to 123.
HDL clolesterol rose from 37 to 46.
He lost significant body fat.
he began to feel healthier.
He had more energy.
He stopped snoring.
Moral of the story: inducing a caloric deficit of several hundred calories each day is likely to being about weight loss.