Junk food is commonly associated
with a coffee break and this junk food diet works. Nutritionist Mark
Haub went on a junk food diet to determine if he could eat almost
nothing but junk food and still lose weight. His theory was that
weight loss is primarily tied to calorie intake, rather than what
type of food you eat. He stuck to an 1,800 calorie per day diet of
mostly Twinkies, Donuts, Doritos, Oreos, and sugary cereals. He also
drank a protein shake and took a multivitamin.
During the two months of his diet, his body mass index dropped from
28.8 to 24.9 and he lost 27 pounds, dropping from 201 pounds to 174
pounds.
In addition to his weight loss, bad cholesterol levels dropped 20%
over his normal healthy diet and his good cholesterol levels
increased by 20%. He even dropped 39% on his bad fat levels,
including triglycerides. This does debunk a number of other
"fad" diet claims and proves it is volume that counts when trying
to lose weight.