Its not what you eat it's how much of it you eat according to this gentlemans diet of chocolate bars, chips, biscuits, pizza, doughnuts and sugary cereals for two months.

[MickyMacgraw]

I do notice that the details of the full study isn't up which could indicate he supplemented with thermogenic fat burners and carb/fat blockers but what really interested me was that his LDL-cholesterol fell 20 per cent, whilst his HDL-cholesterol rose by 20 per cent!
isn't 1800 calories of sugar and fats still bad for you?

http://uk.health.life...candy-lose-weight.htm

[Count-A-Strong]

Any chance you could write shorter question titles Micky, as they tend to take up the space of 2 or 3 in the unanswered questions box?

[cazzz1975]

long term a diet of junk is hardly going to make you feel good inside which is more important that weight loss. being a heroin addict can make you thin, doesnt make it good though.

[MickyMacgraw]

Ok Countastrong I've noticed that there is a trend here of just putting up the basic title of the question in the top box and the main body of the question in the larger bottom box which I shall be adopting from now on.

Cazzz does heroin do this to your cholesterol levels LDL-cholesterol fell 20 per cent, whilst his HDL-cholesterol rose by 20 per cent?

[Count-A-Strong]

Thanks Micky. I'm sure that will be much appreciated by all. (what a decent chap!)

[cazzz1975]

I wouldnt know naturally micky...

I have no doubt this wonderful diet will be endorsed at a doctors near you soon...

[MickyMacgraw]

No problem at all countastrong.
Cazzz I seriously doubt it! Like the Atkins diet this offers a short term loss but then it's likely to have a rebound effect long term with Ldl rocketing through the roof and Hdl ploughing through the floor.
Wouldn't this diet be dangerous to diabetics?

[cazzz1975]

lol, I would imagine over a long term it would be detrimental to health

[LazyGun]

Not sure I would dignify this experiment by the term study, since it consists of one person ;)

As an experiment it is interesting, but the standout factor is not "eating junk food makes you lose weight" - its that eating 800 calories a day less allows you to lose weight. Given the amount of weight loss he achieved, I dont find the change in LDL /HDL levels especially surprising either.

Not a diet for the long term, i think :)

[mollykins]

It wold probably kill a diabetic.

[mollykins]

*would*