Civil Eats - "Twinkie Diet": Just a Starvation Diet in Disguise

Finally, a sensible response to the absurd "Twinkie diet" that has recently been making headlines.

By Kristin Wartman
November 19, 2010

"As if there weren’t enough conflicting nutrition information out there already, a professor of human nutrition decided to go on a Twinkie Diet. He then proceeded to lose weight, improve his cholesterol numbers, and make matters even more confusing for the general public. But while the media has taken the easy headline and run with it, I think this story deserves a closer look. Professor Mark Haub of Kansas State University did the one thing that will guarantee weight loss—he cut his total calorie consumption. Haub limited himself to a total of 1,800 calories a day. A man of his size and weight would normally consume 2,600 calories per day. The CNN headline that he made news with was: 'Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds.' It should read: 'Cutting calories by nearly half helps professor lose 27 pounds,' which would be far more accurate—but hardly news. In yet another misleading headline CBS news claims, 'Twinkie Diet for Weight Loss: Is Professor Haub on to Something?'..."

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