BOTTOM LINE: The potato diet lasts three to five days and only allows you to eat plain potatoes. It may help you lose weight but is extremely restrictive, lacks certain nutrients, and may lead to unhealthy eating behaviors. 5 мар. 2019 г.
Can you lose weight and still eat potatoes?
Are they good for weight loss? Absolutely! Ounce for ounce, potatoes are one of the most filling and low-calorie foods we can eat. But as Nathan wrote, and as our registered dietitians teach at the Pritikin Longevity Center today, potatoes are actually very good for you, especially if you're trying to lose weight.
How long can you do the potato diet?
Unsustainable: Eating only one food, even if it is a root vegetable, is not sustainable. Though the potato diet is a short-term fad diet, some followers have stuck to just potatoes for long periods—up to one year. This diet is not sustainable for the average person.
What happens if you only eat potatoes for 2 weeks?
"Just eating potatoes is not a balanced intake of nutrition for the body and followed long term would leave you at risk of nutritional deficiencies," Priya Tew, a qualified dietitian and spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association (BDA), told Newsweek.
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