"I think you're getting downvoted because it doesn't matter what he cut out..." I agree that this is probably why mrj got downvoted. However, mrj's comments a

"I think you're getting downvoted because it doesn't matter what he cut out..." I agree that this is probably why mrj got downvoted. However, mrj's comments are valuable and further the discussion, so I really wish people didn't downvote. Furthermore, mrj could be right and the article's point--that cutting calories is all you need to focus on--could be wrong. That's the point of science: to form a hypothesis and then test it with multiple trials and multiple studies. If he got back up to 201 lbs and then did the same diet again but with fruits and vegetables instead of junk food, maybe he would've lost weight faster? Who knows until you do it?