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What I think with absolutely no deep research into this is that if the ingredients are all foods or powders that are already on the market in other foods, it pr
by josephjrobison 13y ago
What I think with absolutely no deep research into this is that if the ingredients are all foods or powders that are already on the market in other foods, it probably won't do short term damage to the body, as a lot of fast-food eating people probably would get the same amount of nutrition at the very least.
I would imagine long term damage would come from the mere fact that you're eating the same combination of foods/powders day in and day out. I'm pretty sure there are periods throughout history of people eating only one food and surviving (ie Irish in 1800s with potatoes, 3rd world countries with rice/beans) but it's not ideal or good long term.
- jlgreco 13y agoExactly. Eating a potato is fine. You can even survive eating only potatoes (so long as you vary the preparation, I believe), that isn't too controversial. The problem comes if you try to tell me that surviving on only potatoes is a good idea. For that claim, I am going to demand some serious legwork. The potato salesman and a few potato enthusiasts claiming that he does it and feels fine isn't going to cut it.
- defen 13y agonb - the Irish "potato" diet also included copious amounts of butter and milk or cream. There's not enough fat in an all-potato diet.