I don't believe its necessary for all the experiments to last that long. Its possible to have shorter more controlled experiments to gain insight to health ben

I don't believe its necessary for all the experiments to last that long. Its possible to have shorter more controlled experiments to gain insight to health benefits of particular diets. For example... A British group of volunteers were locked in a zoo and were allowed to eat up to 5 kilos of raw fruit and vegetables per day - but only raw fruit and vegetables. "Nine volunteers, aged 36 to 49, took on the 12-day Evo Diet, consuming up to five kilos of raw fruit and veg a day." "The prescribed menu was: - safe to eat raw; - met adult human daily nutritional requirements; and - provided 2,300 calories - between the 2,000 recommended for women and 2,500 for men," "Overall, the cholesterol levels dropped 23%, an amount usually achieved only through anti-cholesterol drugs statins. The group's average blood pressure fell from a level of 140/83 - almost hypertensive - to 122/76. Though it was not intended to be a weight loss diet, they dropped 4.4kg (9.7lbs), on average." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXZ1dH7tJWw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXZ1dH7tJWw http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6248975.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6248975.stm