Mark Haub lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks on the Twinkie and Junk Food diet.
Kansas State University nutrition researcher Mark Haub decided to prove that in reducing body weight, the bottom line is to drop the number of calories consumed.
To make the case, Haub created a Junk Food Diet, consuming 60% junk food, augmented by a protein shake, multivitamin pills, a can of green beans or four stalks of celery each day.
After 10 weeks he had lost 27 pounds, reducing his BMI from 28.8 to 24.9, decreased his body fat from 33.4 to 24.9 percent and dropped his “bad” cholesterol, LDL, by 20 percent, increased his “good” cholesterol, HDL, by 20 percent, and reduced his triglycerides by 39 percent
What’s in a Twinkie? The Twinkie, which was created during the Depression, contains thirty-nine ingredients. One 43g Twinkie contains 2% of the recommended daily amount (RDA) of iron but none of the RDA for vitamins A and C and calcium. Each cake has 5g of fat (2g of which are saturated), 20mg of cholesterol, 2000mg of salt, 25g of carbohydrates (of which 14g is sugar), 1g of protein and no fiber. Five ingredients come from rocks. These include: phosphate mines in Idaho, gypsum mines in Oklahoma, and oil fields in China. Sorbic acid, for example, is actually derived from natural gas. Cellulose gum, Polysorbate 60, and calcium sulfate are also used in sheet rock, shampoo, and rocket fuel. The vitamins, artificial colors, and flavorings in Twinkies come from petroleum. Limestone makes Twinkies light and the cream looking center is made of shortening. There is no cream.
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