Potato Diet

[LadyForCamus]

The problem is that preservation of lean body mass is crucial for weight-loss maintenance (muscle is more metabolically active than fat tissue) as well as overall long-term health, but it’s extremely difficult to preserve lean body mass during weight loss. I can’t stress enough how important adequate protein intake is during dieting and long bouts of caloric deficit. Older adults in particular need upwards of 1.5g of high biological value protein per kilo of body weight per day in order to prevent LBM catabolism. That’s pretty difficult to achieve when all you’re eating for weeks at a time is potatoes.

I believe he said he is eating normally two days per week, but don't quote me on that.

So, it’s impossible for him to meet the recommendations for someone in his age group, and with his current co-morbidities and medical conditions. Very irresponsible of his physician as far as I’m concerned.