What is mono diet, and is it even practical?
Times may have changed, but some things remain constant - one of those is managing weight. Understanding the mono diet The monotrophic diet, or mono diet, involves eating just one food item for an extended period, with the primary goal of shedding weight. Dr Karthigai Selvi A, head of clinical nutrition and dietetics, Gleneagles BGS Hospital, Kengeri, Bengaluru, explains, “The mono diet is a diet plan that involves consuming only one food item per meal or per day. “Mono diet promises to simplify this process of choosing the right kind of food for weight loss by eliminating the need for calculations - no food logging, carbohydrate counting, fat tracking, or calorie counting is required. The pitfalls of the mono diet Mono diet is typically best when you need to lose weight in a very short period of time but experts warn that its risks far outweigh its benefits.
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