Twinkies For Breakfast?

Yes, this probably would catch anyone’s attention at first glance—who doesn’t like a Twinkie?  The Twinkie Diet draws its roots from an unexpected location.  Kansas State University.  Mark Haub is a nutrition professor teaching at Kansas State University who, like many of us, had a childhood love for delicious Twinkies.  There is so much controversy over what to eat, what time to eat it, how much to eat and the list goes on.  Mark Haub set out to see what would happen if he only ate Twinkies, Doritos, sugary cereals, and Oreos.  Most people might think this sounds like a recipe for a heart attack, but Professor Haub came to a different conclusion.  Mark Haub believed that weight loss counted mostly upon counting calories; where the calories came from did not matter, nor the nutritional value of the overall diet plan.  So, Mark Haub set off on his two month journey straight toward a sugar overload.

I know, everyone is wondering, “Does The Twinkie Diet actually work?”  What Mark Haub found is that a diet is a diet as long as you are burning more calories than you are taking in.  Of course, this is nothing new.  Dieters have known this fact for years.  What many people do not know is that where your calories come from really does not matter.   The truth is that you burn calories that come from pasta virtually the same way you would burn calories from a delicious chocolate-mint truffle or, yes, a Twinkie.

Side Effects

Many people have wondered whether The Twinkie Diet will have adverse side effects or not.  Well, considering so far only one man has tried The Twinkie Diet and had to guts to admit it, we really cannot tell.  It seems that as long as your calorie intake matches or is less than your body’s need you will not gain weight.  Everyone is built differently and individual people may react differently to The Twinkie Diet than others.  Haub usually consumed about 2,500 calories each day but during The Twinkie Diet Haub reduced calorie intake to about 1,800 calories and Haub’s “bad” cholesterol was reduced by 20% as a consequence.  Haub’s body fat went from 33.4 percent down to less than 25 percent.

Most people are not going to find success with something like The Twinkie Diet because you need to keep your calories intake down and count each and every calorie.  The whole success of the diet depends upon you keeping your calorie intake down; if you continue consuming the same amount of calories, then no weight is going to be lost.  The same holds true for those who rediscover their love for Twinkies and devour every box as soon as they open it.  Moderation may be the key to dieting as Mark Haub may have shown us all with his sabbatical with Twinkies.

Is the Twinkie Diet Worth Trying?

Before you get off your comfy computer chair and buy a lifetime’s supply of Twinkies remember that The Twinkie Diet was not a peer-reviewed study.  What does that mean?  Well, that means that The Twinkie Diet relies solely upon Professor Haub’s good word.  As good as Mark Haub’s word may be, we simply do not know what other factors could have played a role in Haub’s weight loss.  Yes, counting calories very precisely may very well have been the secret, but there may have been other key features of this diet plan that could have caused the unexpected results.  Mark Haub also ate vegetables like green beans which added almost nothing to the calorie count total, but is worth noting.  When all is said and done just, remember that you are better off eating healthy foods and keeping your calorie intake at a healthy amount and have a Twinkie every once in a while—not every meal and in between.