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The Twinkie Diet: How a Nutrition Professor Lost 27 Pounds Eating Only Junk Food
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Julien Raby
March 17, 2025
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Nutrition
The Twinkie Diet: How a Nutrition Professor Lost 27 Pounds Eating Only Junk Food
A Kansas State University professor proved that losing weight might be as simple as counting calories—even if most of them come from junk food.
Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition, spent two months eating mostly snack foods like Twinkies, Oreos, and Doritos. By restricting his daily intake to under 1,800 calories, he shed 27 pounds and saw unexpected improvements in his cholesterol levels and body fat percentage.
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Cardio
Forget Hours of Cardio This Science-Backed Workout Takes Minutes and Delivers Big Results
Want to get fit without spending hours at the gym? There’s a shortcut backed by science.
It’s called 10-20-30 interval training, and it involves surprisingly short bursts of effort.
Discover how participants in a recent study saw major fitness gains, even though they didn’t push their bodies to the absolute limit.
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Muscle Growth
From Marathon Runner to World’s Strongest Man: Mitchell Hooper Reveals His Strength Secrets
Mitchell Hooper, an unlikely champion in the world of Strongman, shocked everyone when he won the coveted World’s Strongest Man title in 2024. His path was unconventional, a testament to the power of focused training and self-belief.
Speaking at a recent kinesiology conference, Hooper shared his inspirational story of going from a dedicated marathon runner to a record-breaking strongman in just a few years. He candidly admitted, “I did not have a natural inclination for this sport…the intention was to experience what other people experienced.”
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Stay fit,
Julien Raby