The 'Magic' Mushroom Diet
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Though both Perry and Osbourne swear by this diet, Linda Evangelista, an assistant nurse manager at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, is dubious.
Evangelista said, “Weight loss in certain areas are individualized based on body build. Women typically carry weight in their hips, thighs, and abdomen, particularly as women age. I am unaware of any diet that targets specific areas of the body. Diets are really based on calorie intake. If all that is being consumed are mushrooms, and assuming there are few calories, then yes, there would be overall weight loss.”
How people lose and gain weight is mostly determined by genetics and age. It is therefore impossible for every woman to have the same results even when trying the same diet. The mushroom diet is no different; some women may lose weight from this diet, some may not.
In theory, this diet should work, but that is only because of mushrooms' low-calorie threshold. With only 19 calories in one cup of diced Portobello mushrooms, they'd definitely be hard to get plump off of! No matter how many mushrooms a woman might eat, she’d still only consume a small amount of calories.
In addition to being low in calories, mushrooms are also low in carbohydrates, fat, and sodium. They have a high water content, high fiber content, and contain more potassium than bananas. They are even metabolism boosting!
Though mushrooms have their nutritious qualities, Evangelista said she would not recommend this diet to any of her patients. She said, “[A proper diet] needs to be nutritionally balanced and combined with exercise.”
The mushroom diet may help women lose weight in the short-term, there is currently no evidence proving that any diet can help women selectively lose weight.
Reach Staff Reporter Janelle Cabuco here.
