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Man who only ate potatoes for an entire year shares incredible impact it had on his body

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Published 15:23 30 Dec 2024 GMT

Man who only ate potatoes for an entire year shares incredible impact it had on his body

The results will shock you

Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin

When you’re trying to lose weight, every diet seems to be filled with misery.

Whether it’s cutting out all sugar, consuming everything via soup, or constraining yourself to only eating at specific times, it seems like near every diet is purpose-built to make you sad.

Therefore, when someone comes out with the statement that a ‘potato only diet’ changed their life, you would be hard pressed to find someone who didn’t sit up and listen.

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Imagine nothing but these bad boys for an entire year (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
Imagine nothing but these bad boys for an entire year (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

The diet was one carried out by Andrew Taylor, known online as ‘Spudfit’, who switched to a potato-only diet to try lose weight.

Taylor said he ‘had issues with food addiction’ and was 151.7 kilograms when he started the diet.

When he says ‘potato-only’ Taylor really isn’t kidding, as he ate just that for an entire year.

While potatoes are arguably the most versatile ingredient around, and in theory I’m sure many of us (myself included) would say we’d love to do this, it takes a bonkers level of dedication to do so for an entire year.

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So the real question is, what effect did it have on his body?

The diet had a drastic effect on his body (YouTube / Plant Based News)
The diet had a drastic effect on his body (YouTube / Plant Based News)

Well, Taylor actually lost over 50 kilograms in the year he spent eating only spuds.

The man went from 151.7kg to just under 100 at 98.5 kilos.

Taylor said of the process that it had ‘totally changed’ his life ‘for the better’.

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Speaking to The Independent at the start of his experiment, the potato-lover said: “I'm getting over 600% of my daily iron retirements and over 400% of vitamin c as well as heaps of fibre - all things that so-called experts have said I'd be low in today.

"The only thing of concern was calcium, potatoes have calcium but maybe not enough.

He mostly ate boiled potatoes 'like an apple' for the year (YouTube/9 News)
He mostly ate boiled potatoes 'like an apple' for the year (YouTube/9 News)

"To be sure I'm using a calcium fortified organic soy milk to make mashed potatoes."

He also said that he would be taking regular blood tests, and would be taking fat if the blood tests gave any concerning results.

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According to advice given by doctors, he is eating a mixture of white and sweet potato recipes.

Taylor also stated that, over the course of the year, his mental health improved greatly.

The spud-aficionado said that, prior to this experiment, he had been struggling with clinical depression as a result of his food addiction, and has revealed that the diet re-focused his relationship with food, and thus improved his mental health.

He also stated that it eased his feelings of anxiety.

Regarding the diet, an expert told the Daily Mail that, while he would be eating enough to keep up energy and lose weight, the diet is lacking in ‘essential nutrients like zinc, B12 and omega-3.’

Featured Image Credit: YouTube / 9 News

Topics: Health, Mental Health, Food And Drink

Michael Slavin
Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin is LADbible's dedicated specialist Film and TV writer. Following his completion of a Masters in International Journalism at Salford University, he began working for the Warrington Guardian as a reporter. Throughout this he did freelance work about Entertainment for publications such as DiscussingFilm, where he was the Film and TV editor. Now, he is LAD's go to voice on all things Netflix, True Crime, and UK TV, as well as interviewing huge global stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Daisy Ridley, and Ben Stiller.

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