Mono, or Monotrophic, Diet Review: Pros and Cons : vimarsana

Mono, or Monotrophic, Diet Review: Pros and Cons
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Single food, or monotrophic, diets – also called mono diets – have been around for as long as the diet industry itself. Often touted as miracle quick fixes, these diets are severely restrictive and potentially dangerous.
"A monotrophic diet is a type of fad diet that dictates eating only one food item for extended periods of time with the main goal of losing weight," says Janine Souffront, health educator supervisor for L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest publicly operated health plan in the country.

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