Is it safe to go on a All water vitamin diet?

[Collije]

Originally posted by: TrentSteel
A doctor had once told me vitamins (as pills, at least) aren't really absorbed well by the body without solid food. Have you consulted a physician? You'd get better advice from her/him than us.

Thank you for some common sense. Why would you be asking us for health advice (who's an expert/nutritionist about this stuff here)? Go see a doctor (or if this is for a friend they should).

For a practical suggestion, I'd also suggest that if asking for a future diet, I would recommend getting blood work done at a doctor's as well (so there can be a baseline on your health). But then again I'm not a subject matter expert on this stuff either

 

[lex]

FreshPrince wrote:

1 centrum and water all day?

theoretically speaking, can one live on this diet?

Answer:

Yes, you can live on this diet for upto 30 days.. but you better not do much..

read more about it here:

http://www.healthpromoting.com/Articles/articles/FastAdapt.htm

A Juice fast (drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juices) would be much better for leading an everyday life activities.

 

[BurnItDwn]

hmmm ... if you add 1 steak and 1 beer to the menu I'll try the diet.

 

[EXman]

I WILL KILL YOU NEXT TIME THERE IS NO HOT DEAL YOU INTERNET NOOB!!!

Yes I am shouting

 

[dnoyeb]

No you can't live on that "diet."

In fact you would be much better off on a water alone "diet" and cut out the vitamins. The vitamins will fool your system into thinking other things are present such as carbohydrates and sugars and proteins. You will be extremely hungry if you take the vitamins.

How does one keep his cholesterol down on such a high protein diet like Atkins'?

 

[lobadobadingdong]

I know there's a hot deal in here somewhere if I look hard enought :roll:

 

[cremefilled]

On such a diet, you would be missing "essential" fatty acids and amino acids. "Essential" means that you will eventually die without them.

This is not widely known, but a human will eventually die without intake of some dietary fat. The essential fatty acids are the Omega-3's, mostly found in fish and a few nuts and seeds, and most Americans are deficient in these.

And an above post is correct, your body will self-cannibalize with a prolonged fast.

 

[SurgicalShark]

Yogis in India survive on water for several days in succession, but such practice is accompanied by very stringent YOGA, so it's a worth a shot. Even if you are plain water diet for a day, you feel way lighter. try it.