According to KING 5 television here in Seattle. I know the story is old, but check out the opening sentence.
by KING 5 HealthLink
KING5.com
Posted on November 14, 2010 at 11:52 AM
Kansas State University is known for two things: a top ten basketball team, and now the nutty professor.
Mark Haub says he doesn't mind being called nutty since he loves his nutty bars and junk food, lots of junk food.
And while you can call him nutty, do not call him crazy. He's quite serious about the junk food diet. After all he lost 30 pounds eating this stuff, and the attention has gone viral.
He's been on TV and online, talking about eating junk in moderation.
"I've talked to people from Ireland, Norway, India, it's been a global experience," said Haub.
The key is carefully counting calories and keeping track to make sure he's not overeating.
Remember he lost all the weight with moderation. So it's OK to eat fatty fast food, if you count calories.
"I work at a restaurant so I just kind of eat when I get there. And I eat when I leave," said student Lilly Castro.
That's fine as long as you limit total calories.
So what's the future of the junk food diet? With his success and all the media attention Haub is not ruling out a book deal.
"Ah... That's been discussed. Not formally working on anything at this point," he said.
It's important to point out that Dr. Haub drank a protein shake every day, ate vegetables and took a daily multivitamin to stay healthy. Still, even he doesn't recommend following the diet long-term for weight loss.
Dr. Haub says it all began as a class project to come up with unconventional ways to lose weight. He limited himself to 1800 calories a day.
Dr. Haub's Facebook page
