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    samunder_2000 Posts: 13, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 11, 2005, 08:56 PM
    Potato diet
    Hi,

    One of my cousins, now 20 year old, has been eating only rice and potatoes since he is a 5 year old boy. Though he would snack in anything, the main meal is always rice + potatoes. He will not eat anything else. His parents gave up trying to convince him. I tried to explain him that it will lead to lopsided growth but I could not clearly point out what ill effects could be caused due to a diet like this. I am not a nutrition expert and I can't convince him.

    Can anybody please help and list out clearly if there are any long term issues with a diet like this? Or if it works for him, should we think that's what his body needs?
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    Shidoshi Posts: 71, Reputation: 4
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    Sep 12, 2005, 12:29 AM
    You can use one of the online nutrition services and see what are the nutrients that he misses on a daily basis. You can then extrapolate it to a month or even an year, and you will have a more clearer picture.
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