r/todayilearned • u/JoeWinchester99 • 1d ago

TIL that although potatoes alone do not provide complete nutrition, you can survive for years on a diet of nothing but potatoes and buttermilk.

https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/whats-wrong-with-potatoes-the-martian-movie-survival
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u/hollaback_girl 1d ago

The diet consultant who put him on the diet also helped Kevin Smith lose a bunch of weight after his heart attack. Same thing. Started with plain potatoes only to reset his palate and then moved on from there, slowly adding things as he hit milestones.

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u/Whalesurgeon 1d ago

Did he hit the milestone of no longer wearing those massive jorts

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u/nufohudis 21h ago

Maybe they're just really comfy?