T his month Kevin Elizabeth spent two weeks at a biomedical research centre in Louisiana following a strict meal plan of junk food devised by clinical nutritionists. He ate things like Frosties for breakfast and the abomination that is Tater Tots (fried nuggets of grated potato plus corn flour, dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate) for lunch.
His physiological responses were monitored: blood sugar, insulin and heart rate, to name a few. And no cheating was allowed. If his fiancée visited, her bags and pockets were checked to ensure she didn’t smuggle in an apple. Elizabeth wasn’t tempted either.
“I didn’t sneak anything — I didn’t really want to,” the 28-year-old tech worker says. He laughs. “I didn’t want to face the awkwardness of being searched.” Plus, he
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