What is a mono diet?
A mono diet is a nutritional scheme in which a person eats only 1 type of food for several days and several times a day. You can include any product (meat, fruit, vegetables, legumes) in a mono diet, but only these foods should be eaten during the day.
The most popular are:
In itself, a mono diet is a kind of detox method and it is unacceptable to adhere to it for a long time, because the body will be depleted, nutrients and vitamins will be lacking.
During a strict diet, the risk of slowing down metabolism and losing muscle mass increases significantly. Some scientists argue that with a large dose of calorie restriction, bone loss is expected - a negative result is observed on fertility in women.
Those who have followed a mono diet claim to have lost a few kilos, although there is no serious scientific work on this subject.
In addition, it is unthinkable to eat only one product for more than 2 or 3 days, for example, you can’t eat only cucumbers or eggs for the rest of your life. In the end, we come to one truth - losing or maintaining weight should be done against the background of a proper and healthy diet, as well as physical activity.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mono-diet-review#method
