Eating the same thing

Question
Hi George,

I hope you can help me.  I've just come back from a visit with my oldest friend of 25 years.  He's a 32-year-old man who only eats the exact same thing day after day.  Although he's always been well above-average intelligence (probably close to genius level), he is very very skinny, and is dopy and unresponsive to talk to.  I'm very worried about him.

His daily diet is, without exception:

-Two bowls of cereal
-One and a half sandwiches (three slices of brown bread) with margarine and steamed carrots and peas
-One microwaved jacket potato with margarine and the same steamed vegetables
-One peeled apple
-One KitKat chocolate bar (chocolate and wafers)

He's been eating like this for the last 5 years at least and I'm very worried about him.  He must be borderline malnourished by now.  He never goes out, sees anyone or eats out at all.

Would it be possible to let me know what kinds of nutrients he might be missing and, more importantly, what the health risks are?  He won't listen to me, but a nutrition expert might be able to talk him round.  He has a crazy notion that he only needs the energy to get him through the day.

many thanks for your help,


Adam

Answer
Hello Adam!

   I would have gotten back to you sooner however, the allexperts website service has been down. It is very nice of you to care whether your friend is getting proper nutrition.  After I analyzed his diet I have concluded that he is lacking important B vitamins that come from fresh green leafy vegetables and dietary fiber. He is only getting about 10 grams of fiber daily and we need to get 25 daily.  Fiber helps to remove cholesterol from the blood as well as keep our digestive system healthy.  Since he is not getting all of his vitamins, I would recommend he take Juice Plus which is a whole food supplement that contains 17 different fresh fruits and vegetables.  You can order it for him at www.juiceblend.com   This will help him get the vitamins that he is missing from his diet.  Please let me know if you have more questions.

-George Rapitis Bsc. Nutritionist

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