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by leephillips 1177 days ago
“Did the writer lose weight because [he] only ate potatoes? or because [he] only at[e] 500 calories a day of potatoes”

He’s quite clear that it was the calorie limitation, aided by the satiety effects of potatoes, and possibly the resistant starch factor. He considers other weird non-caloric theories (potassium, etc.) and finds them unlikely.