Obviously, with very-low-calorie starvation diets, you can drop people down to any weight, but quick fixes tend to quickly unravel,2528 whereas the whole point of whole food, plant-based nutrition is to maximize long-term health and longevity. I mean, even if, for example, low-carb, ketogenic diets were found to be as effective (and they don’t appear to be),2529 the point of weight loss is not to fit into a skinnier casket.
