Music producer Benny Blanco lost approximately five pounds [1] after eating only pizza for five consecutive days [2].
The stunt highlights the debate over caloric deficits versus food quality in weight management, though the experiment lacked medical supervision.
Blanco shared the results of the diet through a video posted to social media and YouTube. In the clip, the 38-year-old producer detailed his experience eating the single food item for nearly a week. He said the goal of the experiment was to demonstrate that weight loss is possible regardless of the food consumed.
"You can lose weight eating literally anything," Blanco said in the video [3].
During the five-day period [2], Blanco tracked his weight and reported a drop of almost five pounds [1]. His wife, Selena Gomez, appeared in a cameo during the video to support the experiment. Gomez said, "I'm so proud of you," according to the footage [4].
Blanco said the restrictive nature of the diet—eating only one type of food—contributed to the result. He said, "I was eating pizza for five days straight and lost almost 5 pounds" [1].
While the producer focused on the numerical drop on the scale, the video did not specify the quantity of pizza consumed or the total caloric intake during the five days. The experiment was presented as a personal challenge rather than a nutritional guide.
“"You can lose weight eating literally anything,"”
This experiment illustrates the principle of caloric deficit, where weight loss occurs when calories burned exceed calories consumed, regardless of the food source. However, nutritionists generally distinguish between weight loss—which can include water weight and muscle mass—and healthy fat loss, which requires a balanced intake of micronutrients that a pizza-only diet lacks.
