Elemental nutrient formulas or ENFs represent the ultimate reduction of food and have been called Space Diets. NASA sponsored ENF development to define the minimum weight and volume required for astronaut nutrition on long space journeys. Several studies demonstrated normal functioning with health benefits for volunteers living on ENFs for weeks at a time.

The traffic of non-nutrient chemicals through the body can be thought of as the "overburden" or cost of food intake. Reducing food-processing cost is a form of metabolic rest that has therapeutic applications in many diseases.

Elemental Nutrient Formulas (ENFs) are used in hospital medicine. They are used to manage digestive diseases and to provide adequate nourishment when eating food is undesirable or impossible.  We explored the use of ENFs in solving other common health problems.

The logic was -- if food is suspect in causing an illness, a food holiday using an ENF to supply nutrition would confirm or deny food involvement, usually within 10-14 days. If the food holiday proved successful, the Alpha Nutrition Program would become a standard method of redefining a healthier diet.

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