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The 8-hour diet claims that you can eat whatever you want, as long as you restrict your eating to an 8-hour time period throughout the day.

Does that mean that the guy who ate the ENTIRE "Hobbit" menu at Denny's has nothing to worry about?

He reportedly ate over 8,600 calories in less than 20 minutes!  Don't believe me? Check out the video below.