Rapid Tone The main problem and probably one of the most concerning ill effects of this diet is that it is basically as good as a starvation diet. This means the body goes into starvation mode within just the first day due to extremely low calorie intake. With a diet like the 3 day tuna diet, an individual would only consume 979 calorie throughout the day ad this is dangerously low for the body to function under such low amounts of calories (energy).