While browsing for content I stumbled across an interesting list of fad diets at Answerfitness.com. They listed 10 silly fad diets that have made it big. My 3 favorites are:
- Kimkins Diet – An ultra low fat, low carb diet regimen coupled with chemical laxatives that deliver “better results than gastric bypass”. The architect of this diet has been sued many times.
- Lemonade Diet (“Master Cleanse”) – Eat no solid food for the entire time of the diet. Drink a “lemonade” made from water, lemon or lime juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. You must also take “natural laxatives”.
- Banana Diet – Eat as many bananas as you want for breakfast with warm water, eat whatever you want for lunch and dinner, and have a 3 pm snack. BY THE WAY: no desserts are allowed after any meal.
It goes with out saying that fad diets don’t work. If they did, we wouldn’t have so many of them. With that said today’s survey isn’t about their volume or even their validity.
The question today is simple…In a world with so much valid information on losing weight why are fad diets so popular?
Come down to the comments section and add your $.02.
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