During the past few decades, Americans have tried one weird diet after another and even though we have precious little good results to show for all the effort, these diets continue to haunt us by making periodic appearances now and then. Glamor Magazine on MSNBC gives us a brief overview of the various dieting fads that have hit this country along with how they have resurfaced in modern times.
From Master Cleanse, which was popularized by Beyonce when she said she used the diet to get ready for her role in Dreamgirls to the Cabbage Soup Diet, you can follow each one and see when it first originated and how to follow it.
The article ends with a description of the Atkins Diet followed by the top 5 dieting trends for today’s times including such gems as “portion control” and “diet delivery” (home delivered nutritios meals, anyone?)
Do you know of any crazy diet from the past that is not mentioned in the article? Comment away to share what you know!
