A fad diet is defined as “reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity.” The definition is courtesy of http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn?stage=1&word=fad+diet.

History shows that fad diets are nothing new. Reports Stephanie Schorow of the Boston Herald: “Today it's: Eat no carbohydrates. Yesterday it was: Eat no fat. Today it's South Beach. Yesterday it was Scarsdale. And once upon a time, it was consuming molasses or apple vinegar and chewing each mouthful of food 50 times.”

Cleopatra, Queen Nefertiti and Helen of Troy probably resorted to fad diets to maintain their svelte figures.

Fad diets, by popularity:
Atkins Diet
Dr. Phil Diet
The Zone Diet
South Beach Diet
Weight Watchers
Bob Greene’s Diet
The Slim Fast Plan
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The runner-up fad diets:
Hollywood diet
Celebrity diet
Mediterranean diet
Body building diet
3 day diet
Negative calorie diet
Metabolism diet
Mayo clinic diet
Russian air force diet
Scarsdale diet
Blood Type diet
7 day diet
Beverly Hills diet
Sugar busters diet
Fit for life diet
Body for life diet
Hay diet
Herbalife diet
Pritikin diet
Nutrisystem diet
Caveman diet
Diet divas
Protein power diet
Scan diet
Subway diet
Richard Simmons diet
Jenny Craig diet
Anne Collins diet

The list is by no means exhaustive. For like a new strain of virus, new fad diets are being invented almost daily. In fact, one website devotes itself exclusively to reviewing the fad diets that come and go. Visit these guys at http://www.diet-reviews-zone.com/

On the lighter side, you can create your very own fad diet. Just go to http://www.faddiet.com/ for the recipe.

Says the site:

“Here are the basic ingredients you will need to create your own fad diet:

A book that lists the nutritional values of every food under the sun.
A good idea about what foods the grocery store carries
A bag of chips (you'll need a snack while you work).
No nutritional knowledge whatsoever.
A picture of someone who was slim 5 years ago, but is now larger.
The larger person has to own an outfit that is at least 10 years old…”

Here’s the funniest part:

“Second, pick a promised weight reduction. I think most people don't think they can lose more than 4 pounds per day, so keep it a little less than that, but be positive. Also, give a large range of weight loss. And put an official sounding disclaimer in there for good measure.

When you are done publish it on the Internet. Use the pictures of your weight gaining friend as an after and before picture and soon you'll be spending $30 per month so that other people can read it.”

Try it and have fun creating your own version of a fad diet!

Fad Diet

South Beach Diet
Lose fat not muscle on the Zone Diet Advantage!
The Slim Fast Plan - eDiets.com

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