Fad Diets Through the Ages
Keto. Paleo. WeightWatchers. Soylent. Atkins. Yes, you’ve heard of them — probably even tried a couple. But did you know these famous diets are just a tiny sliver from the big giant cake of fad diets through the ages?
In this 2-part series, we go through fad diets dating back to the 1800s — when starchy foods were the golden food for weight management — all the way to the carb-restricted keto, paleo, and Mediterranean diets that gained popularity in recent years. Then we take it further to present the diet of the future: the diet that works for YOU.
Did you know there was a diet that advocated smoking? Or one that involved heavy doses of sleeping pills? Or a diet of baby food and nothing but? Read on…
Continue reading: What’s the Best Diet for You?
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