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Fad Dieting: America's Obsession With Starving For Attention!

BANISH THE FAT STAY THIN AND WIN! FAD DIETING America's Obsession with Starving for Attention Getting rich isn't the only American Dream. We also have an undying fascination with shedding off the pounds. Through the entertainment industry, advertisements, and societal stigma, people feel pressured to stay thin. And throughout the ages, fad diets have filled them with false hope that they may one day reach their goal. The Fad Diet Comes of Age, and Lives... Forever HICCUP! 1863 I am "Banting!") British undertaker William Banting introduced the "Banting" diet which included low carb, high protein with a lot of liquor. • AKA "Men's Only Diet" • AKA "Early Atkin's Diet" "Banting" became synonymous with "dieting" so when asked, a person would say, "I am Banting!" wel| into the 1920s. 1900s "Chewing Craze" A diet that included chewing your food a minimum of a 100 times until it became liquid, because you couldn't gain weight from digested food. Advertising Makes Any 1925 Lie Lucky Strike'sTM Campaign: "Reach for a Lucky Instead of a Sweet" Believable Calorie counting became a trend-cigarettes, chewing gum, diet pills, and other appetite suppressants became popular. 1930s SOP Slimming Soap "Fat-Off", "Fat-O-No" soap products. Women believed that by washing themselves with this soap, they would slim down. M Protein 1930s Hay's Diet Starch Created by a famous American doctor that said all foods were either protein, starch, or neutral. or M Neutral Guess who was his famous follower? HENRY FORD! You couldn't eat protein AND starch in the same meal! Irony: This was a 1950s common meal in America during the Great Depression. Cabbage Soup Diet Lose 10-15 pounds in a week by eating variations of cabbage soup with fruits and vegetables for a week. 1954 The Tapeworm Diet Later, it was found that a tapeworm grows up to 25 feet within the body and causes seizures, meningitis, and Once it became known that the tapeworm lives inside a person's intestines and consumes nutrients, people started eating baby tape- worms to prevent weight gain. dementia. Weight Watchers 1963 TM Founded by Jean Nidetch, in New York, she began having weekly meetings for women to support each other while on their way to losing weight. 1972 Protein Dr. Atkins created a diet low in carbs and high in protein, and was immediately popular and is still popular today. Carbs ATKINS Slim-Fast!" 1977 TM A dietary shake for all three meals. This was a huge success! 1980 TM AYDS The appetite suppressant Appetite suppressant candy came onto the market. A marketing spoof where AYDS=AIDS brought down the business by 50%. PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE was linked to stroke in 2000 and AYDS was taken off the market. 1981 BEVERLY HILLS DIET 6 Week Diet A 6-week-diet which regulated the order in which a person ate food so that the body's enzymes weren't confused and storing fat. Attracted celebrities like Liza Minnelli and Linda Gray. ge The Low-fat Craze 1991 The McLean Diet Americans start going low-fat with McDonald's McLean Deluxe Burger.TM Nutrition Facts 1994 Nutritional Labeling The Guide to Nutritional Labeling and Educational Act mandates nutrition labels on all food packaging. 1997 The Blood-Type Diet The type of food you can eat is determined by your blood type... because that makes a lot of sense. Vanity... Everything is Vanity Celebrity Diets 1999 2000 2006 2014 Victoria Beckham Gwyneth Paltrow Beyoncé Jennifer Hudson loses 20 Ibs for Dreamgirls via the Master Cleanse diet. does macrobiotic diet-a Japanese diet of wheat, grains, and veggies. loses baby weight with her"blink-and-its-gone" loses 80 Ibs via Weight Watchers. (lemon juice, hot water, maple diet. syrup and cayenne pepper) THE 2013 BIGGEST LUSER 2004 The Breatharian Diet Indeed, we have reached the point of no return. Breatharians shed the Weight loss becomes a reality show! pounds by only consuming air and sunlight for nourishment. Doctors have told us for years that eating healthy and exercising is the key to shedding pounds. But in our culture of convenience, listening to celebrities and advertisements promote illogical fad diets seems to make more sense. Sources http://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/09/the-history-of-diets/ http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/best-overall-diets http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/13/calories-and-corsets-louise-foxcroft-review?guni=Article:in%20body%20link http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/08/health/diets-through-history/ http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/feb/20/a-history-of-diets-byron-52 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/150-years-of-dieting-fads-an-american-story/ http://www.womansday.com/health-fitness/15-most-bizarre-diets-in-history-106514 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/to-diet-for/ http://www.american.edu/americanmagazine/features/20110815-Vester-History-of-Dieting.cfm http://www.science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/breatharian.htm M MocavO вХ

Fad Dieting: America's Obsession With Starving For Attention!

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American has been obsessed with fad dieting for decades! Take a look at the wild and crazy ways people have tried to stay skinny across the years. Cabbage soup anyone?

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