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NEWS ABOUT: fad diets

fad diets stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Enough about your diet already, Chloe Angyal writes on SpliceToday. It’s boring. “There is something about dieting that renders people unable to talk about anything but their diet, even to complete strangers who actually didn't ask and frankly don't care,” Angyal continues, and she knows what... More »

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weight • eating • healthy eating • fad diets • dieting • conversation • boring

Doctors Wary
of Anti-Gluten Crusade

Wheat-free diet mostly hype, except for those with celiac disease

Dec 6, 08 6:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley, is shaping up to be America’s latest diet villain. For about 3 million Americans diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called celiac disease, avoiding gluten is essential. But that alone doesn’t account for the $2 billion a year Americans... More »

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gluten free diets • gluten • fad diets • health food

 Palin Slims Down on Trail 

Drops to size 4 with Lean1 shakes since joining campaign

Oct 31, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - This may explain the new clothing bill. Since joining the GOP ticket, Sarah Palin has gone down a size in clothing, to a 4, the Daily News reports. Alaska's all-American governor has been guzzling Lean1 shakes on the campaign trail. That's the drink most notably pimped by former NFL Pro-Bowler... More »

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clothes • fad diets • dieting • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Fad Banana Diet Finds
Mass A Peel in Japan

Regimen claims to fuel weight loss with just banana, water for breakfast

Oct 17, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A penchant for fad dieting is making Japanese consumers ripe for a new weight-loss scheme starring bananas, Time reports. Since a popular actress lost 26 pounds on the Morning Banana Diet, the fruit has been hard to come by. “There are no bananas on the shelves,” complained one... More »

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Japan • diet • Bananas • fad diets

A Fad Won't Fix Your Fat Butt

Diet expert weighs in on six red flags
that should send you jogging for the hills

Sep 18, 07 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Losing weight isn't a race, and getting to the finish line isn't as important as staying there. "Today" show nutritionist Joy Bauer recommends giving a wide berth to these six fads:
  1. Diets that promote or promise drastic weight loss.
  2. Diets that rely on supplements or lotions.
... More »

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health • weight loss • diet • list • fad diets • Joy Bauer • dieting

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