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1829: Graham's Diet, introduced by Sylvester Graham.
Graham crackers, bread, and flour were invented due
to his diet. The diet consisted of fresh fruits, whole
wheat and high fibers food, which he believe would help
give humanity pure thoughts.1917: Calorie counting, introduced by Lulu Hunt
Peters. Made a book on calorie counting, called
Diet and Health: With Key to the Calories. First
weightloss book to become best seller. She was
the first person to popularize that calorie
counting was a method of weight lost.1950: Grapefruit diet, introduced by Hollywood actors, leading
to the name of the, "Hollywood Diet." Diet is based on the fact
that grapefruit burns the fat-enzymes. The diet helps but can
cause health problems if used too frequently.1961: Calories don't count diet, introduced by Herman
Taller. Published the book "Calories Don't Count".
Discovered the diet by advocating low-carb diets with
polyunsaturated fats like sunflower oil.1976: Sleeping beauty diet, introduced by Jacqueline
Susan, in her novel Valley of the Dolls. The diet said
that if you slept for a while, you would wake up
thinner and sleep off the wait since you would be
sedated and not thinking about hunger.1986: Rotation diet introduced by Martin Katahn. Wrote
the book, the Roation Diet, describing the diet. There is
a daily calorie intake resulting in an average weight loss
of 13 pounds a person. The city of Nashville participated
and the city as a whole lost almost a million pounds.2000: Raw food diet, introduced by Brian Clement. Believe that
since these foods have not been cooked, they have not lost their
nutritional values, and are more healthy because they are
natural to the body.2005: Cheater's Diet introduced by Dr. Paul Rivas. Discovered that
if people cheat on their diets, they will end up losing more weight.
He said, "its not whether you cheat on your diet, but how and when
you do it." Diet requires foods like chocolates and other deserts.2006: Maple Syrup diet, introduced by Stanley Burroughs. Claimed that
the maple syrup cleaned the body, included weight loss, had a resistance
to illnesses, with increased energy and clear skin.2010: Baby food diet introduced by Tracy Anderson. The diet is
a way to cut portions and calories. Instead of meals, eat a couple
snacks, with two or three baby food bowls throughout the day.
The jars have around 20-100 calories.
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