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Crazy how people have been obsessed with easy diets for a while now. Anyway, here's a short list of fad diets over the last 200 years. Enjoy.
1820 Vinegar and Water diet
Made popular by Lord Byron, but there's anecdotal evidence diluted vinegar was used by ancient Egyptians. Scientists say the acetic acid in vinegar may help the body but it won't "burn off" weight .
1825 Low-Carbohydrate Diet
Now considered a dieting truism, the theory first appeared in The Physiology of Taste by Jean Brillat-Savarin.
1830 Graham's Diet
Nicknamed "Dr. Sawdust" as creator of the original - and less tasty - Graham cracker, the Rev. Sylvester Graham said gluttony led to "sinful" sexual practices, constipation and indigestion. His regimen: "pure" food and brown bread.
1917 Calorie counting
Introduced by Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters in Diet and Health, With a Key to the Calories. Her daily diet had a 1,200-calorie limit, and she advocated chewing each bite 32 times.
1925 The Cigarette Diet
"Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet"- promoted by the tobacco company that manufactured Lucky Strikes. Now, those trying to quit smoking find they eat, instead.
1930 Dr. Stoll's Diet Aid
First of the liquid diet drinks, this "meal substitute" slimming powder goes on sale in beauty parlors.
1934 Bananas and skim milk diet
Backed by the United Fruit Co., which had a lot of bananas to sell.
1950 Cabbage soup diet
Eat-all-you-want diet; flatulence was the main result, with any weight loss due to the soup's lack of calories.
1950 Grapefruit Diet
High-protein diet requires you to eat a lot of bacon - yep - plus a half grapefruit daily, but prohibited carbohydrates and limited coffee.
1960 Zen Macrobiotic diet
Created by Japanese philosopher George Ohsawa; briefly, it promoted organic grains and produce, and the less processing of foods, the better.
1964 Drinking Man's diet
Era of alcohol-friendly low-carb regimens, such as The Drinking Man's Diet and Martinis and Whipped Cream. Harvard School of Public Health declared these unhealthful.
1970 Sleeping Beauty diet
Individuals were heavily sedated for several days.
1972 Diet Revolution
Dr. Robert Atkins advocates plenty of meat and fat; carbohydrates are banned.
1978 The Scarsdale Diet
Dr. Herman Tarnower published this high-protein regimen, limited to just 700 calories daily. His murder by his lover in 1980 was made into a 2005 movie starring Ben Kingsley and Annette Bening.
1981 The Beverly Hills Diet
Diet counselor Judy Mazel published this title, claiming no weight would be gained if foods are properly digested - including abundant quantities of pineapples, mangoes and papayas, consumed on a rotating schedule.
1986 Rotation diet
Rotating number of calories taken in from week to week.
1996 Eat right for your type
Diet based on blood type.
2003 The South Beach Diet
Published by Miami doctor Arthur Agatston, this moderate diet falls midway between the low-fat, high-carb regimens of mainstream nutritionists and the low-carb, high-protein Atkins diet.
2004 Coconut diet
Fats replaced with coconut oil, which proponents claim is rich in the fatty acids the body burns for energy, leading to weight loss.
2005 Cheaters diet
Cheating on the weekends is required, as a reward; many nutritionists snort at this idea.
2006 Maple syrup diet
Features a syrup-lemon drink.
1820 Vinegar and Water diet
Made popular by Lord Byron, but there's anecdotal evidence diluted vinegar was used by ancient Egyptians. Scientists say the acetic acid in vinegar may help the body but it won't "burn off" weight .
1825 Low-Carbohydrate Diet
Now considered a dieting truism, the theory first appeared in The Physiology of Taste by Jean Brillat-Savarin.
1830 Graham's Diet
Nicknamed "Dr. Sawdust" as creator of the original - and less tasty - Graham cracker, the Rev. Sylvester Graham said gluttony led to "sinful" sexual practices, constipation and indigestion. His regimen: "pure" food and brown bread.
1917 Calorie counting
Introduced by Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters in Diet and Health, With a Key to the Calories. Her daily diet had a 1,200-calorie limit, and she advocated chewing each bite 32 times.
1925 The Cigarette Diet
"Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet"- promoted by the tobacco company that manufactured Lucky Strikes. Now, those trying to quit smoking find they eat, instead.
1930 Dr. Stoll's Diet Aid
First of the liquid diet drinks, this "meal substitute" slimming powder goes on sale in beauty parlors.
1934 Bananas and skim milk diet
Backed by the United Fruit Co., which had a lot of bananas to sell.
1950 Cabbage soup diet
Eat-all-you-want diet; flatulence was the main result, with any weight loss due to the soup's lack of calories.
1950 Grapefruit Diet
High-protein diet requires you to eat a lot of bacon - yep - plus a half grapefruit daily, but prohibited carbohydrates and limited coffee.
1960 Zen Macrobiotic diet
Created by Japanese philosopher George Ohsawa; briefly, it promoted organic grains and produce, and the less processing of foods, the better.
1964 Drinking Man's diet
Era of alcohol-friendly low-carb regimens, such as The Drinking Man's Diet and Martinis and Whipped Cream. Harvard School of Public Health declared these unhealthful.
1970 Sleeping Beauty diet
Individuals were heavily sedated for several days.
1972 Diet Revolution
Dr. Robert Atkins advocates plenty of meat and fat; carbohydrates are banned.
1978 The Scarsdale Diet
Dr. Herman Tarnower published this high-protein regimen, limited to just 700 calories daily. His murder by his lover in 1980 was made into a 2005 movie starring Ben Kingsley and Annette Bening.
1981 The Beverly Hills Diet
Diet counselor Judy Mazel published this title, claiming no weight would be gained if foods are properly digested - including abundant quantities of pineapples, mangoes and papayas, consumed on a rotating schedule.
1986 Rotation diet
Rotating number of calories taken in from week to week.
1996 Eat right for your type
Diet based on blood type.
2003 The South Beach Diet
Published by Miami doctor Arthur Agatston, this moderate diet falls midway between the low-fat, high-carb regimens of mainstream nutritionists and the low-carb, high-protein Atkins diet.
2004 Coconut diet
Fats replaced with coconut oil, which proponents claim is rich in the fatty acids the body burns for energy, leading to weight loss.
2005 Cheaters diet
Cheating on the weekends is required, as a reward; many nutritionists snort at this idea.
2006 Maple syrup diet
Features a syrup-lemon drink.
