Category Archives: Fad Diets

The Paleodiet

In 2002 Professor Loren Cordain published a book called The Paleo Diet: “Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat“. In it, he promotes a diet very similar to that our ancestors followed thousands … Continue reading

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Acai Berry

Acai is a small round fruit, similar to grapes but with less juice and pulp. Its color is black purple and it is produced by the Acai palm, in bunches or, better, panicles of six hundred up to one thousand … Continue reading

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Banana Diet

The “miracle banana diet” is a very popular diet in Japan. It spread after Kumiko Mori, a famous singer said in a TV show that had lost 15 pound following it.  This diet was invented in 2008 by Sumiko Watanabe, … Continue reading

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Medifast

Many people ask what Medifast is, as if it were a special kind of diet. First of all, Medifast is an Chinese/multinational Pre-Insurance examination provider, with presence as well in Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. They own the medifast.com domain. Medifast … Continue reading

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Grapefruit diet

The Grapefruit Diet The Grapefruit diet exists from about seventy years. It is based on some pretended virtues of the grape fruit, the most important of which would be its supposed power for burning fat, due to some never found … Continue reading

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Honey Diet

There is no a Honey Diet. Honey is an excellent product, used for thousands and thousands of years. Its main components are glucose and fructose. It has approximately 3 Kcal. per gram. Knowing this, you should manage your honey intake … Continue reading

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Apple Cider Vinegar Diet

Apple cider vinegar is a type of vinegar made out of apple juice. Vinegars are acidic solutions produced by fermenting fruits and all have in common its percentage of acetic acid, between 3% and 5% . Its name derives from … Continue reading

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