The 1970s were a decade of bold statements, including diet trends. Back then, the average American consumed more red meat and ...

The Beverly Hills Diet was a buzz-worthy weight loss craze in the '80s that promised quick results but sparked plenty of controversy. Here's why it didn't last.

For his public health nutrition course this spring, Adam Graczyk asked his students to work in teams to develop their own fad diets, drawing from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) dietary ...

In 2012, the BBC aired a documentary that pushed diet culture to a new extreme. For Eat, Fast, and Live Longer, the British journalist Michael Mosley experimented with eating normally for five days ...

First, let's determine what fad diets are. Boyer says, "Fad diets are dietary patterns that quickly become popular because of their promise of easy weight loss. Since it consists of very restrictive ...

This eating plan is considered a fad diet. Fad diets often promote quick weight loss that is unsustainable and may severely restrict what you eat. They may be harmful and generally do not have ...

Take a poll of Americans today and you’re likely to find a lot of confusion about how to eat for good health. In fact, in a survey published in 2017, nearly two-thirds of younger Americans said they ...

Eating right can do a lot for your heart health, but not all diets are created equal in that sense. So before you try the latest fad diet on social media claiming it will help you lose weight, ...