TIME LINE - 100 Years of FAD DIETING!

I ran up on this interesting bit of information that I thought someone may enjoy reading! It is a time line of sorts - a FAD DIET time line.

1820
Vinegar and Water Diet - Made popular by Lord Byron (I remember the Grapefruit, Vinegar and Lecithin diet which was a tough one too!)
1825
Low Carbohydrate Diet - First appeared in The Physiology of Taste by Jean Brillat-Savarin
1830
Graham’s Diet - Only legacy: Invented Graham crackers (So that's how we got Graham crackers!)
1863
Banting’s Low Carbohydrate Diet“Banting” becomes a popular term for dieting
1903
Horace Fletcher promotes “Fletcherizing”Chew food 32 times
1917
Calorie Counting Introduced by Lulu Hunt Peters in her book Diet and Health, With Key to the Calories
1925
Cigarette Diet “Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet” (Now really! How lucky was that idea? It wasn't so lucky for a lot of poor people! )
1928
Inuit Meat-and-Fat Diet - Caribou, raw fish and whale blubber (All I can say is...YUK!)
1930
1. Hay Diet - Carbohydrates and proteins not allowed at the same meal
2. Dr. Stoll’s Diet Aid - First of the liquid diet drinks
1934
Bananas and Skim Milk Diet Backed by the United Fruit Company (wouldn't ya just know it?)
1950
1. Cabbage Soup Diet - Flatulence is listed as a main side effect (Sorry, I've just gotta laugh!)
2. Grapefruit Diet Also known as Hollywood Diet (Now this is one that I tried! Oops! I'm telling my age!)
1960
Zen Macrobiotic Diet Created by Japanese philosopher George Ohsawa
1961
Calories Don’t Count Diet - FDA filed charges regarding diet’s claims
1964
Drinking Man’s Diet - Harvard School of Public Health declared diet unhealthful
1970
1. Sleeping Beauty Diet - Individuals heavily sedated for several days (Some people will try any thing)
2. Liquid Protein Diets -Liquid protein drinks were low in vitamins and minerals (I lost a ton of weight on this one, but a dear friend lost his wife. Not a diet that was good for you!)
1981
Beverly Hills Diet - Only fruit for first 10 days but in unlimited amounts
1985
1. Fit for Life - Avoid combining protein and carbohydrate foods
2. Caveman Diet Foods from the Paleolithic Era (Really?? I can't believe that anyone would believe that cavemen dieted in the first place!)
1986
Rotation Diet - Rotating number of calories taken in from week to week
1987
Scarsdale Diet - Low carbohydrate, low calorie diet plan
1990
Cabbage Soup Diet - Diet from 1950s resurfaces on the Web
1994
High Protein, Low Carb Diet - Dr. Atkin’s version
1995
Sugar Busters — Cut Sugar to Trim Fat. Eliminates refined carbohydrates
1996
Eat Right for Your Type - Diet based on blood type
1999
Juice, Fasting and Detoxification - Perennial dieting favorites reappear in combination
2000
Raw Foods Diet -Focuses on uncooked, unprocessed organic foods
2001
High Protein, Low Carb Diet - 1994 diet updated (What goes around - comes around again!)
2004
Coconut Diet - Fats replaced with coconut oil
2005
Cheater’s Diet - Cheating on the weekend is required (Hey! Now I could get into this!)
2006
Maple Syrup Diet - Features a special syrup-lemon drink

Now be honest, how many of these did you try? Did you have long lasting Success with any of them or did you do like I did and wind up right back on the dieting treadmill all over again in a year or two? I was surprised to find a couple of the "Fad Diets" listed above on the list! But I did notice one good thing! Weight Watchers is NOT on the list of FAD DIETS and that is because it is not just a "FAD." Weight Watchers is tried and true!
But check out the ADA website! I believe you may find a resource that will be of great help to you on your dieting journey!
With approximately 65,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. To locate a registered dietitian in your area, and an awesome list of aricles and recommendations for safe, healthy and practical dieting tips, visit the American Dietetic Association at www.eatright.org.