Fad Diets Reviews

We have posted reviews and information for most known fad diets. Our reviews are written by our editorial board, along with past visitors to our website. Below is our list of all the famous, infamous and classic fad diets.

What is a fad diet?

1. One that has a short term focus.

2. One that usually has no exercise.

3. One that does not focus on balanced nutrition.

4. One that is food specific. (i.e. Grapefruit Diet, Cabbage Soup Diet)

5. A diet that promises easy, fast and quick weight loss.

6. One that usually uses complicated, technical jargon in its marketing.

7. One whose origins are mysterious.

8. Fad Diets usually include a gimmick (i.e. eat only foods of certain colors).

9. Fad Diets appeal to your desperation.

10. One that sounds too good to be true.

11. Appeal primarily to your vanity.

12. One that rarely mentions general health.

 

3 Day Diet is a scheme that combines certain foods that are supposed to create a desired reaction in your digestive system and boost your metabolism for fat burning.

Apple Cider Vinegar The rationale for this concoction is that it tricks your body's metabolism. According to the claims, lecithin emulsified body fat...

Cabbage Soup Diet is based on a fat-burning soup that contains negligible calories. The regimen relies on strange food combinations that force you to nearly starve yourself each day.

Cactus Diet is better known as hoodia gordonii (pronounced HOO-dee-ah). Hoodia is a cactus that's advertised to suppress appetite and promote weight loss.

Caveman Diet based on prehistoric eating patterns of man.

Chocolate Diet chocolate is supposed to stimulate the fat burning process and pave the way towards weight loss.

Cleveland Clinic Diet Also known as the "3 Day Diet," this plan is not affiliated with the prestigious medical clinic in Ohio.

Cookie Diet is a very low-calorie diet, in which six special fat burning cookies are eaten during the day.

Grapefruit Diet This diet claims that grapefruit contains a special fat-burning enzyme, activated when you eat it at each meal, along with small amounts of other food.

Hamptons Diet calls for a focus on monounsaturated fats such as macadamia nuts, olive oil, and avocados, along with an increased consumption of fish.

Hot Latin Diet asks you to limit simple carbohydrates and recommends adding avocados, tomatillos, garlic and other common Latin foods to your diet.

Ice Cream Diet New research suggests that ice cream when eaten as part of a balanced diet may help burn fat faster than if you had not eaten the fat and calorie rich indulgence.

Idiot Proof Diet The insuation is that the diet is easy and foolproof, hence anyone, even a complete idiot can follow it.

The Laze System Probably someone's joke. Lose 95 pounds in 7 days?

Mayo Clinic Diet grapefruit-based fad diet that is supposed to help you lose weight fast.

One Day Make one change per day in your life.

Peanut Butter Low cal plan with peanut butter.

Perfect Body Diet The idea is that the impact of female hormones explains the differences in food metabolism and the effects of exercise, between women and men.

Popcorn Diet suggests that dieters eat only popcorn, but this diet mainly involves eating basic, healthy nutrition while snacking on popcorn.

Scarsdale Diet combines the medical condition known as ketosis, and its ability to generate weight loss, with a food program that causes ketosis in clients/patients.

Scott & White It's the notorious grapefruit diet, now circulating throughout Central Texas with a new title.

Seven Day Diet Odd combination of foods for quick weight loss.

Special K Diet eat two bowls of Special K cereal and a regular dinner meal and you will lose up to 2-3 pounds per week .

Subway Diet skip breakfast and consume a 6 inch Subway turkey sub for lunch and a 12 inch veggie sub, chips and a diet coke for dinner.

Ultimate New York Diet Created by celebrity fitness trainer David Kirsch. The Ultimate New York Diet was used by supermodel Heidi Klum.

Utah is an organic regimen which combines fresh fruits and vegetables with game meat. Nothing processed or grown on traditional farms is allowed.

Warrior Diet plan that recommends one meal per day at night and intermittent fasting like our ancestors.