Fad Diets
It seems like a new diet pops up every week promising incredible weight loss in weeks, or even days. Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution plan or a quick slim down before bikini season, if a diet or product sounds too good to be true — it probably is. Here are some of the more famous fad diets that have tricked hundreds and could put your health at risk.
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September 16, 2015