From Graham Crackers to Cavemen: A History of Fad Diets
Sources Medically Reviewed on 02/04/2022 Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD on February 04, 2022
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SOURCES:
The Atlantic: “Looking to Quell Sexual Urges? Try the Graham Cracker.”
Harvard Health: “Apple Cider Vinegar Diet: Does It Really Work?”
Morisset Library: “History of Weight and Slimness Advertising.”
Vanderbilt Medical Center: “Effectiveness of Grapefruit Diet.”
Cornell University: “The Rise and Fall of the Master Cleanse Diet.”
Washington Post: “The Cabbage Soup Diet.”
New York Magazine: “The Head Mistress and the Diet Doctor.”
New York Times: “Judy Mazel, Creator of the Beverly Hills Diet, Is Dead at 63.”
Harvard Health: “Diet Not Working, Maybe It’s Not Your Type.”
Mayo Clinic: “Glycemic index diet: What's behind the claims”
National Library of Medicine: “History of the Ketogenic Diet.”
Mayo Clinic: “Paleo Diet: What Is It and Why Is It So Popular?”
Shannon Whittingham, RDN, founder of The Nourish Center [email protected]
Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD on February 04, 2022
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