Sunday, January 18, 2009

The Facts on the Cookie Diet

By Stacy Beatty

One of the most ridiculous fad diets ever invented is the cookie diet. The diet relies on eating cookies to control hunger and thus help people lose weight.

It's been more than 30 years since the cookie diet arrived on the scene. Maybe it's completely new to you. If you have, you're probably still questioning whether this somewhat odd diet plan will really do what it promises.

Fad diets are intended to help people lose a great deal of weight in a short period of time - they're popular because the weight loss tips they propose appear to be miraculous. Most fad diets center on some super weight loss food, much like the cookie diet centers on the cookie. These diets rely on slick pitches that make it seem silly not to buy and try the diet.

Sanford Siegel created the cookie diet in 1975 while he was doing research for a nutrition book. To maintain the cookie diet people would eat six cookies a day, plus a regular dinner. All told the daily caloric intake was about 800 calories. The cookie diet exploded to 24 clinics around the world. By the 80's 200 doctors were pushing the cookie diet. The diet was quickly expanded to miracle soups and shakes that also contained the amino acids.

Later Hollywood grabbed the cookie diet. Stars and starlets made their use of the diet well known, which helped vault it to public attention.This newer version of the diet included four cookies and a dinner.The four cookies allowed on this diet consisted of a combined 600 calories and various vitamins.

Do yourself a favor - avoid the cookie diet. Eat less, exercise more - that's the formula for good health.Forget miracle foods even if a star tells you to try them.

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