Diet trends have come and gone over the years. Some were quirky, while others had dangerous restrictions. Who hasn’t heard of a celebrity-backed liquid cleanse or the promise of rapid weight loss ...

Though diets can promote healthier eating, fad diets always seem to take the forefront in the conversation. This was especially true in the '70s.

The way Westerners diet — often alternating dubious and restrictive food regimens with binge eating, in a phenomenon known as “yo-yo dieting” — may be messing with their gut flora and their brains. In ...

Supatra Tovar is a psychologist, dietitian, and pilates instructor who used to follow fad diets. She found that strict diets didn't work, so she made small changes to enjoy eating nutritious food.

This eating plan is considered a fad diet. Fad diets often promote quick weight loss that is unsustainable and may severely restrict what you eat. They may be harmful and generally do not have ...

Fad diets have been the rage for decades, with influencers now pushing a pink Himalayan salt diet, but experts say losing weight without changing lifestyle is not sustainable. Brittany Barnes, a ...