Diets Through History: The Good, Bad, and Scary
From the tapeworm diet to Weight Watchers, the high—and low—points in dieting history.
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1950s
The Cabbage Soup Diet promises you can lose 10–15 pounds in a week by eating a limited diet including cabbage soup every day.
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