Diets - Stop Look and Lessen Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1972

The Atkins diet is a four-phase lifestyle change that slowly weans the user off a large carbohydrate intake. The diet has been criticized for its high fat content. The diet spawned the short-lived Coca-Cola C2 and Pepsi Edge, and caused the decline of the Krispy Kreme franchise at the height of the diet's popularity, 2003 to 2005. Dr. Atkins died in 2003 and his nutrition company filed for bankruptcy in 2005.

Answer: South Beach

Agatston, a cardiologist and author of scholarly papers on noninvasive cardiac diagnosis, developed the diet in the 1980s originally intended to combat heart disease. The South Beach diet considers "good carbohydrates" as those with a low glycemic index and "good fats" as those which contribute to increasing HDL cholesterol.

The South Beach diet has been lumped with other fad diets and the glycemic index questioned. Kraft introduced a line of South Beach foods in 2004.

Answer: Grapefruit

The Grapefruit Diet involved significantly reducing caloric intake to 800 Calories a day on the basis that grapefruit has a fat burning enzyme. Such diets are often considered dangerous due to the low daily intake and grapefruit's fatal interaction with blood-thinning drugs.

Answer: Mayo

A number of older fad diets used the Minneapolis institution's name, but had no connection with the Mayo Clinic. The diet uses a food pyramid with emphasis based on fruits and vegetables. The Mayo Clinic diet emphasizes replacing specific bad habits with good ones, portion control, and activity. Unlike the fad diets that falsely used its name, there is no high-protein or "key food" approach.

Answer: Cambridge

The diet was developed in 1970 by Allan Howard. It is best known for its severe calorie restrictions and use of supplements. The National Health Services has warned against such diets, especially those under 1600 calories per day, as they may be nutritionally incomplete.

The diet also became infamous in the 1980s after California salon entrepeneur Jack Feather marketed the product, but was soon fined for false advertising and convicted on eleven counts of mail fraud.

Answer: Yes

First popularized in the 1980s, the Cabbage Soup diet is a short-term, radical weight loss plan that supposedly causes the person to lose ten pounds in one week. It is heavily criticized, as most of the weight lost is water and not fat. Others have cited the soup's high sodium content and lack of protein.

Answer: 1981

Judy Mazel's book is a six-week long program where nothing but fruit is eaten for the first ten days. Complete proteins (those with all eight essential amino acids) are not introduced until day nineteen. Its backers include Linda Gray, Sally Kellerman, and Mary Ann Mobley. Within weeks of its status as a New York Times Bestseller, the Journal of the American Medical Association sharply criticized the diet for its basis of specific combinations and alleged enzymatic actions of foods.

The JAMA review called it one of the worst diets in history.

Answer: Hyperactivity

Benjamin Feingold is considered a pioneer in the fields of immunology and allergy. The Pittsburgh native developed the diet in 1973 to combat hyperactivity, which was later classified as attention deficit disorder. Its effectiveness is widely split. Parents and children with ADD and ADHD (attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity) say it is effective, while mainstream medical practitioners claim the diet is of little value.

Answer: Zone diet

The Zone Diet uses a diet that is 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 30% fat. A number of celebrities have used it, including Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Charlie Sheen, and Tom Cruise. The most famous client is Manuel Uribe, who was one of the heaviest people in the world, weighing over 1200 pounds (560 kilograms, 88 stone).

The American Heart Association is among its critics, who have stated the diet allows for a large intake of saturated fats. Former colleagues of Sears also say that his research is distorted or exaggerated and there are no direct studies.

Answer: False

It was the Israel Army Diet that initially gained acceptance, although it had no connection to the Israel Defense Forces. The plan was basically an eight-day eating plan that allowed the user to consume only one kind of food for two days each: In order, one consumed apples, cheese, chicken, and salad, with coffee and black tea also allowed.

The diet quickly went away, as nutritionists cited the lack of balance and missing nutrients.