Ten Unusual Diets From History

1. Vinegar Diet. Rumour has it it was the English poet Byron who came up with

, and popularized, the Vinegar diet. This diet was fundamentally uncomplicated because people from the period would simply mix three tablespoons of vinegar with water. They would take the concoction prior to every single meal simply because they imagined that this was effective in weight loss. Right up to today, this regime is still followed by many individuals. One thing to be wary of, it is unknown whether vinegar contains any ingredients that actually help in shedding weight.

2. Blood Type Diet - There is a theory that there is a specific diet which best suits a person's blood type. This could be reasonable due to the fact it indicates that you can lose weight by eating a diet that matches your essential biology. An interesting concept, and, to an extent, one that is still out there.

3. Cigarette Diet - Before restrictions on advertising tobacco came in and it became harder to market tobacco, a few cigarette companies came up with and launched appetite suppressing products to the hapless public. One memorable ad for Lucky Strikes recommended that smokers "Reach for a Lucky" as a substitute to eating a sweet. They also promoted a health spin in general ("Cigarettes are Great For Your Health") mainly because they wanted to get the medics and other medical experts to prescribe their cigarettes.

4. The Alcohol Diet - William the Conqueror from England attempted to consume only alcohol just to diet. Evidently, this diet didn't work for him - when he died he was far too bulky to fit in his own coffin. Drinking only alcohol does not really help in losing weight: in fact, it just causes health issues.

5. The Sleeping Beauty Diet - It might not surprise you to know that many people in history were not very pleased with the concept of the painful method of fitness routines and skipping meals. The rather attractive idea of losing weight while you sleep (ie while you are seriously sedated) for a few days) has drawn many people over time. Apparently Elvis Presley attempted this one, but when he was woken up he found that he had put on an extra ten pounds. Not quite the effect he wanted! (Uh huh huh!)

6. Chewing Diet - Some people believe that chewing food as often as you can helps lose weight. Chewing could break food down physically before it enters the gut. It also successfully slows down the sheer amount of food you consume. They also say that when you chew your food gradually, you feel more full.

7. Cotton Ball Diet - This is all about eating cotton balls dry, or after they have been soaked in gelatin so that they could be consumed more easily. People felt that by half filling their stomachs with cotton balls they would drop some weight. The idea was that cottonballs are high in fiber, but sadly it's not the kind of fiber that can help people out. Of course the other thing is that cotton balls are really not terribly appetizing, plus they could actually cause huge indigestion!

8. The Tapeworm Diet - This diet idea has to be one of the most bizarre - and even crazy - diet ideas. The idea was that right after these dieters swallowed the diet pill (the egg of a tapeworm!) then the tapeworm would hatch and start to feed off the person's meal in their stomach. Speedy weightloss! The problem was that having a long parasite in your intestines is clearly wrong, because there is little evidence that they help you throw off weight, but much evidence that they cause the carrier health problems and problems.

9. The Vision Diet - This fad diet comes from the idea that when a food looks unappealing it will help suppress your hunger. People in the past imagined that blue is an appetite suppressant; therefore, they would wear blue sunglasses that made the food look unappetizing. A Japanese company has actually produced a line of blue spectacles for persons who wanted to lose weight like this.

10. The Breatharian Diet - This diet is based on the Inedia, which is a sub-branch of Hinduism. The adherents thought they did not need sustenance to survive. They thought that just fresh air and daylight was all they needed for survival. This diet has been associated with several deaths of followers due to hypothermia and dehydration.

by: Jackie Owens

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