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Fad Diet Friday: Alternate Day Diet

The creator of the “Alternate Day Diet” is a medical doctor who claims he uses the “off” day to eat at McDonald’s. I see a lot of potential for abuse for a fad diet like this! Just the claim of “twice the results by dieting half the time” should be enough of a giveaway. Watch …

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Fad Diet Friday: The Biggest Loser Weight Loss Program

This week I take a look at a book written by Dr. Rob Huizenga, the doctor you’ve seen on the competition weight loss reality show, Biggest Loser. It’s not actually a “fad diet” but I do consider the program to be a FLAWED diet. We are exposed to a barrage of weight-related messages, admonishing us …

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