The 10 weirdest diets in history

Although having a few extra kilos has not always been a problem in society, there are many women and men who have wanted to find and who want to find one today. simple, effective and above all fast solution to reduce your body mass. Only a good diet and daily exercise can provide a healthy body without excesses. But as it usually happens, there is always someone who thinks of a way to achieve it without effort. the 10 strangest diets in history.

1.The Alcohol Diet

It was the year 1087 when William I of England known as William the Conqueror was so fat he couldn't even ride his horseHurt by the comments made about his body that seemed to be pregnant, he came up with an ingenious way to lose weight. the battle of hastings when did you decide to invent a diet based solely on Alcohol intakeGuillermo the Conqueror got into his bed and decided not to drink any liquid or food and only drink alcohol.

Although he was able to remount his beloved companion, he could not stay on him for long.He died from a fall from a horse during a battle in 1087.

2.The Vinegar Diet

This diet is attributed to English poet Lord Byron and is still used by people who believe in it todayThe belief that vinegar burns fat and that when consumed before meals reduces appetite is what makes many people continue this miracle dietLord Byron diluted it with lots of water and claimed to be lighter after ingestionOf course it was so: the diarrhea and vomiting that they caused the poet were essential for it.

3.The Cigar Diet

Smoking cigarettes for weight loss dates from the discovery that the nicotine is able to suppress appetite so smoking is considered an effective way to achieve itFor years tobacco brands have used this connection between nicotine and thinness especially when advertising is directed at women, however the connection between smoking and disease is also more than considerable. most controversial cigarette campaign It's from the Lucky brand that encouraged women to smoke giving you social status and a slim figure.

4. The Sleeping Beauty diet

As the name suggests this diet is based on sleeping.Only in this way it was ensured to lower a few sizes; although of course for this you must take sleeping pillsA totally stupid diet, since in addition to being totally weak your body will ask you to feed it so as not to fall faint. some celebrities have that radical physical change problem  as a result of following this diet. Elvis Presley who died at age 42 of a myocardial attack and fat.

5.The Cookie Diet

Devised by Dr Sanford Siegal this diet is said to have been followed by Kim Kardashian.It is a mixture of amino acids that are cooked in a cookie with the intention of controlling hunger in patients who want to lose weight. Siegal encouraged his patients to eat six cookies during the day to control their appetite by combining it with a 300-calorie dinner before going to bed. could not exceed 800 .

But the empire he built began to vanish into thin air: complaints began to surface when he received letters that some were moldy, others contained foreign particles, and there are those who always want to get on the bandwagon of a round business so trials were continuous.

Today they are marketed.

6.The Cotton Diet

Substitute meals for cotton balls?Incredible but true. The diet, as its name suggests, translates into eating cotton balls soaked in gelatin or simply dried before meals. The consequence of this is satiety And since cotton contains some calories, it fools the stomach. The consequences? Really harmful. Our digestive system not ready to metabolize cellulose And it's disgusting too.

7.The Worm Diet

One of the strangest diets people can follow - you don't have to be very sane when you voluntarily introduce a worm into your body so you eat the extra calories. Today you still do why not exercise and vegetables?

The parasitic worm is called Cestoda or known as tapeworm that gets into the body of patients who want to lose weight. Simply disgusting. Not the worm, but the imbecility of many people who do this practice.

8.The Air Diet

One of the most stupid and dangerous diets with which you can die of starvation.The Air Diet was introduced by Madonna and popularized by Dolce & GabannaAnd although I believe that with these names in the field of health we could already be satisfied, let's see briefly what it consists of: in a presentation Madonna cooked and although I put the food on the plate, I did not eat it,he was only pretending to eat.And that's all friends.

9. The Diet of chewing food.

Another that makes us put our hands to our heads is the one devised by Horace Fletcher known how "The Great Chewer"who said what the food had to be chewed 33 times before being ingestedIn addition, he refused to allow the person to eat if he was angry or sad. At his death, his original proposal was already being replaced by another diet:count calories.

10. Stop Eating and Drinking Water: The Breathingists

If none of the above has been enough for you, sign up with The Breathingists who directly give up food and water and feed on the airTo become a Breathingist you must follow some previous steps with food to be able to feed yourself only with air and light. The consequence? Here is a list of people who after trying their conversion they died in addition to knowing what really happens when you stop eating (in English) .For a reading in Spanish you can go to blog El País

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