fad diet

Example Sentences

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We will believe some fad diet because we're such a highly optimistic country, but the drawback, or the flip side, of optimism is gullibility.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022

"It’s not any kind of fad diet or crash diet, he just cut out the junk and started working out," the source alleged.

From Fox News • Oct. 7, 2021

The word “revolutionary” is tossed around to describe every fad diet and every tweak of a minor widget.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

“It’s like a fad diet: if it’s not sustainable, it’s not going to work,” Dorian said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2020

Two of his more popular posts have countered the use of essential oils to cure diseases and exposed the failings of the celery juice fad diet.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2020