fad diet

Others are more sinister, such as influencers who use heavily photoshopped images of "perfect" bodies to make others feel bad about themselves, and therefore more likely to buy supplements or fad diet programs.

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.

"Gluten-free isn't a fad diet, and it isn't a diet that lacks," said Naomi Devlin, the U.K.-based author of River Cottage Gluten Free.

Detoxing is a fad diet that’s part of the diet culture narrative that our bodies are unclean and require fixing.

Insulin resistance is a precursor to many chronic conditions, so it needs to be kept at bay with a sustainable exercise and eating plan, not with a silly fad diet.