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The worst fad diets for your brain and body, from the bible-inspired Daniel Fast to the werewolf diet

Fad diets are nothing new. The first modern fad diet, which touted the benefits of going low-carb, …

Hilary Brueck,Julia Naftulin   


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11 Crazy Things People Used To Think Were Healthy

Sometimes an idea gets spread around and becomes a fad, even if there's little evidence for it. At …

Randy Astaiza,Kevin Loria   


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Heard of Apple diet? 5 crazy diets people went gaga over in 2016

“Year 2016 definitely was the year for diet-focused weight loss. We saw it all this year, from enqu…

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Genealogy giant Ancestry just joined 23andMe in cutting workers as the DNA testing fad ends

On Wednesday, Ancestry CEO Margo Georgiadis wrote in a blog post that the company is laying off 6% …

Lydia Ramsey   


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Muscle loss, fatigue, and bloating are just some of the terrible side effects of the cabbage soup weight-loss diet

The cabbage soup diet is a fad diet for rapid weight loss by eating high-fiber and fluid-filled foo…

Lindsay Kalter,Kailey Proctor   


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‘Black drinking water’ at ₹100 a bottle – a 30-year old Gujarati realtor’s new business idea for India's healthy brigade

Black alkaline water has been a popular concept in many countries but in India, the idea of a black…

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Blockchain is a 'pixie dust fad' and its benefits in finance are 'little to nothing'

While it was initially meant to allow bitcoin transactions, it has the potential to be applied to e…

Oscar Williams-Grut   


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Chocolate for breakfast and freshly-killed goat for dinner - here are the diets of some of the most notable tech billionaires

As you'll see below, some of the richest people in tech have some pretty terrible - or bizarre - ea…

Paige Leskin   


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Why vets say that you should never feed your dog a grain-free diet

The FDA says that there's a potential link between feeding dogs a grain-free diet and a serious can…

Ashley Laderer,Sorin McKnight   


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A body positive influencer said weight loss companies steal her photos to promote fad diet products

Danae Mercer's posts show how lighting and angles can change how the body looks, but brands steal h…

Rachel Hosie   


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12 healthy eating habits that work, according to science

But as fun as the diets may seem, it's often difficult to stick with them for more than a few weeks…

Lydia Ramsey,Jessica Orwig,Mi…   


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15 healthy eating habits that work according to scientists

But as fun as the diets may seem, it's often difficult to stick with them for more than a few weeks…

Lydia Ramsey,Jessica Orwig   


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15 healthy eating habits that work, according to science

But as fun as the diets may seem, it's often difficult to stick with them for more than a few weeks…

Lydia Ramsey,Jessica Orwig   


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15 photos that show how yoga has spread all over the world

Yoga's origins date back to more than 10,000 years ago, but in recent years it has become such a po…

Courtney Verrill   


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A nutrition journalist and keto advocate defends 'fad' diets, saying mainstream advice doesn't work for everybody

High-fat, low carb keto diets defy conventional advice on healthy eating, but Gary Taubes says they…

Gabby Landsverk   


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People are obsessed with matcha - here's everything you need to know about it

The health benefits of green tea are well-known, and matcha is its most concentrated form. One serv…

Eloise Kirn   


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A mathematical theory reveals why you should ignore diet and exercise fads

Christian and Griffiths are the co-authors of "Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human…

Chris Weller   


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Why a top Silicon Valley VC firm just invested in a company that makes chewable coffee

Earlier this year, another venture capital firm, Trinity Ventures, made a big bet on Bulletproof. K…

Biz Carson   


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23andMe just laid off 100 employees as the DNA-testing 'fad' ends

Featured Digital Health Articles: - Telehealth Industry: Benefits, Services & Examples - Valu…

Lydia Ramsey