Random Celebrities Who Somehow Survived on Questionable and Disgusting Diets (8 items)

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  (#8) Jennifer Aniston

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  If there's really going to be a taco truck on every corner of the USA, then the timing is exactly right for Jennifer Aniston. Aniston has recently shown an interest a diet called the Taco Cleanse.

  However, you can take all those images of oily, cheesy tacos and put them straight out of your mind, because the Taco Cleanse focuses on vegan, tacos that cut down on simple carbohydrates by using corn tortillas. But perhaps the best part of the Taco Cleanse is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. In addition to allowing drinks (margaritas!) and even refried beans (yessss!), the Taco Cleanse promises a holistic, if not downright esoteric taco experience, promising that it "will bring all of your levels to new heights and increase your nutrimatter content a thousandfold." Which sounds like a whole bunch of hokum (What on God's green Earth is nutrimatter? You can't even answer that, because it's not a real thing), but who cares? Taco diet!
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  (#2) Beyoncé Knowles

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  Beyoncé is reportedly a fan of the Master Cleanse diet, also sometimes referred to (appropriately in this case) as the Lemonade diet. The Master Cleanse is essentially an all-liquid diet that at its core basically consists of lemonade, salt water, and a laxative herbal tea. If it sounds too good to be true, that's likely because it is. Proponents of the diet claim that it's a panacea for all that ails you; you'll lose weight, feel energetic, and lose your cravings for unhealthy food. 

  Sound a bit extreme? That's because it is extreme. The Master Cleanse is really more of a fast than a diet. Most people, if they stick to the plan, will lose a bit of weight, largely due to the fact that they are taking in exponentially fewer calories on this diet than they would if they were eating normally. Also probably because mixing all of those things into the same glass is more than a little disgusting. What's more? Once a dieter who has done the Master Cleanse goes back to a normal eating pattern, he or she is likely going to gain the weight right back again. 
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  (#1) Kim Kardashian

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  Kim Kardashian-West is no stranger to dieting. One look at her Instagram feed and you can see that she is schilling for just about every disgusting and questionable celebrity diet craze that has come to pass in the last decade. With that in mind, it should then come as no surprise to see that Kardashian-West has embraced yet another weird and disgusting diet trend - this one comes courtesy of your local emergency room. 

  Kardashian-West has been quoted telling several media outlets that she is a fan of activated charcoal "lemonade," which she states makes her feel "cleansed and energized throughout the day." If that sounds fair enough to you, you probably need to learn a bit more about what activated charcoal actually is and what it does. 

  Activated charcoal is sometimes used in emergency rooms for things like drug overdoses to absorb toxins that have been ingested. It's pitch-black, gritty, and reportedly tasted about as good as one might expect from a charcoal-based drink. But is it a healthy diet aid?

  While using it for treatment in the context of a medical facility appears to be safe and effective (when used correctly), the evidence for using activated charcoal as a health and diet aid is sketchy at best. In fact, it has been shown that activated charcoal can interfere with certain medications, and slow, or even completely prevent nutrients from being absorbed from your gut. Consuming it in small amounts is fine, but the side effects of consuming too much include black stools, vomiting, diarrhea and/or constipation, and a black tongue and lips; a look that will undoubtedly be on display at the next Yeezy fashion show.  
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  (#5) Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi

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  Nicole "Snooki" LaValle, formerly of that traffic accident of a reality show Jersey Shore, has enjoyed her celebrity status well after the show's completion, parlaying her reality TV experience into guest-hosting appearances on a multitude of television programs and even a few events for the WWE. 

  However, Snooki was at least as well-known for her overly-tanned, over-the-top, slightly curvaceous sartorial appearance as she was her persona. Apparently, all that time in the limelight must have made Snooki want to shed a few pounds, because, for the last few years, she has been rocking a fitter, slimmer, and more toned version of the Jersey Shore Snooki that we all came to know and love. How did she do it? Apparently, Snooki went on a gross and rather questionable-sounding diet called the Cookie Diet, which was created by Dr. Sanford Siegel, a practicing weight loss physician.  

  The Cookie Diet replaces breakfast, lunch, and snacks with... you guessed it... cookies! the goal is to eat approximately nine cookies in place of these meals per day. However, don't run out and start stocking-up on Nutter Butters just yet; these aren't just any old cookies. Cookie Diet cookies are essentially a low-calorie, high-fiber and protein version of a cookie designed to act as a meal replacement.

  The upside of this diet is that if you stick to it, you will definitely lose weight, as you are cutting a lot of calories. However, the plan's calorie count is a meager 1000 to 1200 calories a day! For the 4'9" Snooki, that might just be enough, but for your average human who enjoys a bit of exercise, that is going to leave you feeling pretty hungry! Also, eating cookies at every meal is going to get pretty monotonous, and these particular cookies don't come cheap. A 21-day supply cost $100!
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  (#6) Victoria Beckham

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  Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham is renowned for her teeny-tiny, birdlike physique. After the birth of her youngest child, daughter Harper Seven, Beckham allegedly turned to the Five Hands diet. 

  The Five Hands diet dictates that you may eat exactly five handfuls of food per day. Yes, you heard that right. Five handfuls. Of your five handfuls, one or two may be fruits and certain low-glycemic veggies, and 2/3 of a handful may be legumes or sweet potatoes. All wheat products are off the menu, as are bananas. 

  While this is a very strict diet, it is a little more forgiving as far as variety goes than your average celebrity crash diet, although the calorie count will likely not be high enough to support anyone who is serious about maintaining a workout routine while on this diet. 
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  (#4) Megan Fox

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  Megan Fox is just one of a multitude of celebrities that tout the vinegar diet as a way to do just about anything from keeping off the pounds to preventing disease and even clearing your skin. Fox (along with another noted hottie, Miranda Kerr) has gone on record as far back as 2010 saying that taking a few shots of vinegar a day (namely, apple cider vinegar) helps her to lose weight, and "just cleanses out your system entirely."

  Unlike so many other strange and icky-sounding celebrity diet claims, this one may actually have a small slice of truth associated with it. While many, if not most of the wide spectrum of health benefits that people claim are cured by apple cider vinegar are simply unproven, there is a little bit of evidence to suggest that Fox might actually have the science on her side. According to one Japanese study, study participants who took a small dose of apple cider vinegar every day (as opposed to the water that the remaining participants took) did lose slightly more weight than those who did not. Participant lost an average of between one and two pounds - a number that hardly seems worth the energy of screwing the cap off the vinegar bottle.

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