#15: Fad Diets (Grapefruit and Cabbage Soup)
Fad diets have long been a cultural talking point throughout the decades, and the ’60s and ’70s were no different. Strange promises were made by vague sources that said if you ate only grapefruit, for instance, you would lose weight. Companies like Nestle and Pillsbury jumped on this bandwagon, producing packaged foods that made similar claims of future sveltness. Unfortunately, the instant gratification mindset of weight loss still persists in our culture today.
