Before the Cookie Diet, Zone Diet and the detox and cleansing diets, people tried many ways to reach their ideal size. Throughout history, Americans have craved weight-loss gimmicks.

The American Dietetic Association, the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, says fad diets are nothing new. In fact, the ADA has a list of fascinating diet crazes dating back to 1820.

Would you believe doctors once recommended that their patients light up to slim down? What about the diet that claimed you can eat what you want and wash it all down with booze? How about the minister who preached that spices could lead to sexual excess?

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