: Smoke a cigarette or swallow a cotton ball: Dangerous diets have been around for centuries #IndiaNEWS The word diet originates from the Greek dieta meaning to live normally. However, nowadays it mostly

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Smoke a cigarette or swallow a cotton ball: Dangerous diets have been around for centuries #IndiaNEWS
The word diet originates from the Greek dieta meaning to live normally. However, nowadays it mostly refers to restricting food to help weight loss rather than a way to enjoy food and health.Throughout history, diets have come and gone. Celebrity diets are popular and often bizarre but are not a new thing. The Daniel Fast, which resembles a vegan diet and which has its roots in the Book of Daniel, is perhaps one of the earliest examples of a diet. In around 450 BC Daniel apparently asked if his men were as strong as the Babylonians after a couple of weeks just eating vegetables. This highlights our deep cultural links to diet: for identity, spirituality and, of course, health.Fasting diets appear throughout our cultural history, seen in Muslim, Hindu and Christian practices. These vary from not eating during daylight through to just eating a simple vegetarian diet. In the Christian calendar, for instance, historically specific days used to be designated as meat free. The data is mixed in relation to the health effects of religious fasting, as it depends on how people eat in between fasts.Fasting may have little to no additional benefits beyond simply inducing a calorie deficit, which itself can have metabolic benefits (lower blood fats and sugars) and weight loss.Meat-free dietsAnother theme from fasting is...Read more

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