Category: Diet fads

Over a decade ago, a popular diet book claimed that people with type O blood should eat a high-protein diet rich in meat. However, there is no scientific basis to suggest what blood type requires you to eat meat or any specific diet.

According to social media, some people claim to have achieved weight loss by following the 'coffee loophole,' a trend involving mixing certain ingredients into your daily brew. The three ingredients in coffee loophole most commonly cited are lemon juice, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper.

While some claim that up to seven cups of coffee a week can modestly reduce body fat, the recent social media obsession known as the **coffee hole diet** (more accurately called the 'coffee loophole' diet) relies on unproven, quick-fix promises. This trend, popularized on platforms like TikTok, suggests that adding specific ingredients to your coffee can trigger rapid weight loss.

In the world of alternative health, a controversial diet approach called the Pfeiffer diet is often discussed, though its name can lead to confusion with diets followed by actress Michelle Pfeiffer. The Pfeiffer diet, more accurately an orthomolecular program, was developed by biochemist Dr. Carl C. Pfeiffer, who believed that mental illnesses are caused by biochemical imbalances that can be corrected with megadoses of nutrients.