Diet trends have come and gone over the years. Some were quirky, while others had dangerous restrictions. Who hasn’t heard of a celebrity-backed liquid cleanse or the promise of rapid weight loss ...

Food fads, like fashion fads, come and go throughout the decades. While there is plenty to gain by introducing a novel food item or concept, even those that succeed often don’t last long. A food fad ...

The American Psychological Association defines a fad as “an abrupt but short-lived change in the opinions, behaviors, or lifestyles of a large number of widely dispersed individuals.” Fads have ...

First, let's determine what fad diets are. Boyer says, "Fad diets are dietary patterns that quickly become popular because of their promise of easy weight loss. Since it consists of very restrictive ...

There is a new fad sweeping America: the "Orbeez Challenge,'’ an online dare that encourages kids to film themselves shooting strangers with soft-jell beads using a toy pellet gun. The perpetrator ...