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Scarsdale diets are nutritionally deficient, produce
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513:Banana and skimmed milk diet
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394:Feldman, Elaine B. (1988).
192:Berland, Theodore. (1983).
69:The diet is similar to the
53:, is described in the book
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324:. Springer. p. 15.
16:Fad diet for weight loss
982:Time-restricted feeding
880:Seed oil misinformation
811:The Cruise Control Diet
125:, nausea, weakness and
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1017:The Fast Way To Health
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449:. Body Press. p. 173.
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1139:List of food faddists
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98:increase the risk of
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937:Chase Dietary Method
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177:. New York Magazine.
816:Wahls Protocol Diet
716:Drinking Man's Diet
672:Uric-acid free diet
615:Morning banana diet
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400:F. A. Davis Company
104:calorie restriction
59:Samm Sinclair Baker
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548:Beverly Hills Diet
316:Hodgson P (2013).
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538:Egg and wine diet
518:Cabbage soup diet
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151:List of fad diets
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71:Atkins Diet
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