Don't try this at home...

We all know that Hollywood stars can be a bit bizarre, especially in their approach to keeping in shape to wow us on the red carpet. From Kelly Brook's voluptuous curves to Cameron Diaz's magnificent abs, we'd all love to look like a star. Unfortunately there can be an unhealthy price to pay...

Some stars promote dangerous and to be honest, pretty ridiculous diets which might shift a few pounds in the short term but fail to encourage long term healthy eating habits that positively help to manage optimum weight balance. So what are these crazy celebrities up to?

The Baby Food Diet

The latest craze to sweep LA is the idiotic meal replacement plan using, yup you guessed it, baby food! It doesn't take a genius to work out that you'll lose weight eating food designed for tiny babies. Nutritionally this diet is really bad news because you'll undoubtedly miss out on your RDA, especially when it comes to protein and essential fats. Devotees include Reese Witherspoon, Marcia Cross and Paris Hilton.

Maple Syrup Diet

Beyonce, usually famed for her bootilicious rear, used this diet to slim down for her leading role in the Oscar winning movie Dream Girls. OK, so she lost 2 stone but do you know what she lived off for 2 whole weeks? Water, cayenne pepper and maple syrup! The baby food diet might be dumb but this is undoubtedly dumber! In fact it's nutritional suicide at it's very worst!


Vitamin Injections

Geri Halliwell reportedly used vitamin injections to combat fatigue caused by extreme dieting. There have also been tales of Madonna injecting herself on long haul flights while avoiding the on board food. What can I say? Vitamins should never be a replacement for food!

So, the moral of the story is...don't try any of these ridiculous diets at home! Eat healthy, live healthy and stay healthy...

Charlotte x

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