Introduction
| Health fads | Details |
| more chewing (1903) | Chew food 32 times for better digestion |
| Pipe smoking ( ? ) | Believed to be good for lung health |
| The grapefruit diet (1939) | eating 1 grapefruit every meal was said to help you 'slim down' |
| sunbathing ( ? ) |
Believed to get rid of skin cancer |
| Cookie diet. (1975) | Eating cookies made with a blend of amino acids was believed would help loose weight |