'Werewolf diet' attracts celebrities, critics

[The Straight Story]

PHILADELPHIA - February 26, 2014 (WPVI) -- A new fad diet is creating a lot of buzz. Some say it will help you drop weight fast, but health experts say don't believe the hype.

And I have to agree with that.

It's called the "Werewolf Diet." Celebrities such as Madonna and Demi Moore have reportedly followed it.

It all centers around the phases of the moon.

Like the werewolves in the "Twilight" movies, the 'Werewolf diet' claims to help you get lean and mean.

Howling at the moon is optional.

The premise is to eat according to phases of the moon. The idea is just as the moon influences ocean tides... It can also influence how your body flushes toxins.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=9439642

[Scootaloo]

1. What an embarassingly dumb concept n/t

[sakabatou]

2. Oh look, more woo

This is a stupid, stupid fad diet

[The Straight Story]

7. I dunno, I haven't really seen any overweight werewolves

But then Monsters monthly tends to be biased in their coverage.

[MADem]

11. They use PHOTOSHOP, I'm sure of it!!! nt

[The Straight Story]

14. Yep, I can tell by the pixels

[Wolf Frankula]

3. But how do Werewolves Taste?

Do they taste like people, something like pork I understand? Or do they taste like wolf, similar to dog?

Do werewolves have fleas? Can they get dog/wolf diseases? Can they be trained to play fetch?

Wolf

[Vashta Nerada]

4. More crap based on superstition.

Woo woo woo.

[FarCenter]

5. On the Dracula Diet, you live forever.

[randome]

27. And you would know this...how?

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A 90% chance of rain means the same as a 10% chance:
It might rain and it might not.[/center][/font][hr]

[uppityperson]

6. The werewolfs in Twilight weren't lean at all. Or mean.

"The premise is to eat according to phases of the moon. The idea is just as the moon influences ocean tides... It can also influence how your body flushes toxins."

wtf? Does the moon circle your body? What if I am in one phase facing west, then turn to the north? Whoosh go those toxins to my right hip!

The basic plan says on a new or full moon, you'll fast for 24 hours, only drinking water, or fresh fruit and vegetable juice.

In the extended version, as the moon wanes, you eat a balanced diet and drink at least 8 glasses of water per day.

During the waxing moon, you should eat less, avoid sweets and don't eat after 6 p.m.

Well, all of that is good advice, eat better, avoid sweets but wtf does the ocean tides have to do with that?

[MADem]

8. Jeez. Melba toast. The Grapefruit Diet. Cabbage Soup Diet.

The problem with crazy diets is the minute you stop 'em, the weight loss stops, too.

I think the "Eat less/exercise more" diet is the one that works the best. It also helps if the "eat less" part includes nutritious foods and not crap!

[pinboy3niner]

10. Could be worse. Could be the zombie diet.

[The Straight Story]

12. Give it time. Walking dead diet, cookbook, etc

I can see it.

[sakabatou]

13. Or cannibal diet

[DetlefK]

29. Only eat what you personally chased down? Sounds good.

Stay away from the brain though: Lots of cholesterol.

[longship]

31. BRAINS!!!! nt

[dipsydoodle]

15. Is an obligation to moon part of it

[lumberjack_jeff]

16. A big dish of beef chow mein, washed down by a pina colada from Trader Vic's? n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

21. I'd like to meet your tailor. nt

[treestar]

25. his hair was perfect, at least

[randome]

28. Like this?

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)[/center][/font][hr]

[cthulu2016]

17. This is somewhere beyond stupid

Tidal forces don't have any noteworthy effect on bodies of water the size of human beings.

And why isn't orientation of your body key to the diet? If this theory was valid then it would matter which way you are facing.

And why do these tidal forces pull toxins out of your body? To where? Toward the moon?

If just generally pulled free from cells, a month of tidal effect could be approximated by hopping up and down. Once.

[pinboy3niner]

19. Oh, it's all very scientific. First, the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...

[Thor_MN]

22. That's immoral.

[LiberalEsto]

18. Don't werewolves eat raw meat? nt

[wandy]

20. Woo woo, diets for Werewolfs. Woo woo, diets for Werewolfs. .............

Sometimes I think Warren Zevon was some kind of prophet.
He would likely had a ball with this one......

Woo woo, diets for Werewolfs.
Woo woo, diets for Werewolfs.

[PasadenaTrudy]

23. Madonna and Demi

are even dumber than I originally thought, then. That's pretty dumb.

[Left2Tackle]

24. It sounds like something you would use before an event.

To drop a dress size or two. People have been doing this for ever. 24-hour fast followed by a standard diet for two weeks, then switch to a lower carb for the last 2. Repeat. Nothing new about periodical fasting and low carb to drop a size quick.
Sounds to me like someone needed some publicity.

[Rex]

26. Well if this is about the moon, we should ask the expert...Bill O'Blowme.

How did it get there? How come? Why not? How did I lose all my brain cells?

[get the red out]

30. Sick to death of fad diets

The only way to improve health is to eat healthy foods and exercise. Period.

[longship]

32. Waiting for the cannibal diet.

As somebody up thread observed.

"Still no sign of land..."

[NuclearDem]

33. Does it make me allergic to shirts?

Taylor Lautner seems to have developed that problem.