Funny satirical article from The Onion making fun of the South Beach Diet:
14-Word Diet Stretched To 200 Pages
BOSTON – The Florida Keys diet, which can be adequately described in 14 words, has been padded into a 204-page book: Losing Weight The Florida Keys Way, available in bookstores Tuesday.
“The diet is pretty much, 'Avoid saturated fats and simple carbohydrates, eat mostly fresh vegetables and seafood, and exercise,” said author Dr. Harris Jegen. “Unfortunately, no one is going to shell out $24.95 for one sentence, so I’ve got some recipes and charts in there, a bunch of testimonials, and a 50-page Diet Diary.” Jegen’s previous books include The Florida Keys Diet and The Florida Keys Diet Made Easy.
that’s some funny stuff. the doctor has the right idea if you look at the whole thing like this-
most of the public don’t listen to doctors who tell you how to live to prevent bad things in your health. In fact, most of the public don’t want to be told how to live. But market it as a program aka Miracle Diet Plan and get some celebrities to talk all about it and you changed a free-pamphlet into a multi-million dollar “scam”.
I do not mean “scam” as in false info, but “scam” meaning it was always free to know, but people were too stupid to listen. Like said in the movie ‘Babe’, sheep are too stupid to be reasoned with.