The lamb chop and pineapple diet was an American high-protein fad diet that was popular in the 1920s.
The idea behind the diet was that lamb chops provide sufficient protein for strength, pineapples enough sugar for energy, while the fruit acid would absorb or destroy any leftover fat from the lamb chops."Diet secrets from the silver screen". Daily Express. January 1, 2015.Addison, Heather. (2000). Hollywood, Consumer Culture, and the Rise of "Body Shaping". In David Desser, Garth Jowett. Hollywood Goes Shopping. University of Minnesota Press. p. 22. In 1924, it was adopted and promoted by Nita Naldi and other Hollywood celebrities. She claimed the diet made her lose twenty pounds."The Lamb-Chop and Pineapple Diet". Physical Culture Study. Retrieved November 28, 2018. It was later reported that the diet made Naldi sick for weeks.Photoplay Starts Fight Against Reduceomania. Photoplay. Retrieved November 28, 2018. She abandoned the diet after suffering from dizziness and hunger.
Like other imbalanced fad diets, it was advised against by nutritionists, as it failed to provide the essential nutrients that the body needs to function properly.Pool, Robert. (2001). Fat: Fighting the Obesity Epidemic. Oxford University Press. p. 192.
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