Wonder Diets Are One-Hit Wonders

It is safe to predict that at least one new wonder diet or product will be promoted this year. It is also safe to predict that next year and the year after that will bring new wonder diets and products. The trend has been well established. A recent online search of books under the title or topic of weight loss revealed 2,214 matches! As the problem of excess weight has increased in the United States and around the developed world, the proliferation of diet books has followed suit. Every year, new diet books promise a revolutionary approach to weight-loss success. Call these one-diet wonders, much like the onehit wonder bands in popular music that release one hit song and rarely are heard from again. Like the one-hit wonder bands, these diets come onto the weight-loss scene with a splash. Devotees gush over the new diets. But like hit songs and bands, new diets and their creators vanish quickly once the reality of short-term weight loss overtakes the promise of thinness forever.

Most bestsellers do not last, whether they are songs or books. According to a conference report from the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University, most diet bestsellers do not stand the test of time. They are on the shelf today and out of print only a few years later.Trendy ideas in weight loss change very quickly and do not make for true longevity.