We've been chasing weight loss
shortcuts for centuries. From William the Conqueror, who tried a liquid diet
after he became too heavy to ride his horse, to Lord Byron, who exercised in
layers to sweat off pounds, men have always been drawn to radical slimdown
schemes. "They provide a sense of both risk and control," says Sander
Gilman, Ph.D., the author of Fat Boys and
Obesity.
Do any lose-weight-quick tricks
actually do the trick? Sometimes. But as David Katz, M.D., director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center,
points out, "A cocaine binge will result in weight loss, but that doesn't
make it a good idea." We don't eat tapeworms or use vibrating belts
anymore, but here are five crazy things some guys try.
