Lindsay Lohan Is on a Liquid Diet - Speculation builds up that the star has lost weight by refusing to eat - Softpedia
Liquid diets have often been the subject of controversy because they imply cutting out all solid food and replacing it either with one specific beverage (as is the case with the Master Cleanse diet) or with liquids in general. Lindsay Lohan, whose weight has plummeted in recent months, is said to be on one such diet as well, as People magazine reports.
Lindsay’s diet, however, is different from cleansing diets, which, at least, are meant to purify the body by eliminating toxins (despite the fact that nutritionists say there is no scientific data to back up this claim). Consequently, rumor has it, the actress lost weight by surviving solely on Red Bulls and cigarettes, as People underlines, summing up the rumors that have been making the rounds for many a week now.
“Following weeks of buzz in the blogosphere that Lindsay Lohan’s svelte figure is not the result of healthy eating and exercise, but instead due to her downing Red Bul
l, smoking cigarettes and eating candy, comes a new report claiming the actress, 22, is on a liquid diet that consists of drinking at least three Red Bull energy drinks a day.” the mag informs.
While nutritionists are constantly issuing warnings about the dangers inherent in this type of liquid diets, which come pretty close to those of fasting or starving oneself, to put it in more blunt terms, celebrities still seem to resort to them whenever they need to lose weight fast. According to Lohan’s publicist, though, this is not the case with his client, since any weight she might have lost, she did it with hard work and watching what she ate and not eliminating all food from her daily meals.
“Lindsay has always enjoyed a Red Bull, but she eats. Everybody needs to mind their own business and stop worrying about what Lindsay eats or doesn’t eat.” Lohan’s rep reveals for the same magazine. Of course, as fans must remember, this is not the first time in recent months that the star is plagued by eating disorder rumors, which have only gained in intensity in later weeks, as Lindsay seemed thinner and thinner by the day.
Liquid diets have often been the subject of controversy because they imply cutting out all solid food and replacing it either with one specific beverage (as is the case with the Master Cleanse diet) or with liquids in general. Lindsay Lohan, whose weight has plummeted in recent months, is said to be on one such diet as well, as People magazine reports.
Lindsay’s diet, however, is different from cleansing diets, which, at least, are meant to purify the body by eliminating toxins (despite the fact that nutritionists say there is no scientific data to back up this claim). Consequently, rumor has it, the actress lost weight by surviving solely on Red Bulls and cigarettes, as People underlines, summing up the rumors that have been making the rounds for many a week now.
“Following weeks of buzz in the blogosphere that Lindsay Lohan’s svelte figure is not the result of healthy eating and exercise, but instead due to her downing Red Bul
l, smoking cigarettes and eating candy, comes a new report claiming the actress, 22, is on a liquid diet that consists of drinking at least three Red Bull energy drinks a day.” the mag informs.While nutritionists are constantly issuing warnings about the dangers inherent in this type of liquid diets, which come pretty close to those of fasting or starving oneself, to put it in more blunt terms, celebrities still seem to resort to them whenever they need to lose weight fast. According to Lohan’s publicist, though, this is not the case with his client, since any weight she might have lost, she did it with hard work and watching what she ate and not eliminating all food from her daily meals.
“Lindsay has always enjoyed a Red Bull, but she eats. Everybody needs to mind their own business and stop worrying about what Lindsay eats or doesn’t eat.” Lohan’s rep reveals for the same magazine. Of course, as fans must remember, this is not the first time in recent months that the star is plagued by eating disorder rumors, which have only gained in intensity in later weeks, as Lindsay seemed thinner and thinner by the day.
Red Bull:
Johns Hopkins researchers collected all the information they could find about caffeine. They published a study with a message to the FDA: Set caffeine limits, and put warning labels on energy drinks. According to the FDA, caffeine is not a drug but merely a flavor additive. The FDA limits colas to 65 milligrams of caffeine per can, but there are no limits for energy drinks. The energy drink market includes Red Bull, which has 80 milligrams of caffeine, and FIXX, a 20-ounce blue bottle of “maximum strength energy drink” with 500 milligrams of caffeine.
The cardiovascular systems of 30 young adults were tested one hour before and one hour after each consumed one 250-millileter can of sugar-free Red Bull.
The results: "One hour after they drank Red Bull, (their blood systems) were no longer normal. They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease," Willoughby told The Australian. He said the study shows that "normal people develop symptoms normally associated with cardiovascular disease" after drinking Red Bull. The energy drink could be deadly for anyone who has high blood pressure, since it could impair proper blood vessel function and possibly increase the risk of blood clots.
Created in the 1980s by Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull is based on a similar Thai energy drink. It has been banned in Norway, Uruguay and Denmark because of health risks that are actually listed on the can. Each serving contains 80 mg of caffeine, around the same as a normal cup of brewed coffee, but consumers are warned not to drink more than one can a day.
There are plenty of reasons for refraining from liquid diets, principally the fact that they can be dangerous due to their tendency to leave a dieter undernourished. I sort liquid diets in with other fad diets that aren't sustainable for long-term weight loss, but many of us are guilty of trying unhealthy diets in the name of slimming down.
