The Lamb chop and pineapple diet was an American high-protein

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that was popular in the 1920s. The idea behind the diet was that lamb chops provide sufficient protein for strength,

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s 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"
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''. 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

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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. She abandoned the diet after suffering from

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and

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. Like other imbalanced fad diets, it was not recommended 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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