List of diet food and fad diet creators

This is a list of notable individuals associated with the creation of a diet food or fad diet.

List

Creator	Creation	Sources
Arthur Agatston	South Beach Diet	^[1]
Robert Atkins	Atkins diet	^[2]
Samm Sinclair Baker	Scarsdale diet	^[3]
William Banting	Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to The Public	^[4]
Jenny Craig	Jenny Craig, Inc.	^[5]
Pierre Dukan	Dukan Diet	^{[citation needed]}
Stuart Fischer	The Park Avenue Diet	^[6]
Joel Fuhrman	Nutritarian diet	^[7]
C. Joseph Genster	Metrecal	^[8]
Sylvester Graham	Graham diet	^[9]
Steven Gundry	Lectin-free diet
William Howard Hay	Hay diet	^[10]
Jasmuheen	Breatharianism diet	^[11]
John Harvey Kellogg	Ready-to-eat cereals	^[12]
Valter Longo	Fasting mimicking diet	^[13]
Ian Marber	The Food Doctor	^[14]
Judy Mazel	Beverly Hills Diet	^[15]
Gillian McKeith	You Are What You Eat	^[16]
Michel Montignac	Montignac diet	^[17]
George Ohsawa	Macrobiotic diet	^[18]
Henry Perky	Shredded wheat	^[19]
Nathan Pritikin	Pritikin diet	^[20]
Seth Roberts	The Shangri-La Diet	^[21]
Barry Sears	Zone diet	^[22]
Ian K. Smith	The Fat Smash Diet	^[23]
Irwin Stillman	Stillman diet	^[24]
Herman Tarnower	Scarsdale diet	^[25]
David Zinczenko	The Super Metabolism Diet	^[26]

References

^ "South Beach Keto- Friendly Diet". KGUN. 16 January 2019.
^ "What Endurance Athletes Should Know About the Atkins Diet". 4 September 2019.
^ "Scarsdale Diet". www.msn.com.
^ "The Low-Carb Community Is Its Own Worst Enemy". Medscape.
^ "Jenny Craig vs. Nutrisystem vs. Weight Watchers | ConsumerAffairs". www.consumeraffairs.com.
^ Schweitzer, Lisa. "Park Avenue Diet Review: Beauty and Weight Loss". WebMD.
^ "Doctor's Tip: Dr. Fuhrman's nutritarian diet". 25 March 2019.
^ Martin, Douglas (28 August 2010). "C. Joseph Genster; marketed '60s diet fad Metrecal; at 92". Boston.com.
^ magazine, the editors of Relish. "Graham Cracker Cake pays homage to inventor". recordonline.com. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ "Belly Laughs at Early Fad Diets". ABC News.
^ "Gaunt and weak, the sham diet guru who refuses to see the light". Independent.co.uk. 26 October 1999.
^ Markel, Dr Howard (13 August 2017). "The remarkable history in your cereal bowl". CNN.
^ CNBC.com, Jessica Mathews, special to (20 October 2017). "Fasting: A trending food idea and new frontier in longevity science". CNBC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Meet the Food Doctor: Nutritionist Ian Marber says fat is good for us. Here's why". February 2018.
^ "Judy Mazel, 63; wrote controversial bestseller 'The Beverly Hills Diet'". Los Angeles Times. 26 October 2007.
^ "Diet trends". www.femalefirst.co.uk.
^ Rayner, ay (20 January 2002). "Jay Rayner: Montignac". The Guardian.
^ "Macrobiotics: The Japanese concept that brings balance to your diet". Japan Today. 29 March 2018.
^ RASMUSSEN, FREDERICK N. (24 June 2006). "The Cereal King of Filston Manor". baltimoresun.com.
^ "What Do You Eat on the Pritikin Diet?". healthyeating.sfgate.com. 10 July 2013.
^ "Is the Shangri-La Diet a viable option?". femina.in.
^ Mateo, Ashley (8 January 2018). "People Have Been Obsessed With The Zone Diet For Years—But Does It Really Work?". Women's Health.
^ "Information on the Fat Smash Diet". healthyeating.sfgate.com. 9 August 2013.
^ "Stillman's Diet". LIVESTRONG.COM.
^ "The Strange Affair of Madeira School Headmistress Jean Harris and Scarsdale Diet Doctor Herman Tarnower -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. 17 September 2008.
^ "'The Super Metabolism Diet' by David Zinczenko". Fox News. 29 March 2018.

[1] "South Beach Keto- Friendly Diet". KGUN. 16 January 2019.

[2] "What Endurance Athletes Should Know About the Atkins Diet". 4 September 2019.

[3] "Scarsdale Diet". www.msn.com.

[4] "The Low-Carb Community Is Its Own Worst Enemy". Medscape.

[5] "Jenny Craig vs. Nutrisystem vs. Weight Watchers | ConsumerAffairs". www.consumeraffairs.com.

[6] Schweitzer, Lisa. "Park Avenue Diet Review: Beauty and Weight Loss". WebMD.

[7] "Doctor's Tip: Dr. Fuhrman's nutritarian diet". 25 March 2019.

[8] Martin, Douglas (28 August 2010). "C. Joseph Genster; marketed '60s diet fad Metrecal; at 92". Boston.com.

[9] zine, the editors of Relish. "Graham Cracker Cake pays homage to inventor". recordonline.com. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[10] "Belly Laughs at Early Fad Diets". ABC News.

[11] "Gaunt and weak, the sham diet guru who refuses to see the light". Independent.co.uk. 26 October 1999.

[12] Markel, Dr Howard (13 August 2017). "The remarkable history in your cereal bowl". CNN.

[13] CNBC.com, Jessica Mathews, special to (20 October 2017). "Fasting: A trending food idea and new frontier in longevity science". CNBC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[14] "Meet the Food Doctor: Nutritionist Ian Marber says fat is good for us. Here's why". February 2018.

[15] "Judy Mazel, 63; wrote controversial bestseller 'The Beverly Hills Diet'". Los Angeles Times. 26 October 2007.

[16] "Diet trends". www.femalefirst.co.uk.

[17] Rayner, ay (20 January 2002). "Jay Rayner: Montignac". The Guardian.

[18] "Macrobiotics: The Japanese concept that brings balance to your diet". Japan Today. 29 March 2018.

[19] RASMUSSEN, FREDERICK N. (24 June 2006). "The Cereal King of Filston Manor". baltimoresun.com.

[20] "What Do You Eat on the Pritikin Diet?". healthyeating.sfgate.com. 10 July 2013.

[21] "Is the Shangri-La Diet a viable option?". femina.in.

[22] Mateo, Ashley (8 January 2018). "People Have Been Obsessed With The Zone Diet For Years—But Does It Really Work?". Women's Health.

[23] "Information on the Fat Smash Diet". healthyeating.sfgate.com. 9 August 2013.

[24] "Stillman's Diet". LIVESTRONG.COM.

[25] "The Strange Affair of Madeira School Headmistress Jean Harris and Scarsdale Diet Doctor Herman Tarnower -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. 17 September 2008.

[26] "'The Super Metabolism Diet' by David Zinczenko". Fox News. 29 March 2018.

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