Do Not Try This at Home!!!
Do these cotton balls look yummy to you?
Would you be willing to eat plates full of these fluffy treats in order to finally shed those stubborn last 10 pounds?
It’s hard to believe that any dieter will be willing to resort to eating nothing but cotton balls. But, believe it or not, this is exactly what the followers of this dangerous fad diet did in order to lose weight.
The Cotton Ball Diet first became popular when fitness experts began to understand the correlation between a high fiber diet and weight loss.
Since cotton balls are naturally high in fiber, low in calories, extremely filling and easily accessible they were viewed as a weight loss miracle product.
However, it wasn’t long before participants of this dangerous fad diet began to experience such unpleasant side effects as extreme malnutrition and digestive health problems. That is because cotton balls are just as nutritious as cardboard. In fact, The Cotton Ball Diet is nothing more than a starvation diet.
I am happy to report that today, The Cotton Ball Diet is largely forgotten.
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June 8, 2010 at 12:34 AM
cotton balls i understand but how they lose weight this is confusing me
June 8, 2010 at 1:43 AM
Well, the theory is that if you eat nothing but cotton balls you’ll start to lose weight. It’s basically the same as starving yourself because cotton balls have no calories or nutritional value. Very dangerous!
June 10, 2010 at 2:09 AM
wonderful share, great article, very usefull for me…thanks
June 13, 2010 at 4:12 PM
Very good information. You write it very clean. I’m very lucky to get this info from you.
July 28, 2011 at 1:58 AM
i love this diet!
July 28, 2011 at 4:23 PM
OMG! Are you serious?
October 25, 2011 at 2:09 PM
I tried this diet after reading it in your article, and I must say, it works wonders!!!!
November 13, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Wait does this actually works cuz I have a twin and she is like 40 pounds smaller then me so I NEED to lose weigh
November 15, 2011 at 1:23 AM
Yes it does Sammi…..But, I don’t recommend you try this diet.
December 20, 2011 at 7:46 PM
your wrong…its not forgotten, most everyone i know is on this diet or has tried it, including myself and it works wonders
January 2, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Sometimes posting what NOT to do, is taken by folks in a really bad place as something they are desperate to try. Please don’t continue with this trend. There are so many other wonderful things you write about that are positive, helpful things TO do.
January 16, 2012 at 2:23 PM
i really wanna try it to loose weight but i heared it clogs up your bowl or somthing like that… does it?
January 16, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Actually, cotton is high in fiber so it will have the opposite effect. The down side is that it is not in the least bit nutritious.