Backchannel
Alexandra Ossola
May 1, 2017
First, there was the grapefruit diet—promising that the tart monotony of grapefruit after grapefruit would finally reveal your abs. There were more: Atkins, Blood Type, Dukan, Whole30, each with its own claim that a one-size-fits-all regimen is the answer to longevity and better fitting pants.