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Diet Secrets of Hollywood
StarsDiets come a dime a dozen in Hollywood. They
practically fall out of the sky. Any doctor or layman who
manages to have an original idea or, at least, a new twist on
an old idea, and is marginally successful in selling it to the
public is thinking of setting up a shop in Hollywood. There’s
probably no other place on Earth where diets and any other idea
that could keep a body slim are so venerated as in Hollywood.
Hundreds of young women and men (and some of them not so young)
employ personal trainers and are up to date on the latest
dieting trends because it’s good for their jobs to do so.
The general public is also interested in finding out the
dieting secrets of movie stars and singers. They think that
actors might have some tricks up their sleeves if they manage
to stay so slim and good-looking through the years. Actually
it’s not quite like that. Actors and singers are normal human
beings. They have their unique genetic make-ups which means
that no single diet works for everybody. So each one of them
tries a couple of diets in order to find out which one suits
him or her. Moreover, not all Hollywood stars stick to their
diets. The crave for a treat does not discriminate.
Celebrities don’t have some sort of secret knowledge that opens
the path to a beautiful body. Most of them get their tips just
as the rest of the people do. They hear them from hairdressers
and make-up girls. They get them from agents and publicists. Or
they follow the latest fashionable trainer or dietician, just
as they pick up on the latest philosophies or mystical
experiences. Moving from Atkins to cabbage soup is not more
complicated than dropping Buddhism in favor of Kabbalah. Some
stars hire people who know a lot about diets to make these
decisions for them.
All these famous people have to deal with the same kind of
issues we all do. Sticking to a diet is hard on them, too, so
they eat things they shouldn’t and resent the fact that they
can’t do it all the time. They worry about the effects of such
and such diets on their skin and they don’t look all that great
all the time. But for every star there’s a small army of
lighting experts, make-up artists, beauticians, image editing
and visual effects people who work hard to make sure that the
faces we see on screens and in magazines look perfect. No
blemishes, no unsightly skin, no sagging anywhere. Just
perfection.
One thing that could be said for Hollywood stars is that they
work harder at their diets than most people. It’s very
important for their jobs and popularity and so they try really
hard to stay in shape and look good everyday. They’re not
dieting experts and it’s unrealistic to expect them to be so.
They’re good at other things and we’re content with them being
that way. So, the bottom line is that there really is not
secret to Hollywood dieting. Just the will to carry on and the
struggle to stay fit.
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