Created by cardiologist Dr Herman Tarnower and self-help author Samm Sinclair Baker back in 1978, the Scarsdale Medical Diet is a "vintage" rapid weight-loss plan that seems to always come back every once in a while. Like the Human Being Diet, the Scarsdale diet supposedly leads to fast weight loss, in this case 15 pounds (7kg or just over 1 stone) in just two weeks. But at what cost - and what do diet experts think?

Can we learn anything from the Scarsdale Diet that will help us lose weight in both the short and long term? Does the diet actually work? We're answering these questions and more with the help of two nutritionists . So you're thinking of trying this "fad" diet, take note! Here's all you need to know about this nearly half-century-old diet: what it consists of, the ben

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