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Diets 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
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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