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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 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. |
