These Old Hollywood Fitness And Diet Trends Will Fascinate You (2024)

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What was Jayne Mansfield diet? ›

Long before Dr. Atkins promoted a carb-free regimen, actress Jayne Mansfield was following a similar one. To maintain her rather improbable figure, she ate just one meal a day, and every day the same meal at that -- a well-done steak for dinner.

Also known as the “Hollywood Diet”, the Grapefruit Diet is a fad diet since the 1930s. It claims that this diet has fat-burning enzymes. Grapefruit has extremely low calories, carbohydrates and vital nutrients which is believed harmful and hazardous to your health.

Even at 92, Day said she kept in shape by exercising every day, taking long walks on her property with her beloved dogs, and eating a healthy diet. She enjoyed occasional indulgences such as a glass of wine (“Just one glass,” she said) and her favorite — ice cream. “I love good and healthy things,” she said.