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What Were The Most Googled Diets Of 2014?

Natasha Preskey— The Huffington Post UK

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Chances are, you've already Googled something today. And when most of us hear about a new diet, before jumping on board and blowing our wages on expensive shakes, our first move is to consult the world's biggest search engine.

Now Google has released its most popular search terms for 2014. That doesn't mean to say these are the best - in fact some are downright harmful.

Ever heard of the Green Coffee Diet or Clean 9 detox? It's probably for the best you haven't. Before opening up Google in a new tab to clue up, allow us to demystify 2014's most searched for diets.

Most Googled Diets Of 2014

Clean 9 Diet(01 of10)

Clean 9 is a detox lasting, you've guessed it, 9 days. Taking part means consuming supplements including aloe vera gel and bee pollen tablets, along with meal replacement shakes and some calorie-restricted meals.

Ultima Diet(02 of10)

Diet Ultima is a brand of diet pill which claims to help people lose weight without changing their eating habits or doing exercise. However, there have been reports of customers being scammed by a 'free trial' which wasn't as free as they thought...

Perricone Diet(03 of10)

Dermatologist Dr Nick Perricone has created a series of diets designed not only to help you lose weight, but also to give you perfect skin. Dr Perricone's three-day face lift is a meal plan which encourages dieters to eat salmon at least twice a day.

Atkins Diet(04 of10)

The low-carb, high protein Atkins diet was first publicised by John Atkins' book Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution. Now a worldwide phenomenon, the diet has inspired a generation to loath carbs. Pass the chips, someone?

80/20 Diet(05 of10)

The 80/20 principle is simple. Spend 80% of your time eating healthily and 20% indulging. We think we can manage that.

Green Coffee Diet (06 of10)

Despite featuring in this list, the Green Coffee Diet, touted by US TV medic Dr Oz, was revealed to be a bogus in October.After claiming green coffee bean extract could help people lose weight without dieting or taking exercise, Dr Oz later admitted that a study backing up the principle had been altered.

Exante Diet (07 of10)

The Exante diet is a meal replacement plan which involves consuming 3,200 calorie diet products or 4,150 calorie products per day. Dieters can choose from a range of shakes, soups, bars and even ready meals.

4:3 Diet (08 of10)

The 4:3 diet, or the every other day diet, is the 5:2's stricter cousin.Rather than eating want you like five days per week and eating just 500 calories on 2 'fast days', the 4:3 diet means fasting every other day.

Sugar Detox Diet(09 of10)

2014 was the year that we turned on sugar. A range of 'sugar detoxes' have been touted by experts, suggesting dieters give up sugar totally for varying periods of time in order to retrain their tastebuds and kick the sugar addiction.

Clean Eating Diet(10 of10)

Clean eating is all about choosing unprocessed and unrefined foods. Clean eaters opt for meals made with foods like fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts and farm-fresh eggs.

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