Maybe it’s a result of living in this fast-paced, drive-through, almost-anything-goes nation, but people are fixated on finding a magic bullet that will quickly melt their pounds away. All for no effort, please, and by the way, cost is not an issue. In regard to nutrition, this is where the fad diet comes in (or out, depending on which way you look at it).There have been so many different kinds of fad diets here in the United States, and it is an incredible moneymaker.