Top 9 stars who were sitting on extreme diets

For the sake of a good figure, stars are sometimes ready for the most radical methods, representing a real danger to health.

We admire the beauty and harmony of Hollywood stars, but we do not always know how painful ways celebrities resort to being in such a beautiful form.

Victoria Beckham - a diet of "5 handfuls"

Victoria Beckham is just obsessed with diets, she seems to be ready for anything for her thinness, which many call unhealthy. Having given birth to her fourth child, Victoria was so afraid of even a little fattening, that a few days after the birth she sat on an extreme diet called "5 handfuls." Its essence lies in the fact that in the day you can eat only 5 very small, the size of the palm, servings of vegetables and fruits. Well, that's how a weakened organism can endure such mockery?

Beyoncé - lemon detox

On this diet, known as Master Cleanse, there were also Naomi Campbell, Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie and other admirers of unhealthy thinness. Beyonce stuck to her when she was preparing to shoot in the movie "Dream Girls." For several days, the pop diva did not eat any food at all, and the feeling of hunger was silenced by a special lemonade made from lemon juice, maple syrup, honey and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Needless to say, this diet, although it leads to almost instant weight loss, is very harmful to health. After the lemon detox, there may be problems with the kidneys and stomach. In addition, the diet will almost certainly be accompanied by malaise, abdominal pain or weakness.

Reese Witherspoon - diet on a children's food

When Reese Witherspoon needs to lose a couple of kilograms, she resorts to her crown diet, which provides meals exclusively for children: fruit purees, curd and kefir. A day is allowed to eat no more than 14 jars of children's delicacies. With apparent simplicity, it is not easy to endure such a diet, because all portions are tiny and contain very few nutrients that an adult needs for normal functioning of the body.

Gwyneth Paltrow - a five-day diet

Preparing for the shooting in the movie "Iron Man 2", Gwyneth Paltrow literally exhausted herself by an extremely tough diet. Within 5 days a week, the actress was allowed to eat only flat bread, blueberries, almonds, liquid soup, green salad, cabbage juice and green tea.

As a result of this and similar diets by the age of 40, Gwyneth developed osteoporosis - a disease accompanied by fragility of bones and characteristic of elderly people.

Angelina Jolie - Cereal Diet

Like many other stars, Angelina Jolie is afraid of excess weight until death. In pursuit of a slender figure, the star clearly overdid: with an increase of 170 cm, it weighs about 45 kilograms and looks extremely exhausted and painfully thin at the same time. According to insiders, Jolie has been sitting on a cereal diet for several years, eating only cereals and neglecting fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. Meanwhile, nutritionists say that mono-foods are not brought to the good, especially if you stick with them for a long time ... In the case of Angelina, the result is obvious.

Katie Holmes - Tea Diet

Katie Holmes once told about her favorite tea diet. The principle of it is very simple: hungry - drink a cup of tea, at the next bout of hunger - another cup of tea, etc. During this diet Holmes felt terrible weakness and for several days did not get out of bed, but she still considers this diet the best!

Renee Zellweger - a diet on frozen juice

After shooting at Bridget Jones, Renee feverishly dumped the kilograms that she needed to recruit for her role. In particular, she poured fruit juice into ice molds and froze them, and then for a week did not eat anything, except for the obtained ice floes, that is, in fact starved herself.

Adriana Lima - Angela's diet Victoria's Secret

In 2011, the famous model told how she is preparing for the shows of Victoria's Secret clothes giant. Her recognition caused a flurry of emotions among the public, who found Adrian's diet extremely and dangerous for health.

So, the diet from Lima: for 7 days the model consumes only protein cocktails, then during the day does not eat anything and drinks water, and 12 hours before the show refuses and water!

Although the model was justified, that to such an extreme diet resorts only just before the catwalk, its revelations caused a grand scandal.

Lindsay Lohan - a melon diet

Once upon a time, Lindsay Lohan had an enviable capacity for work and an iron will. This is evidenced by a diet, with which 12 years ago the star lost 12 kilograms. To achieve such impressive results, Lindsay ate exclusively melons and fruit juices. The girl managed to stay on these ingredients for a month, although doctors forbid following such a diet for more than a week.