Maple syrup, this year's trendy . . . diet food? Just remember to hold the pancakes. Odd as it seems, the sugary standby of the belly-buster breakfast finds itself tapped into a weight-loss fad. Maple ...

WITH the carb-hating Dr Atkins dead and his fans still reeling from revelations that he ended his days overweight, faddish dieters the world over have been looking for the latest regime to follow.

Created by Stanley Burroughs in 1941, the Master Cleanse is a liquid diet used to promote weight loss and overall detoxification. The diet was particularly common in the 70s and has most recently seen ...