Best and Worst Celebrity Diets Named by Nutrition Expert

In an Oct. 29 press release, diet doctor and board-certified Physician Nutrition Specialist, Marc Lawrence M.D. names the best and worst celebrity diets for 2007. The list identifies which celebrities stand out as the best and worst role models for sustainable weight loss.

Lawrence is a Stanford and Harvard educated physician and diet doctor who has been reviewing celebrity diets and celebrity weight loss and gain. On his Celebrity Diet Doctor website, Lawrence says that after reviewing celebrities and their diets for a year, he decided to put together 2007's best and worst celebrity diets list. In doing so, he opines that celebrity diets prove the saying "you are what you eat."

The top four celebrities on Lawrence's best and worst celebrity diets list are Ricki Lake, Lenny Clarke, Andrea Baptiste and Jessica Simpson. For these celebrities, says Lawrence, "it's all about healthy lifestyle activities," including walking, hiking and biking.

Ricki Lake reached an all-time high of 250 pounds in 1991; in 2007 she weighs in at 123. During her weight loss journey, Lake hiked every day, ate limited calories by utilizing a food preparation and delivery service and frequently faced the scale.

Lenny Clark followed the Weight Watchers program, along with a diet of salads, fresh fruit and fish, to drop 144 pounds. His activities included swimming and biking.

Andrea Baptiste lost 56 pounds on The Biggest Loser. Since her participation on the program, she has continued to drop weight by walking and running, coupled with a low fat and low refined-carb diet.

Jessica Simpson is active in circuit and weight training. Her workout regimen, along with a 5 Factor diet of lean protein, healthy fats, fiber and "good carbs," has resulted in a 25-pound weight loss.

The five celebrities who hold the bottom four spots on Lawrence's list of the worst celebrity diets are Brittany Spears, Beyonce and Ashanti, Dr. Phil McGraw and Kirstie Alley.