‘Stand up – and lose weight’
DESPERATE dieters have convinced themselves that food is fat-free if they eat it standing up.
Other gullible people believe that wishes made when the time on a digital clock reads 11.11 come true.
These and other weird notions are the modern equivalent of old wives’ tales, a study by Ask Jeeves found.
Nadia Kelly, a spokesperson for the internet search engine, said: “We have noticed a marked rise in searches for alternative and on occasion downright wacky beliefs.
“When logic and accepted methods fail to bring good luck, people turn to more bizarre ideas.
“People probably know you can’t lose weight by eating while standing up, but if other diets have failed, desperation tells them to try it.
“We think it is a case of the recession leading people to search for something positive to cling to.”