Stars Smoke and Other Diet Secrets

I read an interesting article about the "dirty diet secrets" of the stars. There's a whole section about Katherine Heigl and smoking! I thought that was a little ridiculous given that a hell of alot of actors smoke. Hello Drew Barrymore, Olsen sisters, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston, LiLo, Brit, Sienna Miller, Kate Beckinsale...the list goes on. I guess it tells you how much some people hate Katherine Heigl.

The next time you're reading an article about a slim actress and she claims good genes - you can bet she just did a line, smoked a cigarette, and is sitting there with a cup of coffee talking to the interviewer while waiting for her laxative to kick in.






Nowadays, it's hard to find much body fat in Hollywood. Today's stars are slim and toned, whittled to within an inch of their lives.

When pressed about their slimming secrets, celebrities often rave about their "good genes," their affection for junk food, or just declare that their secret to staying thin is running around after their children. But here's what you should know: A lot of them are lying.

Celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson, who has trained Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez and Penelope Cruz, says: "I had one actress training with me four times a week in addition to daily exercise-bike classes."

When asked how she'd "transformed" her body, her reply was, " 'Oh, I do yoga and hike with my dog,' " he said. "It makes me laugh," said Peterson. So the next time you see a pin-thin celebrity brag about her relaxed approach to eating, remember this:

THEY TAKE DRUGS

When Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, police said they found cocaine in her pocket. Paris Hilton recently admitted to talk host Larry King that she takes Adderall for attention-deficit disorder. Both drugs are often used by women looking to lose weight. Hollywood's party girls always seem to have access to certain drugs known to help shed pounds.

At the moment, Adderall is the latest diet-drug craze in Hollywood. The number of celebrities addicted to it continues to rise. Female celebrities recently arrested - from Paris to Nicole Richie, from Lindsay to Britney Spears - all reportedly have used prescription Adderall. It keeps you awake while killing the appetite.

For the jet-setting, hard-partying girl, it has become the miracle pill - but one with potentially dangerous consequences. Even when taken as instructed, Adderall can cause psychotic episodes, depression and serious heart problems.

Eating-disorder expert Carolyn Costin, who has treated many Hollywood actresses, says she has even seen a rise in "the drugs used for attention deficit being crumpled up and snorted."

Some celebrities also take Clenbuterol, known as Clen. Commonly prescribed to treat respiratory problems in horses, in humans it can cause fat loss.

While Clenbuterol and Adderall create a slimming effect in the short term, after a while users may have sudden and uncontrollable weight gain.

After disrupting a person's natural metabolism, the drugs sometimes stop working.

Manhattan-based trainer Justin Gelband, who works with catwalk and catalogue models, says: "Diet pills and steroids are huge right now. After Kate Moss was caught supposedly doing coke, the modeling agencies started to crack down on girls using hard-core drugs like cocaine and heroin to stay slim.

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