How many of these 10 iconic diet fads do you actually remember?

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While social media may make it seem like wellness hacks are more prominent than ever, researchers, celebrities, and publishers have been formulating and advertising diet trends for decades.

The speed at which information spreads has increased significantly in the past 100 years, leading to a proliferation of health and weight loss trends, but the allure of new weight loss strategies has been a mainstay over that period.

You may remember the cabbage soup diet of the 1950s or the grapefruit diet of the 1930s, but how effective are some of these old-school weight loss plans, and what can history teach us about which diets really stick, and which don’t?

Hers looked at the most prominent diet trends from each of the past 10 decades, analyzing their origins and efficacy. Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA, a physician specializing in obesity medicine and Senior Vice President of Weight Loss at Hers, shares his expert opinion on where historical diet trends advanced today’s science, and where they fell short.

Infographic showing trend diets from 1920s to 2020s.

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1920s: Calorie Counting

Calorie counting emerged in the 1920s as a “scientific” and “fail-proof” way of losing weight. Lulu Hunt Peters, an American physician and writer, is credited with relating calorie restriction to weight loss. In 1922, Peters’ book “Diet and Health With Key to the Calories,” which preached calorie counting as a way of life, topped the New York Tribune’s list of bestselling nonfiction books.

Over 100 years later, calorie counting and eating in a calorie deficit has remained a popular method for either losing or maintaining weight. A 2021 study found that 39% of participants were actively using calorie tracking apps for weight control.

Calorie counting is still one of the most popular ways that people lose weight,” Dr. Primack says. “The problem is that when people don’t find success with it, it becomes a chore. If you do it for six months and you can’t do it in the seventh month, it doesn’t magically lead to intuitive eating or reset your appetite center.

The most dangerous roads in America, according to data — is yours on the list?

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America’s drivers covered a record 3.4 trillion miles last year, yet the simple act of getting behind the wheel remains perilous. Traffic-related deaths are the leading cause of death for teens and the 13th leading cause for all Americans.

To better understand the issue, researchers at TruckInfo.net analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and discovered the following trends.

Drunk driving and speeding are both major issues

Data graph showing the cause of driving fatalities in the US.

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Despite efforts to curb drunk driving, it remains the leading cause of driving fatalities followed closely by speeding.

Driving fatalities increased significantly during COVID and remain high

Data graph showing US driving fatalities over time.

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Driving fatalities are up nearly 25% over the past 10 years but the change hasn’t been linear. There was a large jump in 2020 and 2021. While there has been progress in recent years, fatalities are still up compared to pre-pandemic.

Rural roads are no longer more dangerous

Percentage of road fatalities in rural/urban areas.

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Up until 2015, rural roads were significantly more dangerous than urban roads. However, urban road fatalities overtook rural fatalities in 2016 and the gap has only widened.

The most dangerous roadways in America

Table listing the most dangerous roadways in America.

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Man fatally shot Friday near Bohnett Park in Santa Barbara identified as Luis Gerardo Terrazas

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Your News Channel has been able to confirm Monday that the person shot and killed Friday near Bohnett Park in Santa Barbara is Luis Gerardo Terrazas.

Terrazas' family and government officials were able to confirm his identity Monday.

The Santa Barbara Police Department is still investigating the fatal shooting and has not submitted a case at this point in their investigation to local prosecutors shared the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.

According to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office, Terrazas was facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a stabbing on State Street last summer and his passing will not impact any other cases connected to the fatal stabbing.

Terrazas pled not guilty during his arraignment on the assault charge.

Originally, he was charged with attempted murder as well as a gang enhancement but those were later downgraded to a lesser charge of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and the enhancement was completely dropped before he entered his plea in early September of last year.

Your News Channel reached out Terrazas' defense attorney in that assault case for more information and his response will be added to this article when it is received.

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Man fatally shot Friday near Bohnett Park in Santa Barbara identified as Luis Gerardo Terrazas

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Your News Channel has been able to confirm Monday that the person shot and killed Friday near Bohnett Park in Santa Barbara is Luis Gerardo Terrazas.

Terrazas' family and government officials were able to confirm his identity Monday.

The Santa Barbara Police Department is still investigating the fatal shooting and has not submitted a case at this point in their investigation to local prosecutors shared the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.

According to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office, Terrazas was facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a stabbing on State Street last summer and his passing will not impact any other cases connected to the fatal stabbing.

Terrazas pled not guilty during his arraignment on the assault charge.

Originally, he was charged with attempted murder as well as a gang enhancement but those were later downgraded to a lesser charge of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and the enhancement was completely dropped before he entered his plea in early September of last year.

Your News Channel reached out Terrazas' defense attorney in that assault case for more information and his response will be added to this article when it is received.

The post Man fatally shot Friday near Bohnett Park in Santa Barbara identified as Luis Gerardo Terrazas appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

El impacto más allá de México: ¿podrá la caída del Mencho extender también la violencia entre carteles de Ecuador y Colombia?

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Por Ana María Cañizares y Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español

La muerte del capo mexicano Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”, líder del Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), no solo marca un punto de quiebre en el mapa criminal de México, sino que proyecta un posible efecto dominó sobre los países del sur de América Latina que forman parte de su engranaje de producción, tránsito y exportación de cocaína, especialmente Ecuador y Colombia.

El golpe al liderazgo del CJNG desatará reacomodos dentro de sus estructuras y entre sus aliados regionales. La disputa por las rutas y el control territorial puede generar tensiones, renegociaciones y ajustes que afecten directamente a las operaciones de sus socios.

En este tablero inestable, los riesgos para cada país son distintos pero conectados. Ecuador, que ya registró en 2025 un récord histórico de homicidios y enfrenta un recrudecimiento de la violencia, podría ver un repunte en los enfrentamientos por el control de puertos y rutas del narcotráfico. Colombia, en cambio, podría sufrir alteraciones en los flujos de dinero que financian a los grupos armados que comercian cocaína con el CJNG.

Varios puertos ecuatorianos han sido apetecidos desde hace algunos años por carteles internacionales del narcotráfico que han encontrado en el país sudamericano un lugar perfecto para el tráfico de drogas y han echado raíces gracias al impulso de grupos criminales locales que funcionan como brazos operativos. Desde grandes carteles mexicanos, colombianos, mafias albanesas y otras de los Balcanes, italianas o brasileñas han visto al Ecuador como un punto de partida para cruzar océanos con droga.

Los carteles mexicanos Jalisco Nueva Generación y Sinaloa han sido identificados por las autoridades ecuatorianas y por el propio Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos como las organizaciones que sirven de paraguas para los grupos internos asociados al crimen organizado cuyas estructuras mueven droga y millones de dólares cada año.

Tras la muerte este domingo del Mencho, líder del CJNG, luego de un operativo militar en Jalisco, en Ecuador surgen una serie de interrogantes sobre las repercusiones que puede tener esta baja en el país, el cual ya enfrenta el recrudecimiento de la violencia tras haber reportado en 2025 un número récord de homicidios en su historia.

En el país sudamericano, el CJNG posee un fuerte vínculo con la banda criminal Los Lobos y derivaciones de los grupos Chonekillers y Los Tiguerones. El propio Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos, designó a Los Lobos como grupo terrorista y explicó en septiembre de 2025 su relación con el cartel mexicano.

“Los Lobos han estado involucrados en el tráfico de drogas, asesinados a sueldo y minería ilegal de oro y, además, brinda servicios de seguridad para el Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación de México en apoyo a los esfuerzos del CJNG para dominar las rutas del tráfico de cocaína en la ciudad portuaria de Guayaquil”, señalaron las autoridades estadounidenses.

Los Lobos tienen presencia en las provincias costeras de Guayas, Manabí, El Oro, Santa Elena, Los Ríos, Esmeraldas, entre otras y han expandido sus operaciones ilícitas de minería ilegal en Azuay y zonas de la Amazonía. La Policía de Ecuador y las investigaciones de la Fiscalía, han vinculado a ciertos cabecillas de Los Lobos con el asesinato del excandidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio en 2023.

El exjefe de inteligencia del Ejército de Ecuador, Mario Pazmiño, dijo a CNN que considera que este golpe al Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación va a traer un “coletazo” a las estructuras crimi

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