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So now that the Christmas cookies are almost gone, do you have any ideas about how you're going to make that New Year's resolution for a slimmer, healthier you into a reality? How about sprinkling charcoal over your food? Or better yet, strap on a silicone "Power Balance" bracelet to curb cravings?

Perhaps there's no better proof of a celebrity culture gone awry than when an untold number of people are convinced that diets and health regimens like these, which sound crazy at face value, are actually good for you when they're promoted by a bold-faced name. Just toss Naomi Campbell onto a couch across from Oprah Winfrey, throwing around words like "cleansing" and "detoxification," and voila! You've got a trove of supermodel-wannabes trying to subsist for two-week stretches on nothing but maple syrup, lemon and pepper. (Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, above, are also fans of the "maple syrup" diet that Beyoncé attributed to her weight loss.)

What doesn't often make it into the tabloids are the voices of actual health experts trying to debunk these mostly outlandish claims. That doesn't stop groups like the British-based nonprofit Sense About Science from trying, reports Reuters. Once again this year, SAS has released its list of some of the craziest diets promoted by celebrities this year and responses to them from credible experts.

Take Naomi Campbell's assertion to Oprah last May that "it's good just to cleanse your body once in a while."

Some celebrities are perfect for the food they promote -- Florence Henderson and Wesson Oil seemed made for each other like Popeye and spinach.

But not all stars are a natural match for the products they endorse. (Like that former Soviet premier who went on to do Pizza Hut ads?) Here are Slashfood's picks for the 10 Weirdest Celebrity Food Commercials of All Time.

I don't know what to call it - boring? Retro? Completely devoid of nutritional value? All I know is, if any man in Hollywood has an eating disorder, it's Ashton Kutcher.

According to the bartender at Superior's Steakhouse in Shreveport, Louisiana, when Ashton and wife Demi Moore came in for dinner, he asked for a "wedge salad," no dressing. And that's all he ate.

I only wish I knew what Demi ate, because all I can think of is "Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean..."

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