Hilary Duff Slams "Dumb" Diets  8/31/06

Actress Hilary Duff has hit out at Hollywood's preference for stick-thin leading ladies, and refuses to adopt a strict diet to lose weight.

The beauty admits the business puts huge pressure on young girls to shed a few pounds, but refuses to give up her healthy lifestyle.

The 18-year-old says, "There is definitely pressure. People are thin. I do worry about what I look like but I'm not going to let it control my life.

"I do try and eat healthily and exercise. Not because I have to, but because I want to do it for me.

"I think some of the crazy diets that people try are really bad. There are ones where people eat six sultanas a day.

"The Atkins is wrong too. I don't think it's good to deprive your body of things like carbohydrates. Everyone should eat things in moderation."