The Latest Diet Trends: Recognizing the Dangers

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The Latest Diet Trends Recognizing the Dangers
Sarah Tronrud, MS RD Kelly Miller, RD Healthy Utah
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The Latest Diet Trends Recognizing the Dangers

• Authors
• Sarah Tronrud, MS RD
• Kelly Miller, RD

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Objectives

• Understand that Americas waistline is growing
  but their pocket book is shrinking.
• Increase knowledge about popular fad diets.
• Gain skills to identify deceptive diet claims and
  fad diets.
• Realize the key characteristics of healthy
  living.

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1 Public Health Enemy

• 64.5 of adult Americans are overweight.
  -CDC

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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991-2002
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4 woman)
2002
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Diet Industrys Pocket Book
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CDC Report (October 1999)

• Americans who complete weight loss programs lose
  about 10 of their body weight.

• BUT, 67 of the lost weight is gained back in 1
  year!

• And 100 of the lost weight is gained back within
  5 years!

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Carbs Vs. Fats
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Low-Carb Statistics

• About 10 million people are following a low-carb
  diet
• About four times that many people have tried
  such diets within the last year

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Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution

• Summary
• -restricts carbohydrates while increasing
  protein
• -carbohydrates increase insulin levels and
  promote fat storage

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Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution

• Pros
• People lose weight and receive benefits of weight
  loss.
• If you like meat, eggs and butter, you will be
  successful on this diet.
• Hunger is minimized.

• Cons
• Lacking in important nutrients.
• Banishes food groups.
• Potential constipation.
• The body needs at least 130 gms carbohydrate/day.
• Can get bored.
• Promotes expensive tailor-made foods.
• No long term studies to show consequences.

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The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston, MD

• Summary
• - Encourages high protein foods and low
  amounts of good types of carbohydrates based on
  their glycemic index.

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The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston, MD

• Pros
• Encourages fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and
  minimizes refined sugars.
• You will lose weight.
• Will feel satisfied for longer periods of time.

• Cons
• Detoxifying stage
• Banishes certain foods.
• Promotes misunderstanding of the glycemic index.

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Dr. Phils Ultimate Weight Solution

• Summary
• - Promotes behavior modification and taking
  responsibility to make lifestyle changes to
  improve overall health.

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Dr. Phils Ultimate Weight Solution

• Pros
• Behavior modification is encouraged.
• Encourages reconnecting the mind with the body.
• Focuses on mental health with weight loss as a
  byproduct.
• Health expert team approach.

• Cons
• Promotes purchase of tailor-made products.
• Very opinion based.
• Readers may need more qualified intervention for
  emotional issues.

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Eat Right 4 Your Type

• Summary
• - Depending on your blood type, you are
  programmed for certain groups of foods to
  increase your immune function.
• Type O meat, seafood, fruits and vegetables
• Type A fruits, vegetables, beans, most seafood
• Type B meat, beans, fruits and vegetables
• Type AB seafood, dairy, fruits and vegetables

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Eat Right 4 Your Type

• Pros
• You are allowed fruits and vegetables no matter
  what blood type.

• Cons
• No science behind the theory.
• Potentially harmful if using in place of medical
  intervention.
• Claims it can cure diseases.
• Might encourage odd food choices for blood type.

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How do they compare?

• Study presented at AHA Scientific Sessions
• Weight Watchers, Atkins, The Zone, Dr. Dean
  Ornishs diet-
• all effectively result in weight loss if you
  follow each step as instructed and stick to it.

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Looking Long-Term

• Maintaining the weight loss
• National Weight Control Registry
• http//www.lifespan.org/services/bmed/wt_loss/nwcr
  /
• No long term studies of most popular fad diets.

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Non-Food Trends

• Commercial Diet Aids
• Dietary Supplement Health Education Act (1994)
• Not regulated
• Ingredients may be marketed under a different
  name
• Question accuracy of listed amount and actual
  ingredient
• Fitness Gimmicks

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Misplaced Hope

• Potential reasons people turn to fad diets for
  health.
• Self esteem
• Easy, quick fix
• Encouraged by family and friends who are on the
  program.

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Fad Diet Alert!

• Steer clear of these claims
• Fast, easy weight loss
• Breakthrough miracle
• Banishes a food or nutrient
• Routinely sells vitamins, pills, drinks, etc.
• Cure
• Uses the terms or phrases balances hormones,
  toxic, or enzymatic process

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Fad Diet Alert!

• If it sounds too good to be true it probably is!

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Fad Diet Alert!

• Safety questioned
• Recommendations based on simplistic conclusions
  from a single study
• Lists good and bad foods

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Healthy Diet Claims

• Nutritionally balanced.
• Portion control and decreased calories.
• Encourages behavioral assessment.
• Minimizes excessive hunger and fatigue.
• It fits your lifestyle, food budget and food
  preferences.

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Healthy Diet Claims

• It is easy to follow, no matter where you are.
• It forms the basis for lifetime eating.
• Encourages regular physical activity and natural
  movement.
• Reinforces positive body image.

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A Means to an End?
Eat Right 4 Your Type
Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution
Ephedra
Dr. Phils Ultimate Weight Solution
The South Beach Diet