Fad Diets

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Fad Diets
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Question

• Should fad diets be used to lose weight?

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Obesity Statistics

• 58 million Americans overweight
• 40 million classified as obese
• 3 million considered morbidly obese
• 78 of Americans not active enough
• 50 increase of childhood obesity if parents are
  obese

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Causes of Obesity

• Genetically predisposed to obesity
• Environmental factors in lifestyle habits
• Psychological factors
• Addicted to food for comfort
• Eat out of boredom or depression
• Disease
• Hypothyroidism, Cushings syndrome
• Side effect of certain medications

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Being Overweight Vs. Obese

• Overweight BMI is 25-30
• Obese BMI is 31 and ?
• Other factors
• Height
• Weight
• age

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Why Fad Diets are Popular

• Pressure from the media to look perfect
• People want quick weight loss
• People do not want to exercise
• These diets work for a short time
• People do not receive long-term weight loss

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Highly Popular Crash Diets

• Atkins
• South Beach
• Low Fat
• Sugar Busters
• The Zone

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Effects of Crash Dieting

• Sugar Busters Diet
• Increases dangerous levels of fat in body
• Grape Fruit Diet
• Vitamin deficiencies and damage to tooth enamel
• Freeze-dried Soup Diet
• Produces nausea and diarrhea
• Dangerously limits potassium and carb intake

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Signs of a Fad Diet

• No hard scientific evidence
• Absence of qualified staff
• No exercise needed
• No lifestyle changes required
• Someone is making a large profit

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The Only Way to Lose Weight Permanently Is . . .

• Exert more energy than is being used
• Burn more calories than your body uses
• Create a balance b/t exercising and eating

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Basic Dieting Rules

• Eat smaller meals more throughout the day
• Never skip breakfast
• Dont do other activities while eating
• Stop frying foods
• Drink water

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How to Burn Calories w/o Breaking a Sweat

• Take the stairs instead
• Park farther away from the building
• Take an occasional walk
• Wash the floors or sweep
• Cut the grass w/ a push mower

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How to Keep the Weight Off . . .

• Make changes in your lifestyle
• Figure out a regular work-out plan
• Exercising releases endorphins making you feel
  better
• Muscle burns fat away faster
• Change what you eat
• Remember to eat nutritional foods
• Stay away from empty calories
• Always stay active

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My Opinion

• Follow the advice of your doctor
• Most doctors will discourage crash dieting
• Never compromise your health to lose weight
• Say NO! to all FAD DIETS!

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Resources

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• "Crash Diets-to be Avoided." Weightloss Diet
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• Daugherty, Christi. "Diet Fads Run a Weird Gamut
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