fad diets nicholas collela robert fahler. “question, answer and facts” 0 how many americans go...
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Fad DietsNicholas CollelaRobert Fahler
“Question, Answer and Facts”
0 How many Americans go on diets each year?
50 million Americans go on a diet each year, but only 5 %
manage to keep their weight off for the long run.
“Question, Answer and Facts”
0 How much money they think is spent on diet products, such as pills, drinks, weight loss programs throughout each year?
Consumers spend 30 billion dollars on products each year.
Magic diet that will help lose weight quickly without little effort.
The “new” and “revolutionary” FAD diets come in many disguises but are most likely old FAD diets making an encore appearance.
FAD Diets of the Past Decade
0Get into 3 groups of 50You will have 1-2 minutes to write down
as many FAD diets you can come up with
The Hollywood Diet
The South Beach Diet
The Atkins Diet
The Liquid Diet
The HCG Diet
The Acai Berry Diet
Why are Fad Diets so popular?
Risks of Fad Diets
Healthy Weight Management Alternatives
Easy Changes
0Water or low-fat milk.0Eat breakfast. Packing fruit for a snack instead of
buying chips or candy.0Eating more whole grains. 0Choosing lean meats like chicken and fish0Eating a serving of fruit and/or vegetable 0Watch your portion sizes
Physical Activity
The best way to burn calories!
Mr. Colella195lbs
6’3”Activity: Vigorous
Mr. Fahler165lbs5’10”
Activity: Moderate
How Can You Spot a Fad Diet?
Expert Groups0Form groups of 3 with your classmates; Each group
will be given a Fad Diet to research.
0Cabbage Soup Diet, Atkins Diet, Dunkan Diet, Paleo Diet, and HCG diet.
0Each group will be given a worksheet to complete0Each group will become an expert on their fad diet
and share the main points about their diet in our class discussion