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A '''fad diet''' is a diet that makes promises of weight loss without backing by solid science, and in many cases are characterized by highly restrictive or unusual food choices.<ref name=bda/><ref name=phn/> These diets often are characterized by short duration and the possibility of rapid weight loss, but such losses generally are not sustained. Celebrities endorsements are frequntly associated with fad diets, and the individuals who develop and promote these programs often profit handsomely. |
A '''fad diet''' is a diet that makes promises of weight loss or other health advantages such as longer life without backing by solid science, and in many cases are characterized by highly restrictive or unusual food choices.<ref name=bda/><ref name=phn/> These diets often are characterized by short duration and the possibility of rapid weight loss, but such losses generally are not sustained. Celebrities endorsements are frequntly associated with fad diets, and the individuals who develop and promote these programs often profit handsomely. |
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==Definition== |
==Definition== |
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A fad diet is a diet that makes promises of weight loss or other health advantages such as longer life without backing by solid science, and in many cases are characterized by highly restrictive or unusual food choices.[1][2] These diets often are characterized by short duration and the possibility of rapid weight loss, but such losses generally are not sustained. Celebrities endorsements are frequntly associated with fad diets, and the individuals who develop and promote these programs often profit handsomely.
Definition
Fad diets are eating and drinking regimes that are generally characterized by promises of weight loss which are not grounded in sound science.[2] According to the British Dietetic Association a fad diet is one in which a person eats "a very restrictive diet with few foods or an unusual combination of foods for a short period of time and often lose weight very quickly".[1]
Fad diets are often endorsed by celebrities or medical professionals who style themselves as "weight loss gurus" and profit from sales of branded products, books, and public speaking.[3] Fad diets attract people who want to lose weight quickly and easily and keep that weight off; this is not actually possible and while some people following fad diets may lose weight in the short term, the loss is generally not sustained.[4]
List of fad diets
Some programs considered fad diets:
- The 4-Hour Body[5]
- 5:2 diet[6]
- Blood type diet[7]
- Cabbage soup diet[6][8]
- Detox diet[9]
- Dukan Diet[9]
- Fruitarianism[10]
- Grapefruit diet[8][11]
- Israeli Army diet[12]
- KE diet
- Lemon Detox Diet[13]
- Macrobiotics[7]
- Master Cleanse[13]
- Morning banana diet[14]
- Paleolithic diet[15]
- Scarsdale medical diet[16][17][18][3][19]
- South Beach Diet[11][20][21]
- Low-carbohydrate diet [8][22]
- High carb/low fat diets
- Food combining
- Liquid diets
- Diet pills, supplements and herbal remedies
References
- ^ a b "Fact Sheet—Fad diets" (PDF). British Dietetic Association. 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ a b Flynn MAT (2004). Gibney MJ (ed.). Chapter 14: Fear of Fatness and Fad Slimming Diets. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 236–246. ISBN 978-1-118-69332-2.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b Tina Gianoulis, "Dieting" in the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture Ed. Thomas Riggs. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 2013. p106-108. ISBN 9781558628472
- ^ Alters S, Schiff W (22 February 2012). Chapter 10: Body Weight and Its Management (Sixth ed.). Jones & Bartlett Publishers. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-4496-3062-1.
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ignored (help) - ^ Hiatt, Kurtis. 1 March 2011, U.S. News & World Report, "'The 4-Hour Body'—Does It Deliver Results?".
- ^ a b http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/how-to-diet.aspx
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Nutrition for Weight Loss: What You Need to Know About Fad Diets". familydoctor.org. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d Crosariol, Beppi. 9 January 2014,The Globe and Mail, "Feeling frugal after the holidays? Try these 11 affordable wines". Accessed 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b c webmd.com, 22 April 2011, "Are Fad Diets Worth the Risk?". Accessed 3 February 2014.
- ^ Forbes, Gilber, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1980. "[Food Fads: Safe Feeding of Children http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/1/7/207]" Pediatrics in Review. 1980;1:207-210. doi:10.1542/10.1542/pir.1-7-207.
- ^ a b c d Sandra Bastin for University of Kentucky Extension Service. August 1998; revised March 2004. University of Kentucky Extension Service: Fad Diets
- ^ Jonathan. "How to Spot Fad Diets". ahm Health Insurance. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b news.com.au. 8 January 2014, "The worst diets of 2013 - and the best for 2014". Accessed 3 February 2014.
- ^ Toyama, Michiko. Time, 17 October 2008, "Japan Goes Bananas for a New Diet" Accessed 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Caveman fad diet".
- ^ Fad Diets Sandra Bastin, Ph.D., R.D., L.D. Cooperative Extension Service. University of Kentucky - College of Agriculture. March 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2015
- ^ Dr. Paul Martiquet, Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health. Muscles for brains: How fad diets can hurt you.
- ^ Jane E Brody for the New York Times. June 3, 1981 Personal Health: Another Entry in the Annals of Fad Diets
- ^ Southern Nevada Health District. 2015 Back to the 80s: Fad Diets
- ^ DeBruyne L, Pinna K, Whitney E (2011). Chapter 7: Nutrition in practice — fad diets (8th ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 209. ISBN 1-133-71550-8.
'a fad diet by any other name would still be a fad diet.' And the names are legion: the Atkins Diet, the Cheater's Diet, the South Beach Diet, the Zone Diet. Year after year, 'new and improved' diets appear ...
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James Hill wants Americans to shed pounds. But instead of promoting any one fad diet, he embraces most--Atkins, South Beach, grapefruit-only--as relatively effective ways to lose weight.
- ^ "Fad diets: Low Carbohydrate Diet Summaries" (PDF).
- ^ Cohen, Larry et al. Prevention Institute, San Jose State University. "The O Word: Why the Focus on Obesity is Harmful to Community Health". Accessed 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b Daniels, June RN, MSN. Nursing: December 2004 - Volume 34 - Issue 12 - p 22–23, "Fad diets: Slim on good nutrition". Accessed 3 February 2014.