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Food Fads & Fad Diets: The truth behind the health & weight Loss claims

Food Fads & Fad Diets: The truth behind the health & weight Loss claims. Sheri Barke, MPH, RD, CSSD Sports & Wellness Dietitian COC Student Health Center. When it comes to eating, are we really more “advanced?”. Ecuador - $31.58 / week. United States - $341.98/week.

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Food Fads & Fad Diets: The truth behind the health & weight Loss claims

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  1. Food Fads & Fad Diets:The truth behind the health & weight Loss claims Sheri Barke, MPH, RD, CSSDSports & Wellness DietitianCOC Student Health Center

  2. When it comes to eating, are we really more “advanced?” Ecuador - $31.58 / week United States - $341.98/week “What the World Eats” – Weekly food of 15 families around the globe, photographed by Peter Menzel in The Hungry Planet.

  3. Westernized Eating Hurts Health

  4. What We EatProblem with Nutrients vs. Food

  5. How We EatProblem with Fast vs. Slow “Modernized” eating • Grab food that is fast , cheap, and convenient • Focus on quantity • Snack/graze alone • Use external cues to stop eating (i.e. plate empty, 100 cal packs, diets/calorie counts). “Traditional” eating • Take time to prepare and savor food • Focus on quality • Share meals with others • Listen to body’s internal cues for satiety Who feels more satisfied physically, emotionally, and spiritually? Who tends to be healthier, happier, and leaner?

  6. Why We EatProblem with Weight vs. Health • Healthy eating + activity leads to leanness. But, leanness doesn’t always lead to health + fitness. • Diet drugs (Phen/fen, Meridia, Orlistat/Alli, anabolic steroids) • Diet supplements/teas (stimulants, laxatives) • Surgery (Gastric bypass, lap-band, tummy tucks/lipo) • Extreme diets (The Biggest Loser) • Disordered Eating (restrict, binge, purge) • Eating for weight control (instead of health & pleasure) often causes emotional distress. • Guilt and shame for eating • Anxiety and fear of food

  7. Detox Diets • Why people fast? • Traditionally… for religious/spiritual purposes • Currently… for weight loss & “detox” purposes • Does “the Master Cleanse” (and other detox diets) work? • cause rapid fat loss? • rid the body of toxins? • improve systemic health? • boost energy/vitality?

  8. Other Fad Diets • What are they? • Why they work (in short term)? • Why they fail (in long term)?

  9. New Rules of Eating

  10. Reading & Resources Books Coming this Spring! • Food Rules: An Eater’s Manifesto • by Michael Pollan (2009) • Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works • by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch (2003)

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