Question

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Examine a trendy, fad, or other Weight Loss diet that you have heard about/read about/talked about/tried. (Examples include the Atkins, South Beach, Grapefruit Diet, ketogenic diet, cabbage soup diet, etc.) Answer the following questions and submit in class, typewritten, double spaced. No word limit on this, but see breakdown of points per question so make sure answer questions fully. Use any 3 sources; sources do not have to be reputable as many sources of trendy or fad weight loss may or may not have much research behind them. 1. Name of Weight Loss Diet and a description (2 points) 2. Who are the authors of the articles, or who is promoting this diet.( Is it the government, a private company, a private citizen, etc.) Do you consider this person/people to be valid source of information. Explain. (5 points) 3. How long do you have to follow diet to observed the claimed results (2 points) 4. Explain whether there is any scientific evidence that this weight loss diet/program works? Elaborate on your thoughts whether you did/did not find scientific evidence and what this means for the credibility of the diet (8 points) 4. Given what you have learned in this class, is this a diet you would recommend to a family member or friend? Explain. (5 points) 5. Give at least 3 references that you used, in APA format. (3 points)

Answer 1

1. Grape fruit diet

2. the authors are Heidi J Silver, Mary S Dietrich,and Kevin D Niswender. yes, it is a valid source of information.

3. dieters can expect to lose up to 10 pounds after following 12 days of grape fruit diet.

4.this grapefruit diet is also known as hollywood diet since1950. it is used to weight loss. the can burn the fat and promote weight loss. on diet one should take grapefruit juice without sugar before breakfast, lunch and dinner.the carbohydrates should restricted to 800 calories. on a typical day one can also include eggs and bacon for breakfast, meat and salad for lunch, meat and salad for dinner. dieters can also have slimmed milk before bed. there is great weight loss after following this diet.

5. yes, i can recommend this diet to my family member and friends.

6. Heidi J Silver . 2011 Feb 2. Effects of grapefruit, grapefruit juice and water pre loads on energy balance, weight loss, body composition, and cardiometabolic risk in free-living obese adults. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2011; 8: 8. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-8-8.

Kerksick CM. Changes in weight loss, body composition and cardiovascular disease risk after altering macronutrient distributions during a regular exercise program in obese women. Nutr J. 2010 Nov 22;9:59. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-9-59.