Choose another Fad Diet to Research (There is a list below)

a.      Explain what the diet entails.

b.      What does the Fad Diet ‘claim’ to do?

c.       With your knowledge of Nutrition (Macronurtients, Mirconutrient, energy expenditure) What is a disadvantage of this diet?

d.      Why is it unrealistic for this diet to be sustained?

Name	Description
Acai Berry Diets	Amazonion palm tree which carries the Acai Berry. It was advertised on Oprah.
Atkins	Designed by Dr. Robert Atkins, four levels controlling your carbohydrate intake
Cabbage Soup Diet	7 days of only soup, aimed for rapid weight loss
Weight Watcher	Point system, using calories as a guide, weekly meetings for weigh ins
Jenny Craig/Lite n’Easy	Food is delivered to your house
Tony Ferguson	Developed by a doctor, can be bought at a chemist, includes a diet of shakes and a meal plan
OptiSlim	Meals are made up of shakes, start with eating only shakes for all meals and then cutting down
Lemon Detox	Drink a lemon syrup for a number of days to detox the body (around 7-10 days)
Low G.I	Avoid high GI foods
Low Carbohydrates	Eat limited carbohydrates (around 40% of daily intake)
Grapefruit Diet	Eat only grapefruits
South Beach Diet	3 phases, similar to Atkins and Zone diet
Detox	Take out all wheat, dairy, meat, coffee out of your diet. Can be from 10 days to 3 months.
Blood Type	Depending on your Blood Type you are there are foods to avoid or foods which are important to take. Can be recommended by a nutritionist
HCG	Consume a hormone called HCG and you can only eat 500 calories a day
Zone	Meal ratio’s: 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 30% fat
Tapeworm	Tapeworm is put into your body. You are able to consume more calories and still lose weight