Who's on a Diet?

An estimated 80 million people are on diets every year, spending $30 billion on products and programs annually. That's $375.00 per person each year!!!

Participate in the following survey... get an idea of where you're at in the dieting population!

Pick the statement that most describe your feelings with regards to dieting.
	Is on a diet
	Thinking about it
	Was on one, but it didn't work out
	I should be on a diet, but I'm not
	I don't need to be on a diet
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Turkey Holiday is Over

Thanksgiving is over and so ... the rush to dieting begins. But hold your horses, check out this website listing humorous details on popular FAD diets...though it appears relaxed and blunt, a lot of the information holds to be true.

http://www.faddiet.com/
and
http://www.dieting-review.com/

If this is what diet programs are promoting....then you know it's definitely a FAD.











Just some fun images I found on the web

Grape Fruit Diet

Also known as the Mayo Clinic diet (NOT associated with the Mayo Clinic in MN!!!) and the Hollywood diet, this diet is based on the concept of consuming LOTs of grapefruit or grapefruit juice in conjunction with a low carb, low calorie, high protein diet. Many believe that this diet is all about eating GRAPEFRUIT and forget about the other components of the diet. Grapefruit is an important part of the diet however, that's not what it's all about. There are certain foods that can and can't be eaten. Here's a cite that gives a common grapefruit diet meal (grapefruitdiet).


Some claim that grapefruit promotes the fat burning process due to the beta carotene found in the tough outer layers that is typically not eaten. Others claim that the fat burning process is promoted through pectin found in grapefruits.

There haven't been any scientific studies done that have proven these theories however, it is suspected that something in grapefruit may decrease insulin levels in the body, which in turns may increase the feeling of fullness and decrease calorie intake. The meals promoted on this diet plan is very similar to other diet plans such as Atkins.

Follow this link to learn more about the nutritional take on the grapefruit diet---click here----

Media and Advertising

This video was made in 2006 and so the statistics are slightly off.

Here are some more recent statistics:

• 1 in 5 women suffer from an eating disorder
• 90% of those who have an eating disorder are women between ages 12-25
• The most common behavior that will lead to an eating disorder is early dieting.
• The diet and diet related industry is a $50 billion/year enterprise
• According to a recent study, over 1/2 of the females between ages 18-25 would prefer to be run over by a truck than be fat, and 2/3 surveyed would rather be mean or stupid
• 51% of 9 and 10 year old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet
• Time Magazine reports that 80% of all children have been on a diet by the time that they have reached the 4th grade

• If today's mannequins were actual human women, based on theoretical body fat percentage, they would probably cease to menstruate.

Information found at http://www.eatingdisorderinfo.org/Resources/EatingDisordersStatistics/tabid/964/Default.aspx

Many of the BEAUTIFUL flawless pictures that the media put on display are often the results of photoshop...making it unrealistic and impossible to reach naturally. Follow the link below to get a preview. For my classmastes...this link is the video that was shown in class.

The Perfect Lie

CONTROVERSY

There was a lot of controversy with regards to how diets were promoted. Up for discussion was the ethics behind advertisements. For example, The Ethics of Weight Loss Commercials provides good discussion and points out an interesting perception.