 Pick Up “FITT Principles” Worksheet and complete as best as you can (on your own).  Turn in to me when finished & then pick up “Analyzing Your Fad Diet” and complete using the fad diet you researched before break.  Hang on to this when finished.  If you did not share your fad diet newsletter with me – it is late & you will not be able to complete todays assignment.

 Find someone with a different diet than the one you picked.  Compare your diet’s grade with your partner and then create a Venn diagram of the two diets showing the similarities and differences of the two diets.  You will both share your diets with the class  Share the diets names and a quick summary of what the diet is about  Share the diet’s overall grade and why it received that grade (what is it lacking or what does it have that is good)  Share which diet you and your partner believe is healthier and explain why.  [When you share with the class – it should be approximately 2 minutes long to share both you and your partner’s diets.]

 Fad Diets- weight-loss plans that are popular for only a short period of time  Liquid Diets- replaces all food intake with a special liquid formula  Fasting- abstaining from eating at all  Diet Pills- usually suppresses appetite

 Very hard to stick with  Limit certain food intake  Fail to provide the body with the nutrients it needs  Any weight lost on the fad diet is usually regained shortly after  EX: grapefruit diet, ice cream diet, cabbage soup diet

 Very low calorie diet  Usually do not meet the body's energy needs  Most often lead to fatigue  Due to the potential dangers associated with liquid diets the FDA requires these products to carry warning labels  Recommends they are used under close medical supervision  Ex: slim-fast

 Deprives your body of the needed nutrients and energy  Without nutrients your body needs it starts to breakdown the protein stored in your muscle tissue for energy  Not a good way to lose weight  Very ineffective in the long run

 May cause drowsiness, anxiety, racing heart, or other serious side effects  May be addictive to some people  Some cause the body to lose more water than normal, which can lead to dehydration  Not an effective weight loss plan in the long run

 Some plans do help people lose weight quickly, but weight loss is usually from water and not fat  Water weight is quickly regained  The repeated loss and gain of weight is known as weight cycling  Common among people who follow fad diets  Slow and steady is the best way to lose weight

 An extreme, harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or even death  Exact cause is unknown  Mental/emotional factors  Poor body image  Social/family pressures  Perfectionism  Control  Genetics  90% are females – but both men and women can have eating disorders

 Disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self-imposed starvation  Psychological disorder  Develops most often in teenage girls and young women  Symptoms: extremely low calorie intake, obsession with exercising, emotional problems, unnatural interest in food, distorted body image, denial

 Drastic reduction in body fat, may stop menstration  Loss of bone density  Low body temperature  Low blood pressure  Slow metabolism  Reduction in organ size  Heart problems, irregular heart beat, cardiac arrest, sudden death  Treatment: psychological treatment, clinic or hostpital

 Disorder in which some form of purging or clearing of the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating  A person often fasts and then binges  After eating the person may vomit or take laxatives to get the food out  Symptoms: distorted body image, unnatural interest in food  Causes: societal pressures, self-esteem issues, family problems, control issues

 Dehydration  Kidney damage  Irregular heart beat  Destroy tooth enamel  Causes tooth decay  Damages tissue of stomach, esophagus, and mouth  Nutrient deficiencies  Treatment: both medication and psychological counseling

 A disorder characterized by compulsive overeating  People consume a large amount of food at one time but do not try to purge  This disorder may signal food as a coping mechanism for emotions or depression  Treatment: professional counseling and medication at times

 Unhealthful weight gain  Health problems: type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke  Gallbladder problems, high blood pressure, high cholesterol  Increased risk of cancer

 People suffering from any type of eating disorder need professional medical and psychological help  All eating disorders are serious  If you believe a friend is suffering from an eating disorder tell someone; counselor, parent, school nurse, teacher  Encourage your friend to seek professional help

 Almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for depression  Only 1 in 10 men and women with eating disorders receive treatment. Only 35% of people that receive treatment for eating disorders get treatment at a specialized facility for eating disorders  Up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder) in the U.S  People who weigh at least 15% less than the healthy weight for their height may not have enough body fat to keep their organs and other body parts healthy.

 According to doctors, the best confirmation that a person’s weight is healthy is: body mass index (BMI)  A person with a healthy weight has a BMI of about: a. 18 to 27 for women or 19 to 27 for men  Both anorexia and bulimia can lead to feelings of guilt, depression, and drug use.