HW220: Contemporary Diet and Nutrition Unit 8 Seminar Lisa K. Beach, Ph.D.

Unit 8 Work  Reading Complete the readings in your texts, review the three lesson pdf’s, and review the key concepts  Discussion board Make an initial response of 150 words to one of the discussion board questions by Saturday midnight ET. Include a reference(s) in your initial post. Make two responses of 75 words to classmates by the end of the unit (Tuesday midnight ET).  Seminar Attend and participate in the live seminar. Review the topics and prepare before attending. OR complete seminar option 2 posting by responding to all three of the seminar questions. Each response should be words and include a reference.  Unit 8 Project Exercises Complete the menu planning activity. Submit your one page paper on the report you chose and a screen shot of your results. The paper must be in APA format and include a separate reference page. Submit by Tuesday midnight ET.

Reading  Marion Nestle, Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Food and Health Afterword, Review pages  Schlenker and Ross, Williams’ Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy Chapter 3: Carbohydrates, pages Chapter 14: Nutrition and Physical Fitness Chapter 15: The Complexity of Obesity: Beyond Energy Balance, pages

Warm-Up  Have you purchased a weight loss aid, product, program? If so, what?

Help and Hype  Over half of Americans want to lose weight, and plan to try  Each year, US adults spend over $30 billion on weight loss products and services  Marketing Tactics – What things do weight loss companies use to attract people?  The FTC’s role – What is it?

Ineffective Diet Products  What are some ineffective diet products that you’ve heard of or tried?

Have you heard of…  Herbalife  Ultra Slim Fast  Diet Pills with PPA  Glucomannan  Chitosan  Chromium  St. john’s Wort  Green Tea extract  Spirulina

CAM Approaches  Fucoxanthin  Hoodia  Guarana  Chromium  Apple Cider Vinegar  Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)  Chitosan  Ephedra  Bitter Orange

Other Options  Surgery?  Pros  Cons/Risks

Obesigenic Eating Environments  What about the American lifestyle influences the status of overweight and obesity in this country?

Diet Plans  American Heart Association – Nonclinical Do-It Yourself Program  Atkins Nutritional Approach – Behavior modification: food plan and eating habits, support approach (low carb)  Jenny Craig – Behavior modification, food plan and changing eating habits/portion sizes. Prepackaged cuisine optional  Medifast – VLCD, physician supervised program with fortified meal replacements

Diet Plans  Nutri-System – Behavior modification: food plan and eating habits, support approach, prepared meals  Ornish Diet & Lifestyle Management Program – Nonclinical Do It Yourself program. Vegetarian approach  Overeaters Anonymous – Do It Yourself Program: Addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual well- being + food plans  Pritikin Diet – Nonclinical Do It Yourself Diet Plan

Diet Plans  Scarsdale Diet – Nonclinical Do It Yourself: Lose 20lbs in 2 weeks!  The Makers Diet – Nonclinical Do It Yourself Diet: biblically and faith based approach  The Sonoma Diet – Mediterranean foods  South Beach – Nonclinical Do It Yourself: Restrict carbs and use glycemic index  The Zen of Eating – Nonclinical Do It Yourself: a buddhist perspective

Diet Plans  The Zone Diet – Nonclinical Do It Yourself: Food combinations  TOPS – Do It Yourself Program: Take of Pounds Sensibly, calories in=calories out  Weight Watchers – Nonclinical Program: Behavior modification, food plan and eating habits, support approach, portion control

Voluntary Weight Loss & Control  Why do Americans try and lose weight?  Enablers and Barriers?  Benefits and Risks?