1. Fad Diets Nicholas Collela Robert Fahler

2. “Question, Answer and Facts” 0 How many Americans go on diets each year?

3. 50 million Americans go on a diet each year, but only 5 % manage to keep their weight off for the long run.

4. “Question, Answer and Facts” 0 How much money they think is spent on diet products, such as pills, drinks, weight loss programs throughout each year?

5. Consumers spend 30 billion dollars on products each year. Magic diet that will help lose weight quickly without little effort. The “new” and “revolutionary” FAD diets come in many disguises but are most likely old FAD diets making an encore appearance.

6. FAD Diets of the Past Decade 0 Get into 3 groups of 5 0 You will have 1-2 minutes to write down as many FAD diets you can come up with

7. The Hollywood Diet

8. The South Beach Diet

9. The Atkins Diet

10. The Liquid Diet

11. The HCG Diet

12. The Acai Berry Diet

13. Why are Fad Diets so popular?

14. Risks of Fad Diets

15. Healthy Weight Management Alternatives

16. Easy Changes 0 Water or low-fat milk. 0 Eat breakfast. Packing fruit for a snack instead of buying chips or candy. 0 Eating more whole grains. 0 Choosing lean meats like chicken and fish 0 Eating a serving of fruit and/or vegetable 0 Watch your portion sizes

17. Physical Activity The best way to burn calories!

18. Mr. Colella 195lbs 6’3” Activity: Vigorous Mr. Fahler 165lbs 5’10” Activity: Moderate

19. How Can You Spot a Fad Diet?

20. Expert Groups 0 Form groups of 3 with your classmates; Each group will be given a Fad Diet to research. 0 Cabbage Soup Diet, Atkins Diet, Dunkan Diet, Paleo Diet, and HCG diet. 0 Each group will be given a worksheet to complete 0 Each group will become an expert on their fad diet and share the main points about their diet in our class discussion