Diet+Fads

=**﻿Objectives:**=
 * The students will be able to:**
 * - recognize current diet fads seen in the media.**
 * - compare and contrast a healthy diet and fad diets.**
 * 11.3.6.C:** Analyze factors that effect food choices.

=﻿Multimedia:= Importance of Good Nutrition at [] 7 Diet Roadbocks at [] Foods that Burn Calories at [] Atkins Diet Story at [] =﻿Resources:= Diet Fads at [] Web MD at [] Newsweek at [] NIH article on Diet Fads at [] Diet Fad articles at [] WHO at [] Mayo Clinic at []
 * 11.3.6.D:** Describe a well-balanced daily menu using the dietary guidelines and the food guide pyramid.

=﻿Lessons:= You are what you eat at [] Dying to be thin at [] DYING TO BE THIN ** Various career lesson plans at []

=﻿Organizations:= Healthy Communities at [] NIDDK at [] Directory at [] National Agriculture Library at []

=﻿Discussion Board Topics:= 1. Locate a recent magazine. This magazine could be from the local grocery or pharmacy or something you received in the mail. How many fad diets can you locate in this magazine? What age group does the product target? 2. Do you think television advertisements affect food choices? Why or why not? 3. Explain what it means to eat a healthy diet? Can this be accomplished using a fad diet? 4. If you had a close friend who tends to particpate in fad diets, how can you help your friend lead a more healthy lifestyle. List at least three ideas.

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