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Fad Diets
The Atkins Diet
What can I eat?
What else can I eat?
Other fad diets
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This is a diet that you eat to lose weight, but it really doesn’t work. These incorporate some unhealthy or unbalanced meals that promise weight loss but don’t deliver, so they are not effective.
What is a fad diet?
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Founder of the Atkins diet, in 1963
Who is Robert Atkins?
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These fruit are high in healthy fats. They are known for their large, central 'pit' and their importance to Mexican cuisine.
What is an avocado?
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Pork meat that is crisped by frying. Not only a favorite meal for many American youths, it has also gained popularity, being the star of many songs, odes, and memes. This food is included in the Atkins diet for its low carb value, high fat amount, and protein content.
What is bacon?
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A fad diet in which juices and other liquids soaked into these to make a consumer fell satiated or full. This method of weight loss was deemed unsafe by the FDA.
What are cotton balls?
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A low-carb diet created by Robert Atkins that states that increasing intake of protein and fat and reduction or restriction of carbs will cause weight loss.
What is the Atkins Diet?
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The food groups that are heavily reduced or restricted when dieting by the Atkins diet.
What are grains (pasta, bread, rice, cereal)?
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A group of foods that are rich with protein. They are actually fruit, and contain foods like almonds and pecans.
What are nuts?
200
A capsicum fruit that can come in many colors including green, red, orange, and yellow. It can also come in brown, white, and purple. It is called a pepper and is high in antioxidants.
What are bell peppers?
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A type of parasite ingested by radical dieters to 'eat away' pounds. This method of weight loss was deemed unsafe, but is still practiced, though by few in number.
What are tapeworms?
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The desired result of fad diets, which is achieved through strict and restrictive, and sometimes ridiculous, diets.
What is weight loss or detoxification?
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A pro of the Atkins diet (3 total, name 1)
What are: - Weight loss (debatable) - Healthy cholesterol levels - Reduced risk of dementia
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An oval or round object laid by assorted birds and reptiles. The ones we eat are usually laid by chickens, and are rich with protein.
What are eggs?
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Called "fake meat", this food is actually bean curd formed by coagulated soy milk. It usually comes in cubes or strips. It is high in protein, and incorporated in East Asian cuisine.
What is tofu?
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A diet modeled after early human diets. It is high in meat and organic vegetables, and free of processed foods like bread.
What is the paleo diet?
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Many fad diets limit this organic compound, which can be saturated or unsaturated.
What are fats?
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A con of the Atkins diet (6 total, name 2)
What are: - Diet is restrictive - Causes tiredness and lethargy - Trouble exercising - Digestive Problems (Constipation) - Bad breath - Mood swings - Causes ketosis, the breaking down of fat stores in the body
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A green vegetable with a long stalk. It is only eaten when young, and is usually roasted or sauteed; when it grows older, it becomes woody and hard in texture.
What is asparagus?
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A large, aquatic crustacean with large tails. The American variation of this creature is the second largest crustacean in the world, second to the Japanese Spider Crab. A serving of this creature has a whopping 28 grams of protein.
What is lobster?
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A diet that involves sleeping for long periods of time to avoid eating. Rumored to have been followed by Elvis Presley, it sometimes involves the use of sedatives. The benefit: weight loss. The detriments: Muscle deterioration and the fact that every time you go under, you risk going to sleep permanently.
What is the "Sleeping Beauty" or "Snooze" diet?
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Many fad diets try to limit the amount of these you consume per day. These are actually units of heat.
What are calories?
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Goal of the Atkins diet.
What is weight loss through restriction/reduction of carbohydrates, since glucose = calories = weight?
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A citrus fruit with an orange feel and dark-red or dark-orange, almost pink, inside. Its flesh is usually described as bitter or semi-sweet. It is high in vitamin A and vitamin C. Even though it is a fruit, it can be eaten in the Atkins diet since it is relatively low in carbs.
What is grapefruit?
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A type of Chinese cabbage, its thick stalks similar to celery. It is high in vitamin A, C, and K. It is used in stir fries and soups. It is widely believed that this plant can battle cancer, but not completely proven.
What is bok choy?
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A diet in which you buy groceries, prepare food, put it on a plate, and pretend to eat. This ridiculous diet "makes you think you are eating, even though you aren't". You are allowed to drink water and some tea to complement you imaginary food.
What is the air diet or the psych diet?