FAD DIETS.pptVIP

FAD DIETS University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Obesity Approximately 127 million adults in the United States are overweight. 60 million are obese. 9 million are severely obese. Obesity is a disease that has been rapidly on the rise in America since 1960! Why are so many Americans obese? Lack of physical activity Poor food choices, namely high-calorie, low cost foods Obsession with the wrong kinds of diets Lack of time Lack of quality relationships How to recognize a fad diet… Advocates magic or miracle foods that burn fat. Recommends bizarre quantities of only one food or typ