& Fads Trends in Nutrition
What is a diet?
Any purposeful change in eating habits to
elicit a specific goal or outcome
Weight loss or weight gain
Vegetarian/vegan
Gluten/wheat free
The Old Diet Fads
Dieting promises but
Alcohol
Look and feel younger
decrease inflammation in
every organ system
improve your metabolism
Isthissetting
lift your mood,
drop a dress size
yourselfup
fordisaster?
make your heart resistant
to disease,
decrease the risk of
cancer,
improve bone density,
repair the skin,
But you need to stay away from:
rejuvenate your immune
Breads (especially French baguettes and
croissants)
Flour
Coffee
Breakfast cereals (except non-instant oatmeal)
Granola
Duck
Beef
Fruit juice
Many fruits, like grapes, mangos, oranges,
papaya, raisins, watermelon
Many vegetables, like carrots, corn, peas,
potatoes, pumpkin
Pasta and noodles
Pizza
Detox, Cleanses, and Honesty
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The 4 Common Elements of Fad
Diets
1.
2.
Low Calorie
Generally well below average requirements
Omit certain food groups
Deficiencies in important nutrients (e.g.
fiber, carbohydrate) and vitamins/minerals
3.
Promote water weight loss
4.
Can result in long term problems
Trying to get the message out
Diet Trends
1.Value and home cooking
Less money= more home-cooked meals
2.Gut health
Probiotics, prebiotics
3. Smaller portions
Main dishes shrinking are and dish size
is decreasing
Diet Trends
4. Local & sustainable
Environmental movement
Farmer's markets
5. New drinks
Energy and health will drive the drink
market
Ex: POM pomegranate juice, Tea
What should I do?
Rethink your definition of diet
Originally from the Latin diaita:
manner of living
Components of wellness
Think in terms of Life Style
Practice portion control on your own
Dont restrict, but do moderate!
Some Perspective
Americans consume ~_______lbs
of meat per year
(200-300% of their RDA)
An increase of _____ pounds per
Types of Vegetarian Diets
Vegan: avoid all foods of
animal origin
Lacto-vegetarian:
vegetarian who includes
milk and cheese in the diet
Types of Vegetarian Diets
Lacto-ovo-vegetarian: vegetarian who
includes milk and cheese products and
eggs in the diet
Partial vegetarian/semivegetarian/
pescovegetarian: vegetarian who
includes eggs, dairy products, and
small amounts of poultry and seafood
in the diet
Why Choose Vegetarianism?
1.
Limiting Ecological Impacts
2.
Ethical treatment of animals
3.
Religion
4.
Food Safety
5.
Long term health
Benefits of Vegetarianism
Decreased risk of disease
Cardiovascular disease
Colon & breast cancer
Reports of fewer digestive problems
Decrease in water, oil, farm, energy use
Pg.199
Challenges
Can be low in macro & micronutrients
Protein
Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Iron, Calcium,
Zinc
Solution:
Include a high variety of foods at meals
Examples on p.199
Health Final
Withycombe 109