HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Promises a quick fix. Promotes ‘magic’ foods or combinations of foods. Implies that food can change body chemistry. Excludes or severely restricts food groups or nutrients, such as carbohydrates. Has rigid rules that focus on weight loss. More items

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples include The South Beach Diet, The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet, The Grapefruit Diet, also called the Magic Mayo Diet or Mayo Clinic Diet, The 3-Day Diet, The Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution, Dr. Sears’ Enter the Zone Diet etc. The Atkins Diet advocates high protein, high fat diet with low carbohydrates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is a characteristic of most fad diets? They limit food choices, thereby reducing energy intake.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is a fad diet? A fad diet is a plan that promotes results such as fast weight loss without robust scientific evidence to support its claims. Popular ones include plans where you eat a very restrictive diet with few foods or an unusual combination of foods.