Body Image and Fad Diets

Body Image

Fad Diets

​Chapter 11

Lesson 2

Reorder

Rank the following causes for teens not to be "comfortable" with how they look?

• Media's perception of "good looks". (What is beautiful, handsome.)

• Personality: Perfectionism, Fear of weight issues.

• Pressure to be accepted by peers.

• Family pressure to eat healthy, maintain weight.

• Participation in an activity, sport.

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Body Image: The way you see your body.​

Your Body Image

Develops From:

• ​Media - Compare

• Family/Peers

• Activities

Accepting Yourself:

• Accept Genetics​: body type, height, etc..

• Understanding Growth - Rapid changes, growth spurts, hormonal changes, etc...

• Talk to parent, trusted adult

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Think about what you just learned about body image and the different things that can impact body image.

Go to the Discussion Board titled "Media's Impact on Body Image" in the Interactive Practice Folder.

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Learning Activity
Interactive Practice

​Post your response to the prompt. Take some time to reveiw what your peers' have to say.

​Next slide will link you to the discussion board.

Poll

Fad diets are safe.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Promise - Quick, Easy weight-loss

Fad Diets

Popular, short-term weight-loss plans

Results = Temporary

• Stopping leads to weight gain

• Weight Cycling - Repeated pattern of losing and regaining weight

Characteristics

• Restrict types and amounts of some foods

• Use Pills or Supplements

​Promise "Burn Fat" by eating.....

Restricts Diet - Malnutrition

NO SINGLE food is a MIRACLE

Miracle Foods

Promise "combining" foods" = Weight Loss

NO EVIDENCE

Magic Combinations

​Types of Fad Diets

Replace solid food with ULTRA-LOW calorie formulas.

May be "prescribed" by doctors for severe obesity

Liquid Diets

Supress appetite.
Block/Flush Fat from the body
Pills = Addictive?
Side Effects: drowsiness, anxiety, racing heart rate.

Diet Pills

Depriving body from nutrients.
Danger of dehydration.
Short-Term is OK.
Part of religion/cultural customs

Fasting

​Types of Fad Diets

• Effortless

• Guaranteed

• Miraculous

• Breakthrough

• Ancient

• Secret

Red Flags

• Not following MyPyramid Guidelines

• Rapid weight loss (>2 pounds/wk)

• Weight loss WITHOUT exercise.

• Purchasing SPECIFIC foods

• Claims - Dr's don't want you to know.

Look For:

Recognizing Fad Diets

Simply - "NO"

Follow MyPyramid Guidelines

Only under Doctor's care

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Should Teens Diet?

Match

Match the following types of Fad Diets with the best description.

• Ultra-low calorie liquid formula replacing solid foods.

• Extended length of time of not consuming foods.

• Eating certain foods or food types will help to "burn fat"

• Supplements and/or pills that will block fat or flush the body.

• Eating foods in combination will increase weight loss.

Liquid Diet.

Fasting

Miracle Foods

Diet Pills

Magic Combination

• Liquid Diet.

• Fasting

• Miracle Foods

• Diet Pills

• Magic Combination

Multiple Choice

Which of the following in NOT a red flag to identify a fad diet?

• Guaranteed results

• Follows MyPyramid Guidelines for eating

• Ancient Grains

• "Doctor's dont what you know about...."