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Rebecca Christopherson
Michelle Szetela
English 1010
Fad Diets
An Annotated bibliography
Abutaleb, Yasmeen. "Weight-loss Quick Fixes Have Proven Slimming Power -- on Wallets." USA Today 27
July 2012: 03B. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.
This article, “Weight-loss Quick Fixes Have Proven Slimming Power—on Wallets.”
Yasmeen Abutaleb talks about how pill and diet plans promise to help individuals lose their
weight in just a few days. Because of these advertisements the weight-loss industry has gain a
large amount of money. A few of the weight-loss companies are honest about their product not
being healthy for consumer. Abutaleb also talks about the newest fad diets and what the
product does to individuals bodies to help there be a weight-loss. Not only does Abutaleb talk
about what the product is but if it really works or not. This article shows that the weight-loss
industry isn’t always trust worthy in what they advertise.
Chapman, Jen. "Downside of diet trends: if a weight-loss scheme sounds too good to be true, it
is." Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication Mar. 2006: 24+. Opposing Viewpoints in
Context. Web. 14 Mar. 2014.
Chapman’s article talks about how many people want quick fixes for being overweight
so the turn to fad diets. Fad diets consist of dieting pills and unhealthy meals. Some individuals
only turn to fad diets when they have tried other weight loss techniques. Also in this article
Chapman has some interviews from individuals that have tried different kinds of fad diets and
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what each individual thought of the diets. This article is good because it talks about different
opinions people have on different fad diets.
Crowe, Tim. "Are Fad Diets Worth Their Weight?" Australasian Science Jan.-Feb. 2014: 18-19. Print.
In Tim Crowes article, “Are Fad Diets worth Their Weight?” Crowe talks about how most
individuals gain their weight back after doing a fad diet because fad diets don’t all work the
same. Not one fad diet works better than another, different fad diets work differently on
different individuals. The only realistic way to achieve long term weight loss is a change in the
way to live. This article points out how different fad diets work differently for different people
and how if you want a guaranteed weight loss program change to a healthier lifestyle.
Ellis, Erin. "'Caveman' or Paleo Diet Tops for Do-It-Yourself Weight Loss Plans." Vancouver Sun
04 Jan 2013: A.6. Web. 12 Mar. 2014.
In the article, “’Caveman’ or Paleo Diet Tops for Do-It-Yourself Weight Loss Plans.” The
author Erin Ellis talks about how more people want to do diets that are less expensive and not
time consuming. Do-it-yourself diets are the most popular diets because of the simplicity of the
diets. The Paleo diet came out on top for the most enjoyable do-it-yourself diet over all. This
article shows what different individuals look for in a diet and that fad diets are sometimes the
diets people choose.
Hill, Catey. "10 Things the Diet Industry Won't Tell You." Wall Street Journal. 12 Jan. 2014: N.P. SIRS
Issues Researcher. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.
The article “10 Crazy Things the Diet Industry Won’t Tell You.” By Catey Hill talks about
how the diet industry hides many things from individuals who look into dieting. Many dieting
companies’ ads have false information and most individuals who go on diets end up gaining
more weight than they had in the beginning. Many people go into these diets not knowing the
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real effects it will have on themselves. This article shows how fad diets aren’t really what the
dieting companies’ make them seem.
Kelland, Kate. "Fad Diets Can Work, but Experts Find No Magic Slimming Bullet." Reuters Media. 10 Jan.
2014: N.P. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.
In Kate Kelland’s article, "Fad Diets Can Work, but Experts Find No Magic Slimming
Bullet.” Kelland brings up the fact that almost half of US adults are obese, because of this at the
start of each New Year many individuals make New Year resolutions to eat healthier and lose
weight. Individuals usually start out with healthy diets called hunters diets, that only allow you
to eat food you can find out in the wild, but then in reality most of these resolutions result in
Fad diets that end up making people eat an unhealthy diet. The article points out that fad diets
may work but they aren’t the healthiest way to lose weight.
Kirkey, Sharon. "Alternating Fasting with Fatty Foods Lowers Weight, New Study Finds." Postmedia
News. 14 Jan. 2013: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
In Sharon Kirkey’s article, "Alternating Fasting with Fatty Foods Lowers Weight, New
Study Finds." Kirkey talks about how now days there are certain fad diets that suggest fasting
one day and then eating whatever they would like the next. Many individuals enjoy these diets
for the fact that they don’t have to eat good all the time. As the diet goes on people stomachs
begin to shirk causing people to not eat as much on the days they can eat whatever they would
like. This article is great because it shows that some fad diets have positive effects on people
and some people enjoy being on these kind of diets.
O’Dea, Jennifer. "Fad Weight Loss Diets." Nurtidate 14 (2003): 1-4. Print.
“Fad Weight Loss Diets.” Written by Jennifer O’Dea is an article that begins by
introducing Fad diets. Fad diets are more popular among women than men. Many fad diets are
low carbohydrate diets that suggest a low intake of food. In the article it has statistics about
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how people today are losing weight. In the article there is a section where O’Dea helps
consumers be able to identify a fad diet when they see one. Also O’Dea talks about the different
types of fad diets there are today. This article has examples of the fad diets today and who is
most likely to use fad diets.
Rodriguez, Lavinia. "CLIMB YOUR WAY TO THE TOP; Who Needs Fancy Exercise Equipment? There's a
Perfectly Good Set of Stairs near the Elevator. Take That First Step." Tampa Bay Times [St.
Petersburg, FL] 22 Feb. 2014: 16. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 14 Mar. 2014.
In Lavinia Rodriguez’s article called, “CLIMB YOUR WAY TO THE TOP; Who Needs Fancy
Exercise Equipment? There’s a Perfectly Good Set of Stairs near the Elevator. Take That First
Step.” It talks about how individuals are starting to get lazy. When it comes to weight loss
people would rather go on fad diets than workout because it is an easier solution than working
out. This article talks about how fad diets are making people lazier and less willing to work for
the weight loss they desire.
Small, Eddie. "'The Biggest Loser' or a Hollow Victory?" The Record. 15 Feb. 2014: BL.1. SIRS Issues
Researcher. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
In the article, 'The Biggest Loser' or a Hollow Victory.” By Eddie Small talks about how
weight loss in America is a big deal. Many celebrities have weight loss programs that people are
interested in using. Many individuals will lose a healthy about of weight but then they will get
carried away and lose more weight than is healthy. This article shows that diets can be healthy
but many people get carried away and lose more weight than they should.
Taylor, Valerie. "All-Or-Nothing Diet." Toronto Star. 19 Mar. 2013: E.5. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 11
Mar. 2014.
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In Valerie Taylor’s article, “All-Or-Nothing Diet.” Taylor talks about a book that has
recently been released in North America called, The Fast Diet. This book is a dieting book that
suggests to eat whatever readers would like for 5 days strait and then go on a so called fast for
two days. For this fast all individuals can consume is 500 calories per day. Taylor also talks about
how these fasting diets aren’t healthy for the human body and how it is ridiculous that people
are so desperate to lose weight that they starve themselves. The article points out how fasting
diets aren’t a good way to lose weight.
Weintraub, Karen. "The Latest Fad." Boston Globe. 10 Sep. 2012: G.12. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 15
Mar. 2014.
In Karen Weintraub’s article, “The Latest Fad.” It talks about how one of the most
popular diets right now is gluten free. Although being gluten free is good for some people, for
other people being gluten free isn’t healthy. Many people try to not eat wheat but the human
body needs it. Individuals’ with the disease celiac can’t take gluten because it is bad for them.
This article helps individuals see how fad diets can eliminate important things from what they
eat.