THE LATEST FAD DIETS Is it Magic or Madness?

1. THE LATESTFAD DIETSIs it Magic or Madness? Sanirose S. Orbeta, MS, RD, FADA Consulting Clinical & Sports Nutritionist

2. What is a FAD Diet? • It is simply weight loss diet that has become very popular quickly and then falls out just as fast. • A short term quick food fix. • “Latest Craze Diet”

3. How Can I Spot A FAD Diet? • Sounds to good to be true, it probably is. “Lose 15 lbs in 7 days!” • Recommends using a single food on a very consistent basis. • Promises quick and easy weight loss with no effort. • Guarantees an outcome in a specified time period.

4. How Can I Spot A FAD Diet? • Eliminates an entire food group such as carbohydrates or dairy products. • Suggest special products or require dietary supplements. • Require certain foods be eaten at particular times of the day. • Promise magical quick results.

5. Have You Met Anyone Like This?

6. Or Someone Like This?

7. Battle of the Weight Loss Books

8. Battle of the Weight Loss Books

9. Reaction to All These Published Popular Fad Diets CONFUSION Media Hype Existing Medical Condition Misinformation and Misinterpretation Hearsay Nutrition Family Habits and Tradition Work Pressure New Age Products Personal Stress

10. Common Reasons Why People Select Popular FAD Diets • Promises instant results on looks, appearances and physical comfort. • Medical or health reason is secondary. • Weight suggested by Doctors or Health Care Professional is ignored. • Recommended 5-10% weight loss at starting baseline is too little but reduction of 32% is the unrealistic expectation.

11. High-Protein FAD Diets Goals: • Rapid weight loss at all cost • Fast weight loss minimizes health problems • Eating plenty of meat and protein products is easy, cheap and always available

12. Analysis of the Current Popular FAD Diets

13. Cohen Diet High Pro – Low CHO, Low Sugar Diet. Examines your personal Blood profile to give you a personalize Meal Plan. Meals are strictly measured in gram. 150 gm. – 170 gm or 50 gm of CHO. Basic Cal. – 600 cal. Diet – 1600 cal per day

14. Dukan Diet • Protein Based – To redesign your eating habit to include a 4 phase program. • Phase I. – Attack phase • Phase II. – Cruise stage • Phase III. – Consolidation phase • Phase IV. – Stabilization phase

15. Preposterous Theories Fueling the High-Protein Craze • Obesity is due to metabolic reasons not overeating • Calorie restriction is not necessary • Too much carbohydrates produces excess insulin thus leading to insulin resistance and weight gain

16. Preposterous Theories Fueling the High-Protein Craze 4. Fat does not make you fat only carbohydrates does 5. Ketosis and lipolysis are the most efficient way to make you slim 6. Syndrome X may benefit from low-carb

17. Why do High-Protein, Low Carbohydrate Diets Work in Some People? • There is overall calorie restriction • Rapid weight loss is due to water loss • Ketosis induces appetite suppression

18. Some Popular Diets Classified According to Their Nutrient Composition Source: Popular Diets – A Scientific Review by M. Freedman et. al

19. I. High-Fat Low CHO 1414 Calorie Diet Fat 60% CHO 10% Protein 30% Abundance of Choice 1420 calories each

20. 1200 calories 1600 calories 2290 calories 1200 calories

21. 2640 calories 400 calories 650 calories 600 calories

22. II. Moderate Fat 1450 Calorie Diet Fat 25% CHO 60% Protein 15% 757 calories 750 calories

23. 650 calories 620 calories 470 calories

24. 620 calories 710 calories 340 calories 615 calories

25. III. Low-Fat and Very Low-Fat 1450 Calorie Diet Fat 10-15% CHO 65-75% Protein 15-20% 200 calories 120 calories 80 calories

26. 440 calories 250 calories 310 calories 510 calories

27. Verdict of Science • High-protein diets which bans carbohydrate is a danger to your health and should be avoided • Diets that go for a single specific nutrients or food components to avoid are not advisable

28. Verdict of Science George Bray, MD - Low-CHO Diets and Weight Loss Weight loss was predicted by total calorie intake, diet duration but not by CHO content alone.

29. Efficacy and safety of Low-Cal Diets – A Systematic Review By Bravata, Sanders, Huang et. al. Diets that restricted calorie intake, used longer in duration were associated with weight loss rather than CHO intake.

30. Scientific Review of Popular Diets By Freedman, King and Kennedy Weight Loss Short term high-fat, low-CHO causes a great loss of body water rather than body fat when these diet ends water weight is regained. All reduced calorie diets results in body fat loss if sustained long term.

31. Our Role as Health Professional in this Dieting Dilemma • Its our duty to inform the public of these misleading claims and deceptive statements • React continually to health misinformation • High risk to consumers must be clear

32. Obesity Crisis is Entirely Preventablenot with FADS Diet • Through Healthy Diet, Routine Exercise and behavioral modification • Develop good eating habits • Balancing calories consumed with correct calorie output.

33. Energy Balance for Scientific Weight Loss Program Calorie = Energy Intake Expended Calories not used as energy become excess body weight

34. When You Eat This, Can You Do That?

35. When You Eat This, Can You Do That?

36. - Eat the Food Pyramid Way

40. Eat Less Move More • Eat Less Live Longer 1 pc regular burger 400 calories 1 pc mini burger 50 calories 1 pc monster burger 1420 calories

41. Out of sight… out of mouth.

42. Encourage Pleasurable Dining Anywhere and Everywhere

43. Thank You!