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Analyzing Atkins Diet as a Fad Diet

Atkins diet can be classified as a fad diet because it answers most of the questions asked before the classification of a diet as a fad diet. Atkins diet:

  • Promises quick weight loss.

  • Sounds too good to be true.

  • Sells its own products through the diet.

  • Encourages losing weight without exercising.

  • Requires cutting down carbohydrate intake.

  • Claims to be suitable for everyone.

Questions

  1. Your friend is  looking for how to lose weight and  is considering the atkins diet. Give one piece of advice you'll give to her/him to not partake in this diet.

  2. Which company's product is advertised by the atkins diet?

  3. Why is atkins diet a fad diet?

  4. What form of exercise is encouraged by the atkins diet?

  5. What makes atkins diet too good to be true?

Answers

  1. Atkins diet is unbalanced because of its lack of carbohydrates.

  2. The atkins company products are advertised by the atkins diet.

  3. Atkins diet answers yes to most of the questions used to classify fad diets.

  4. No form of exercise is encouraged by the atkins diet.

  5. Atkins diet promises weight loss in just four quick phases.

(MatoomMi, 2015)

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