Conclusion
Worksheet 5
(Conclusion tab)FAMOUS FADS…
Find pictures of 3 famous people who are have tried a health fad. Create a chain diagram that links the famous person to the fad and also to the negative side effects of the fad
The easiest way to create the chain diagram is using the program PAINT and then insert the saved image into your WebQuest
Gwyneth Paltrow The 37-year-old actress followed a macrobiotic diet for 11 years but was recently diagnosed with osteopenia, an illness that can lead to the serious bone disease osteoporosis. "I suffered a pretty severe tibial plateau fracture a few years ago (requiring surgery) which led the orthopaedic surgeon to give me a bone scan, at which point it was discovered I had the beginning stages of osteopenia said Gwynethy Paltro. The negative side affects to the micribiotic diet is nutrient deficiencies are common among people who are not taking the care to get all of the variety necessary in a healthy diet. Suddenly changing your diet completely makes it easy to miss things without realizing it right away which can make you really sick.
Madonna is a fan of the raw food diet. While not everything she eats is raw, she prefers to eat as much as possible that way. It is a very strict eating plan that cuts out many types of food and drink. It is not just a diet plan; it is a way of life. It involves eating 75 per cent uncooked food, because it's believed cooking destroys the enzymes that help with digestion. Foods include fruit, vegetables, seeds, legumes, dried fruits, nuts, seaweed and mineral water.
The dangers: "There is no need to eat raw food. If you like it, then great, but you don't need to. If you were eating enough nuts and legumes your iron intake would be reasonable, but you wouldn't get enough calcium. It's very difficult to eat a balanced diet on this one," Ferraretto says.
Possible side effects: Nutrient deficiency, general fatigue over time, osteoporosis.
It saved Reese Witherspoon a lot of money and took zero time to prepare outside of opening a jar. Created by US celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, the diet involves eating 14 servings of baby food a day followed by a healthy adult dinner.
The dangers: "There is nothing logical about this diet. Babies have a strict introduction schedule for food so their digestive systems get used to food at different ages. Baby food is for babies because they don't need to eat as much as adults, so deficiencies could arise, especially in iron, zinc and calcium. Babies also drink milk, which is not included in this diet," Ferraretto says.
Possible side effects: Fatigue,iron deficiency.