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Guidelines for selecting food

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Diet

Webster says:1. Diet is the food and

drink regularly provided or consumed

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Top Fad Diets in 2009

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provides timely and objective food and nutrition information for consumers, and health professionals.

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Red Flagsfor Junk Science

1. Recommendations that promise a quick fix2. Dire warnings of danger from a single product

or regimen3. Claims that sound too good to be true4. Simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex

study5. Recommendations based on a single study

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Red Flagsfor Junk Science

6. Dramatic statements that are refuted by reputable scientific organizations

7. Lists of “good” and “bad” foods8. Recommendations made to help sell a product9. Recommendations based on studies published

without peer review10.Recommendations from studies that ignore

differences among individuals or groups

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Use media to find: Food supplement and diet advertisements

Determine if the claims raise a red flag Make a copy of the ad What statements raise a red flag for you? Why would you disregard the claim?

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