Foods: Fad Diet

Fad Diet Research Assignment

The diet you will research is:  _______________________________

• You need to use at least 2 websites for this information.
• You may print out or e-mail your assignment directly to tknox@sd42.ca 
• Answer the following questions.

1.  Describe the diet.  (What are you supposed to eat or not eat, do or not do?)
2. What are the supposed health benefits of this diet, if any?
3. What are the possible consequences or side effects of this diet?
4. Are there any nutrients that someone on this diet may be missing AND what do these nutrients do?
5. Answer the following 4 questions for both Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

1.  Briefly describe this eating disorder.
2. What eating patterns do people with this disorder have?
3. What are 2 health problems that people with this disorder might have?
4. What are 2 warning signs that someone might have this disorder?

6.  Does the diet you are researching have anything in common with either Anorexia or Bulimia? (please describe what they have in common)

• Complete your Bibliography using EasyBib.

Some good websites include:

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/friend-eating-disorder.html?WT.ac=t-ra

http://www.bulimia.com/topics/anorexia/

http://www.bulimia.com/topics/bulimia/

http://www.everydayhealth.com/eating-disorders/eating-disorders-basics.aspx

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa.htm

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/eating-disorders/bulimia-nervosa.htm