Question

Nutrition

1. Based on the scientific process described in the first chapter, what are some tell-tale signs we can look for when deciphering authentic nutritional advice from junk science?

2.find an online source of some diet fad or trend that highlights skeptical diet claims.

3.what are your thoughts when you are viewing an infomercial on television about the latest diet trend / body sculpting program?

Answer 1

Detox diets typically involve fasting followed by a strict diet of raw vegetables, fruit, juices, and water.

Nisevich Bede said there can sometimes be a place for cleansing-type regimens for a day or two if you've overdone it, but people need to be wary of them in general.

"When we do that day in and day out for weeks, we start to get some nutritional deficiencies," she said, mentioning one recently popular detox trend involving a drink of lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup. Stay on a diet like that and you'll miss out on important nutrients including calcium, vitamin D and iron, she said.

She also recommends avoiding detox diet schemes online that involve buying supplements that promise to "cleanse" your system.