Human Nutrition

Human Nutrition

Introduction

The population of children and adolescent like to eat various types of foods. These foods are most of the time not healthy. The excessive eating habit and unhealthy food may severely affect the health. It may cause obesity which is a major issue found in United States. The obese person may use the fad food to reduce weight that is not recommended scientifically.

Discussion

Difference between Scientific Nutrition and Fad Food

Fad food or fad diet is the plan to reduce the weight. The fad diet is the type and amount of restricted food for the weight lose purpose. Fad diet program restricts the people to take the well balanced diet due to which they suffer the nutrient deficiency. Whereas the scientific nutrition plan allow the person to take a well balanced diet to fulfill the body`s requirements of nutrients. Research studies shows that our body needs the amount of certain nutrients and minerals on a daily basis. Therefore, the daily allowance of these nutrients is recommended. Scientific nutrition plan do not eliminate any food from the diet as fad food plan does. Fad food causes the rapid loss of weight and it has increased risk of diseases. The weight is regained easily once the fad diet is stopped (AFD, 2009). There are some examples of fad food and associated risk factors

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution It is a high protein diet with low or no carbohydrate. The consequences of using this diet include heart and kidney diseases, dehydration, cancer, deficiency of nutrients and increased blood pressure.

Peanut butter It is a food specific diet. It causes the unbeneficial burning of elevated quantity of calories in the body. These products contain low calories and do not enhance the healthy habits of eating.

Slim fast

It is a liquid diet ...