Demystifying Weight Loss Diets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722067 |
|---|---|
| Authors | JENICE RANKINS (Florida State University, corresponding author), M S Williams (0000-0002-1473-0747, Florida State University), Dykibra J Montgomery (Florida State University), David B Wilton (Florida State University) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 379-403 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670240600985498 |
| OpenAlex | W2153469702 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
For virtually every letter of the alphabet there is a diet book and the numbers are growing. It is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers to make sound choices among the various weight loss books with conflicting weight loss approaches. Embattled by the burden of escalating rates of obesity and limited successes with achieving long term weight loss in a slimness-revered society many consumers opt for the diet that is receiving the most media coverage and word of mouth promos at the time. This article presents a rubric for evaluating weight loss diet books to reduce the likelihood that nutritional, health, and economic status will be compromised by such unreliable decision-making. The criteria of the rubric—nutritional adequacy, balance, calorie control, disease prevention, and economic affordability (A, B, C, D, E) are simple and familiar enough for most consumers to grasp and apply with minimal guidance from nutrition professionals or paraprofessionals. The authors are especially grateful to Florida State University nutrition students (Cindy Bennett, Simone Bradley, and Jenny Hensen) for their valuable participation in the nutrient analysis of the study diets. This work was partially supported by funds from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Notes ∗RDA = recommended dietary allowance: carbohydrate = 130g (cut-off of 66.6% = 86.6g); protein = 46g (cut-off of 66.6% = 30.6g). †AMDR = acceptable macronutrient distribution range: carbohydrate = 45–65% Kcal (cut off of 66.6% = 149.9g–216.5g); protein = 10–35% Kcal (cut off of 66.6% = 33.3g–116.6g); fat = 20–35% Kcal (29.6g–51.8g). ‡AI = adequate intake: linoleic acid = 12g (cut off of 66.6% = 7.92g); linolenic acid = 1.2g (cut off of 66.6% = 0.80g). § Atkins Essentials; a 2-week program to jump-start your low carbohydrate lifestyle. New York: Avon Books; 2004. ││Descriptive characteristies of the dietary patterns used in the dietary approaches to stop hypertension trial. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99(8). ¶ Eat more, weigh less life choice program for losing weight safely while eating abundantly. New York: Harper Collins; 2000. •• The South Beach Diet. 2nd Ed. New York: Random House 2003. ∗The Atkins Essentials. New York: Avon Books; 2004. †Descriptive characteristies of the dietary patterns used in the dietary approaches to stop hypertension trial. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99(8). ‡ Eat More, Weigh Less. New York: Harper Collins, 2000. § The South Beach Diet 2nd Ed. New York: Random House 2003. (Sample meals from Phase 2 of 3 diet phases.) ││ Recommended Dietary Allowances/¶ Adequate Intakes. Dietary Reference Intakes. National Academies Press; 1997–2004. ∗Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health. 2nd Ed. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 1999. † The Atkins Essentials. New York: Avon Books; 2004. ‡Descriptive characteristics of the dietary patterns used in the dietary approaches to stop hypertension trial. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99(8). § Eat More, Weigh Less. New York, Harper Collins; 2000. ││ The South Beach Diet 2nd Ed. New York: Random House 2003. (Sample meals from Phase 2 of 3 diet phases.) ∗The Atkins Essentials. New York: Avon Books; 2004. †Descriptive characteristics of the dietary patterns used in the dietary approaches to stop hypertension trial. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99(8). ‡ Eat More, Weigh Less. New York, Harper Collins; 2000. § The South Beach Diet 2nd Ed. New York: Random House 2003. (Sample meals from Phase 2 of 3 diet phases.) ∗Descriptive characteristics of the dietary patterns used in the dietary approaches to stop hypertension trial. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99(8). † Eat More, Weigh Less. New York, Harper Collins; 2000. ‡ The South Beach Diet 2nd Ed. New York: Random House 2003. (Sample meals from Phase 2 of 3 diet phases.) §DRI = dietary reference intake. ││AI = adequate intake. ¶AMDR = acceptable macronutrient distribution range
Agency (philosophy · Meal · Obesity · Pedagogy · Rubric · Social science · Sociology · Weight loss · Diet and metabolism studies · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Endocrinology · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |