Weight Loss Programs
Millions of Americans want to lose weight and are willing to try just about anything. Turn on the television and someone is promoting their method and their program of losing weight. Walk into any bookstore and the shelves are lined with diet books. Which one is the best? 
Your assignment this week is to research one popular diet program/book/method and write a paper about the program. 

Your audience is a group of overweight adults who are trying to choose which weight loss plan to follow. 
Your paper must include the following (as well as the summary) and should be at least 500 words: 
1-The name of the program/book
  -size of the book
  -does it contain illustrations
  -does it have a web site associated to it
2-The author or developer of the program
   -state a little bit of background on author
3-When did this “diet” appear on the scene 
  - give date
  -was it a best seller or highly recognized diet
4-What foods does it allow? 
  -name some of the foods in the diet and state why they are using these
5-What foods does it not allow?
  -name some fo the foods and why it doesn't allow them 
6-Do you have to eat any special foods or take any supplement? 
   -name any extra foods or supplements

7-Provide a summary of the diet plan.
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Submitting your Assignment 
Put your project in a Word document. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. 
When you are ready to submit it, click on the dropbox and complete the steps below:
·	Click the link that says Submit an Assignment.
·	In the "Submit to Basket" menu, select Unit 6: Mini-project. 
·	In the "Comments" field, include at least the title of your paper.
·	Click the Add Attachments button.
·	Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.
·	To view your graded work, come back to the dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your instructor has evaluated it. Click the Dropbox to access it.
·	Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted assignment.

	

Diet Book Review

Eddie Jackson
Kaplan University
SC115:  Principles of Nutrition 
Unit 6

                 Obesity is a spreading epidemic in this country.  Many Americans would try any crash diet, pop any pills, and subject themselves to life threatening surgeries just to lose some weight.  For as many fast food restaurants as this country has (ways to gain weight), there are almost as many ways to lose weight.  In my research, I have come across literally hundreds of crash diets, diet plans, and diet systems all stating that they are guaranteed to work.  Which ones are good?  Which ones are bad?  I have found one dieting system book that seems superior to many of the diet plans that are out there.  The title of the book is “THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER)”. 
                 The book, “THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER)”, is written by the self-made millionaire, Jackie Warner.  This particular book was published April 2010 (her particular style of fitness came onto the scene in 2004).  Jackie is definitely an authority on dieting, exercise, and living healthy lifestyles.  She has owned and operated many fitness clubs, written several books, as well as produced a plethora of fitness videos and DVDs.  Her book is a complete health system that includes understanding why you are currently fat (what foods makes you fat), changing your eating habits, keeping a food journal, and adding general exercise to your daily regimen.  I’ll briefly summarize the author’s system as well as give a rundown of what foods are allowed and those that are not acceptable.
                 The author begins the book by explaining why people get fat.  She critiques refined sugars, hormones, organ toxicity, and stress.  Jackie goes into detail why refined sugars are particularly bad for you and why you should drop them from your diet completely.  She then provides many types of foods and food combinations that you should be eating and why you should be eating these.  After covering the many food types, Jackie describes calorie intake, what grocery shopping should be like and eating organic foods.  Towards the middle of the book, there are numerous exercises that you can add to your 20 minute daily exercise routine.  And, at the end of the book, there are complete meals and how to properly prepare them.  Now, Jackie definitely lists which foods you should be eating and which foods you should greatly reduce or eliminate from your diet.
                   There are foods that you really should be eating regularly, Jackie recommends broccoli, whole grain breads and cereals, poultry, oatmeal, beans, fish, frozen produce with sauce, cold pressed olive oil, flaxseed oil, canola oil and eggs.  She says the foods you should not be eating are bacon, fried anything, ice or milk, cakes, cookies, candy, sugars, jellies, jams, preserves, sodas, and alcohol (which makes you fat).  Jackie does mention if you need to supplement a sweetener in your food, that you should use Truvia.
                   In conclusion, obesity is a rising concern in America.  Around every corner you will find a diet that claims to be guaranteed to work.  Diets and dieting systems should be researched and you should only accept the best information from accredited dieticians or experienced health fitness experts.  In review of the book, “THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER)”, I have found the information to be a legitimate, life style changing way of weight loss.  Overall, this was a great book.
  	
Reference:
Warner, Jackie. (April 2009). THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER).  Grand Central Publishing, NY New York.