Week 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of a healthy dietary pattern

• recommendations based on pseudoscience

• promoted by a celebrity expert

• recommendations based on robust research and evidence

• promoted with personal success stories and testimonials

Which of the following is a characteristic of a healthy dietary pattern

• only allows you to eat at certain times of day

• allows you to enjoy your favourite foods

• labels foods as good or bad

• eliminates food groups

Which statement best describes a fad diet

• uses internal cues of hunger and fullness

• sounds too good to be true

• flexible to meet individual food preferences

• mindful eating

What are possible side effect of a fad diet

• nutrient deficiencies

• increased stress and anxiety

• hunger and cravings

• all of the above

Being able to stick to a diet happily and long-term means it is

• balanced

• healthy

• sustainable

• fad diet

The Green Diet allows you to eat ONLY green vegetables. You are not allowed to eat any other colour of vegetables. When comparing to Canada's Food Guide, Diet Green lacks ____________ in the vegetables and fruit category

• moderation

• variety

• adequacy

• balance

A system that values weight, shape and size over health and well-being is called

• fad diet

• healthy dietary pattern

• diet culture

• ant-diet

The purpose of your class presentation on diets is to...

• stress you out

• teach your classmates
  about a diet

• learn if a diet works

• critically assess a diet