FADS & MYTHS
Should you switch to Organic?
Project Organic & USDA 2015
View what happens when a family switches to eating Organic (video to the right)
There is a recent push for the purchasing and consumption of organic foods. Learn what the definitions and qualificiations are needed in order for the item to be considered "organic." Explore the benefits and misnomers about organic foods; including a website created by my fellow classmate, Project Organic.
Reasons to Avoid Fad Diets
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics 2014
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Rapid Weight Loss
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Rigid Menus
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Specific Food Combinations
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Quantities & Limitations
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No Need to Exercise
15 Deadliest Food Myths
CBS News 2015
It's no secret that Americans are too fat. And it's well known that our risk of life-threatening diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes is higher than in many other parts of the world. But why?
One reason is that we buy into certain dangerous myths about food, says Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and adjunct associate professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine.
Click Read More to see Dr. Barnard's list of the 15 most dangerous food myths - and what you can do to eat a healthier diet.
Paleolithic (Paleo) or Caveman Diet
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics & The Paleo Diet.com
The Paleo Diet is based upon everyday, modern foods that mimic the food groups of our pre-agricultural, hunter-gatherer ancestors.
Fad Diet.com
"30 ways to lose the same 5 pounds"
Fad Diet.com is a website completely dedicated to outlining the differing popular, fac diets.
"Most of these diets have been around since the mid-seventies and many of them circulate anew each year. There is nothing new about fad diets. They didn't really work then and they don't really work today."
Food MythBusters
"The REAL story about what we eat"
Food MythBusters is an initiative of the Real Food Media Project, which is a project of Anna Lappé and Corporate Accountability International.
This projects goals and aims are to spread the real story of our food, debunking persistent myths about sustainable food and farming, through compelling media, a new online information center, and grassroots events.
Click Read More to find out what the Food MythBusters have disovered!
Raw Veganism (RawTill4 Diet)
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics & RawTill4.com
Raw veganism combines the concepts of veganism & raw foodism; includes raw vegetables & fruits, nuts/pastes, grain & legume sprouts, seeds, plant oils, sea vegetables, herbs, & fresh juices.