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Week of April 17th: How to Spot a Fad Diet

Next week, we’ll be doing part two of the listening challenge (finally!), so here’s something to listen to in the meantime. As always watch without subtitles first, try to answer the questions, then use the subtitles to check your answers.

(0:35) What is a fad diet? Give an example. What is the video’s opinion of fad diets?

(0:52) When did fad diets really start?

(1:03) What are some crazy fad diets?

(1:59) What happens in the long term with these diets?

(2:16) What’s the first tip off (indication) of a fad diet?

(2:29) What’s another red flag (warning sign)?

(3:08) What are some examples of superfoods? How are they marketed?

(3:30) What are cleanses?

What nutrition advice do you think is good?