This is an investigation into the effect of fad diets on our health. It has recently come to light that fad diets are increasingly dangerous and unhealthy, but despite all the health warnings, people still put their bodies through all sorts of torture so they can look better. It has been proven that the weight loss only last for a little while, not forever.

The aim of this report is to find the most popular fad diets and investigate what changes and damage they could cause to your body.

1. To carry out primary research into the types of diets, the amount of people on them and what their health was like before, during and after.

2. To compare evidence from primary research with texts and health warnings.

3. To determine what can, has or will be done to help promote or discourage fad diets.

1. National data was obtained from the library and Internet on types of diets and the effects they have on our bodies. Media releases can be found in Appendix D.

2. Survey questions were prepared. A copy of these questions can be found in Appendix A.

3. Interview questions were prepared. A copy

5. A constructed interview was conducted with previous student of Robert Gordons University who did two years in Nutrition and Dietetics.

The Internet and literature from the library were used in order to collect secondary qualitative data to confirm what the lack of essential parts of our diets could cause. This had to be taken into account as many of the participants in the questionnaire may have felt extremely uncomfortable in giving out particular details.

Despite 25 people out of 42 people being on a fad diet 10 people out of 20 were not sure what the health dangers were on the diets they were on.

The interview also revealed that although fad diets are the ‘easy’ way to lose weight, it limits your food groups affecting areas of your body, including internal organs and the possible wrinkled and aged look.

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