image of Fad Diets and Adolescents: A Guide for Clinicians, Educators, Coaches and Trainers

Fad Diets and Adolescents: A Guide for Clinicians, Educators, Coaches and Trainers

Publication Year:
2022
Edition:
1st Ed.
Author:
Maya Michelle Kumar; Alicia Dixon Docter
Publisher:
Springer Nature
ISBN:
978-3-03-110564-7
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
60
Doody Core Title Score:
  • ()
Print/PDF
Add to Ovid Subscription
Access the Book in Ovid
  • Description
  • Details
Description
Fad diets have influenced our society for hundreds of years. While they are heterogeneous in nature, they make many of the same promises: weight loss, fat burning, muscle building, flatter stomachs, improved gut health, clearer skin, and protection of animal rights and the environment.
Not only are fad diets usually ineffective, they are often highly restrictive and associated with significant health risks. Furthermore, the practice of fad dieting dramatically increases one’s risk of developing malnutrition and/or an eating disorder.

Adolescence is a period of rapid physical and socioemotional growth during which young people become more vulnerable to poor body image and low self-esteem, which may make adolescents particularly likely to adopt fad diets. However, the nutritional risk incurred could result in serious and potentially permanent impairment of physical and psychosocial development.

This book provides an overview of fad diets through the ages, highlighting what all fad diets have in common and how to recognize a fad diet. Readers will learn what science tells us about nutritional needs during adolescence for normal physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development, and the risks that may be incurred if a fad diet prevents an adolescent f
Details
Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Maya Michelle Kumar; Alicia Dixon Docter
ISBN:
978-3-03-110564-7
Specialty:
  • Personal Training
  • Health Professions
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Pediatrics
  • Food Science & Nutrition
Language:
English
Edition:
1st Ed.
Pages:
157
Publication Year:
2022
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
60
Doody Core Title Score:
  • ()

Request Information

Back To Top