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There are a number of criteria for Identifying an unreliable diet, including diets marketed for weight-loss. Analyze each diet or weight-
loss claim and determine which "red flag" criterion the claim meets.
"The College Reunion
Diet promises you will
lose twenty pounds in the
next two weeks!!"
Promises of Quick
and Easy Remedies
A hall-of-famer star
baseball player claims,
"The Cereal Diet is what
made me such a great
baseball player!!"
Attacks on
Conventional
Science
"This all-natural, Herbal
Burn supplement will
burn fat while you sleep!
It is made from the purest
ingredients, so it won't
harm your health."
Testimonials and
Anecdotes
The Super Berry Diet will,
"cure your weight-loss
problems and no need
for physical activity or
cutting calories with this
diet!"
Claims That Sound
Too Good to Be
True
"Doctors don't want you
to know about the
powerful weight-loss
results of one simple
plant extract!"
Promotes Benefits
While Overlooking
Risks
Reunion Diet: Image Source: Chopped Salad: Ingram Publishing/SuperStock, Cereal: McGraw-Hill; Berry: Creativeye09/Getty Images, Herbal
Burn: Getty Images/iStockphoto
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