WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM RESEARCH PROJECT Title of Program: Important Dates Research Paper Due Date: Group Presentation Date: Quiz Date: Project Requirements Your assignment is to research an assigned weight loss program. Your research will be presented in two formats: a research paper and an oral presentation to be made on an assigned date in class. Your research paper is to be typed and should include an MLA style bibliography. You are required to list 4 resources, two of which can be from the Internet and two of which must be from print sources. Your oral presentation must include each member of your group and should inform your classmates of the major points of your research. A visual is not required, but is encouraged. Please keep me informed of your media needs PRIOR to your presentation. Research should include, but is not limited to, information on the following points: 1. projected daily calorie intake 2. sample daily menu 3. food list inclusions/exclusions 4. inclusion/exclusion of exercise component 5. availability of counseling for program questions 6. potential costs 7. recommendations for vitamins or supplements 8. success rate of program 9. ability of program to meet FDA standards 10. overall safety of program Please recall that during your oral presentation your classmates will be taking notes on your program research. Speak clearly and be willing to assist with the spelling of difficult terms or names.
Weight Loss Programs Name Period Directions: Record notes from each of the group presentations in your class period in the spaces provided below. You will be permitted to use these notes on a quiz designed specifically for your class period, and will earn a participation grade by turning them in at the conclusion of the quiz. 1. Program Name: 2. Program Name: 3. Program Name: 4. Program Name: 5. Program Name:
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4 th Period Quiz Name 1. The weight loss program which is based on counting points and attending weekly support meetings with a team leader who is a lifetime member is 2. is the weight loss program which makes use of a "food mover" in order to track daily consumption of food, provides emotional support, and builds self-esteem in its many motivational exercise DVDs. 3. The weight loss technique which might cause "dumping syndrome", resulting in vomiting and diarrhea, is 4. The weight loss program encourages participants to follow 7 "keys" to weight loss success, such as healing feelings and creating a no-fail environment in which to lose weight. 5. Name the cardiologist who created the South Beach Diet as a method of weight loss: 6. is the weight loss program which encourages a program of cardiovascular exercise and high intensity workouts with weights, six small daily meals, and gives you Sunday as a day off to eat as you choose. 7. How long does Jorge Cruise recommend you workout each morning in order to boost your metabolism, an important part of losing weight on his program? 8. Which weight loss program believes that we should exercise like our hunter/gatherer ancestors by walking daily and lifting weights? 9. is an appetite suppressant which is said to encourage weight loss because of the ingredient "hoodiaa gordonii". 10. Which program claims to not only help its followers lose weight, but also reduces their wrinkles, and acts as a "cure for HIV" because its anti-viral effect? 11. Name the trainer who created a 6 Week Body Makeover plan customized for each participant's body type: 12. Macrobiotics is a lifestyle which encourages the balance of what two life principles? 13. According to the Raw Food Diet, anything cooked above degrees removes enzymes from the food you consume. 14. According to the Eat Right for Your Blood Type program, which blood type should eat primarily meat? 15. According to the Paleolithic Diet, we should not eat processed foods because the chemicals and preservatives they contain cause to form in our bodies. 16. What program suggests that you make 70% of your diet fruit, eat nuts and seeds for protein, and consume only organic unprocessed foods, believing that these things will enable you to live to 130 years of age?
17. Name the man who created the Body For Life program: 18. Which weight loss program was created by founder Jean Nidetch in the 1960's and asks its participants to aim for a weight loss of 10% of their body weight? 19. Which very strict program asks you to make 50% of your diet whole grains and brown rice and 30% vegetables, while not allowing chocolate, coffee, or anything not organic? 20. The program is based on the concept that most people with weight problems are emotional eaters, and attempts to help people face these issues. 21. Which weight loss program establishes a body blueprint for its participants and provides a quick start program, a body sculpting kit, and a "living lean" program for weight maintenance? 22. If you were interested in trying the Coconut Diet, what is the one company that you could order your supply of coconut oil from? 23. Which weight loss program has three phases, beginning with a two week phase in which you eliminate many carbohydrates and experience most of your weight loss in? 24. What is the predicted weight loss per week according to the company which sells Trim Spa? 25. Which weight loss program was created by Dr. D'Adamo and was the first to add genetics to the idea of losing weight? 26. Which weight loss program believes in vitamin supplements, utilizing weights, and uses "real people" in its exercise videos? 27. In order to qualify for Gastric Bypass Surgery, a patient must be a minimum of over their recommended normal body weight. 28. What is the name of the program which lasts four weeks and states that you must "eat fat to get fit"? 29. Which of the programs presented in class would you say is the least healthy and one you would NOT recommend to someone close to you? 30. If you had to participate in a weight loss program, or recommend one to someone close to you, which one of these programs would you choose as being the healthiest and the most sensible?