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Dead End Diets: Why Fad Diets Don’t Work 2016

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Distributed by Human Relations Media, 41 Kensico Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; 800-431-2050
Produced by John G. Young
Directed by John G. Young
DVD, color, 17 min. Includes teacher’s resource book, student handouts and pre/post tests in digital format



High School - General Adult
Body Image, Dieting, Fad Diets, Nutrition

Date Entered: 02/15/2017

Reviewed by Sandy Costanza D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY

Teenagers are often sucked into the vortex of body image and self-esteem leading them to try quick weight loss with fad dieting. Nutrition in a teenager’s life is essential for healthy growth and development yet peer pressure to be thin often wins out! This video discusses these issues—teenagers to teenagers—In a manner they can understand. It is short and to the point and a great resource for any health educator.