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To determine: The reason why consumers continue to pursue fad diets.
Introduction: The practice of regulating and supervising the food habits in order to maintain, decrease or increase the body weight, or to prevent the diseases is known as dieting. A fad diet is referred as weight-loss diet that promises a fast loss in weight. These types of diets include baby foods, ketogenic diet, paleo diet, and intermittent fasting. These are generally unhealthy.
To explain: The way to design a weight loss plan that would be appealing to most people and produce long-lasting results.
Introduction: A practice of regulating and supervising the food habits in order to maintain, decrease or increase body the weight, or to prevent the diseases is known as dieting. A fad diet is referred as weight-loss diet that promises a fast loss in weight. These types of diets include baby foods, ketogenic diet, paleo diet, and intermittent fasting. These are generally unhealthy.
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