kinesiology project
KINE 3810 Final Project
For this project, students will research a popular fad diet and apply what they have learned in class to determine whether or not they would recommend that diet to another person.
Project requirements:
- ● Select a fad diet to research (please note that just because one of these diets makes
claims to be “not a diet” they all still very much are):- ○ Keto
- ○ Paleo
- ○ Whole30
- ○ Atkins
- ○ South Beach
- ○ Weight Watchers
- ○ Noom
- ○ Any other that comes to mind
- ● Do your research on this diet and answer these questions (use this template):
- ○ Name of chosen diet
- ○ Outline the diet
- What does it entail, what are the requirements and expectations
- ● What foods are on/off limits
- ● How much food/how many calories are prescribed
- Who is it targeted for (age, gender, etc.)
- What is the purpose of this diet?
- What does it entail, what are the requirements and expectations
● What claims do they make to help people? ■ How much does it cost?
○ Does this diet have coaches who help others? ■ What are their qualifications?
○ Provide some history on the diet ■ How and why was it started
● Based
○ Does this diet align with recommendations for healthy living?
■ What are the prudent recommendations that we’ve covered in class, and how do they compare to your chosen fad diet?
- ○ What are the pros and cons to your chosen diet? (Must explain at least 2 of each)
- ○ Who would you recommend to go on this diet?
■ And who would you recommend NOT go on this diet?
○ Is this specific diet necessary for health/weight loss/weight maintenance, or can that be done without a specific diet or label?
■ Make your case!
● Formatting
○ Follow the exact formatting template listed above (10 points)
on what you’ve learned in class:
○ You must provide a references page to demonstrate where you researched your fad diet (10 points)
■ No specific format necessary; include links to websites ○ All papers must be submitted in PDF format (-10 points if not)
● Point
- ○ Content (100 points)
- ○ Formatting (20 points)
- ○ Total of 120 points possible