Weight Loss Diet Review | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a weight loss diet for its compliance with accepted standards?

Yes

Number of meals specified per day

Does the diet?

• promise a large weight loss over a short period of time?

Yes

• emphasize a single or a limited number of foods?

Yes

• eliminate or significantly reduce intake from one or more basic food groups?

Yes

• try to sell a product?

Yes

• recommend physician monitoring if the person has health problems or is taking medications regularly?

Yes

• specify the need for behavioral change?

Yes

• specify the need for exercise?

Yes

• specify methods for weight maintenance after completing the diet?

Yes

Evaluation of Appropriateness of a Weight Loss Diet