Some of these diets call for a massive consumption of protein, while others urge dieters to eat only "fat free- foods. ... All of these diets, lose weight fast gimmicks, and weight management clinics exist due to the fact that millions of Americans are overweight and want to lose weight. ... As the body's metabolic rate slows with age, many people frequently eat the same as hey did when they were younger and their metabolism was faster. ... The study states that in American society, people drive instead of walk; fast food is available twenty-four hours a day; children are bombarded with a...

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Moreover, Cleland et al claimed that most advertisements that promote weight loss supplements present strategies that are too-good-to-be-true like losing a pound after a day or more, substantial weight (without surgery) without diet or exercise; and losing the weight regardless the amount of food intake (viii). ... In fact, 42% of all of the ads reviewed promote an array of quick-fix pills, patches, potions, and programs for effortless weight and 64% of those ads also promised fast results. ...

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