Question

You are out to dinner with your friend. you notice that he only orders food and drink items that are red. you think this behavior is odd, so you ask him why he is only ordering red things. your friend tells you that his dad started the "red diet". this diet guarantees that you will lose weight if you only eat red things. in fact his dad has lost 2 kilograms in the past 2 weeks. your friend is amazed by this result and has started the diet. as an educated biologist what caution might you give your friend. be sure your answer includes at least 2 concepts from this session's lab.

Answer 1

In my opinion it really isn't a good way to diet. Even though it may seem like an interesting and imaginative diet. If I had to pick a color I would pick green because most of the green foods are vegetables and contain good vitamins and minerals that our bodies need to maintain. I bet a red diet would make you lose weight since I can not recall anything red that I have eaten, other than beets, that is actually good in anyway.

Answer 2

The cautions that can be given to the friend include the following:
Eating foods from different sources is very advantageous because it ensures that one gets all the necessary food nutrients that are needed for proper growth and development. Getting the necessary food nutrients on the other hand will boost one's immunity and enable one to develop resistance to diseases. Restricting one's food to a limited type of food is very bad and can have fatal consequences.