How do beliefs in the will of God or tagdir affect Iranian health ...

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How do beliefs in the will of God or tagdir affect Iranian health care?

Question 2

Why are fad diets appealing to a lot of people?

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Answer to Question 1

Iranians often put their health into the hands of God. Tagdir, meaning God's will, is thought to determine all aspects of life and, ultimately, death. Throughout the Middle East, illness is sometimes seen as a punishment from God. Among Iranians, the disclosure of bad news too quickly can cause a patient to become narahati (experience emotional discomfort). It is considered sacrilegious to presume death because only God can make that final decision, and hope must always be maintained.

Answer to Question 2

Probably the greatest appeal of some fad diets is that they tend to ignore current diet recommendations. Foods such as meats and milk products that need to be selected carefully to limit saturated fat can now be eaten with abandon. Whole grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits that should be eaten in abundance can now be bypassed. For some people, this is a dream come true: steaks without the potatoes, ribs without the coleslaw, and meatballs without the pasta. Who can resist the promise of weight loss while eating freely from a list of favorite foods? Dieters are also lured into fad diets by sophisticatedyet often erroneousexplanatio ns of the metabolic consequences of eating certain foods. Terms such as eicosanoids or adipokines are scattered about, often intimidating readers into believing that the authors must be right given their brilliance in understanding the body. With over half of our nation's adults overweight and many more concerned about their weight, weight-loss books and products are a 33 billion-a-year business. Even a plan that offers only minimal weight-loss success easily attracts a following.

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