Which of the following characteristics should one look for in evaluating and selecting a diet book?
A)advocacy of special diets
B)advocacy of a balanced approach to diet plus exercise
C)claims that the book is based on scientific breakthroughs
D)recommendations to combine foods in special ways or to rotate levels of calorie intake to effect weight loss

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Advocacy for a balanced approach to diet combined with exercise is the best choice as it promotes a healthy lifestyle rather than a crash diet or a fad diet. The other options such as advocating special diets or calorie rotation may not be sustainable or evidence-based. Claims of scientific breakthroughs may also be unreliable or exaggerated.

Which of the Following Characteristics Should One Look for in Evaluating