diets

Diets

90 ESL discussion questions about diets for all levels, focusing on eating plans, health, weight loss, trends, and long-term effects.
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A1 Level – Elementary

1. Do you eat healthy food?

2. What is a sugar limit?

3. Do you want to lose weight?

4. What is a favorite vegetable?

5. Do you like simple rules?

6. What is a healthy body?

7. Do you try new foods?

8. What is a long time?

9. Do you think diets are easy?

10. What is a protein food?

11. Do you read food labels?

12. What is a quick fix?

13. Do you worry about your health?

14. What are three types of diets?

15. Do you think dieting is important?

A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate

1. What is the difference between a diet and a lifestyle change?

2. Why do people choose to follow a diet?

3. What are the good things and bad things about counting calories?

4. How can a person stick to a diet when eating out?

5. Should all food products clearly list their ingredients?

6. Why is it important to talk to a doctor before starting a diet?

7. Do you think fad diets (trendy) are effective?

8. What is the purpose of fasting?

9. How does social media affect the popularity of diets?

10. What is the difference between a vegan diet and a vegetarian diet?

11. Do you think diets should be personalized?

12. What are the problems when people become obsessed with dieting?

13. When is the best time to start a major diet change?

14. What are two differences between a high-protein and a low-carb diet?

15. How does a diet affect a person’s energy level?

B1 Level – Intermediate

1. What are the rules for politely discussing someone else’s diet choices?

2. How does the cost of healthy food affect people’s diet choices?

3. Should the government require all packaged food to meet basic nutritional standards?

4. What is the difference between dieting for health and dieting for appearance?

5. Do you believe that most diets fail in the long run?

6. What are the challenges of maintaining a restrictive diet while socializing?

7. How does the focus on quick weight loss affect the appreciation for slow, healthy change?

8. What is the idea of “intuitive eating”?

9. Is it fair or unfair when some people can afford personalized diet plans and others cannot?

10. How does a lack of nutritional education lead to poor diet choices?

11. What are the steps for properly calculating a balanced daily meal plan?

12. What is the value of a diet that includes occasional “cheat meals”?

13. Should public media criticize diet trends that are scientifically unproven?

14. What are the reasons why some people believe all diets are unnatural?

15. How does the history of medical science influence modern diet recommendations?

B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate

1. What are the social pressures to conform to thin ideals or specific body types?

2. What are the moral problems when diet companies use misleading images in their advertising?

3. How does constant social media showing of diet success stories affect people’s self-esteem?

4. Should diet companies be legally required to disclose the failure rate of their plans?

5. Analyze the psychological effect of restricting food intake.

6. Who is responsible for promoting scientifically sound nutritional advice?

7. What is your view on the practice of deliberately eliminating entire food groups (e.g., carbohydrates)?

8. Evaluate the role of celebrity endorsement in the promotion of diet products.

9. How does the concept of “metabolic flexibility” relate to diet success?

10. Discuss the concept of “yo-yo dieting” (losing and regaining weight).

11. What are the problems with having very different dietary recommendations for different regions?

12. What are the legal differences between general nutritional advice and medical treatment?

13. Do you agree that the purpose of diets is mainly to combat modern obesity rates?

14. What steps should be taken to ensure that all diet information online is verified?

15. How does the belief in a perfect diet affect a person’s relationship with food?

C1 Level – Advanced

1. Is it fair that the most expensive food options are often the healthiest ones?

2. What is the right way to think about a food company’s moral duty to reduce unhealthy ingredients?

3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of diet trends that become viral and potentially harmful?

4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on sugar and sodium content in mass-produced food?

5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using genetic data to create highly personalized, restrictive diets?

6. How does the focus on quick weight loss affect the long-term, necessary investment in changing ingrained eating habits?

7. Discuss the impact of major corporate lobbying on government food guidelines.

8. How should leaders use tax incentives to promote the consumption of whole, unprocessed foods?

9. What is the idea of “food sovereignty” and its link to diet choices?

10. What are the long-term effects on society when a generation grows up constantly worried about food and weight?

11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a diet product caused a severe health problem?

12. How does the search for total control conflict with the ethical need for intuitive eating?

13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the equal access to affordable, nutritious food for all citizens?

14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they are constantly promoting their own diet as superior?

15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of time dedicated to nutritional education in public schools?

C2 Level – Proficiency

1. What is the real difference between a person’s conscious food choice and their body’s unconscious biological response?

2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate all non-medically necessary dieting?

3. How does the concept of “health” change when it is defined by a specific restrictive diet?

4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use personalized health data to target diet programs?

5. How do historical views of scarcity, abundance, and moral self-control affect modern dieting practices?

6. How can communities maintain shared cultural food traditions when individuals follow highly varied diets?

7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to regulate or control eating habits and allow total individual freedom.

8. What protection should laws give to people who report misleading diet advice from companies?

9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “health” to mask body shaming and insecurity?

10. What did old thinkers say about moderation, self-control, and the moral use of the body that is still relevant today?

11. What will happen to the need for human dieticians if AI can perfectly generate and execute personalized meal plans?

12. How do people use the idea of “clean eating” to avoid discussing their fear of contamination?

13. How does the experience of overcoming an eating disorder improve a person’s relationship with their body?

14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that food companies use transparent, honest nutritional labels?

15. If scientists could create a perfect, safe pill that replaces all nutritional needs, how would that fundamentally change human culture?

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