weight control

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weight control

Olympic dream

1996
When overweight, fourteen-year-old video whiz Doug Cannon is introduced to the sport of cycling, he begins a transformation that leads him to health and self-respect.

The great shape-up

2007
After Jay's broken ankle heals, he still has to lose all the weight he gained while he was laid up, and after trying several fad diets, his sister Amelia finds out how to help him get back in shape.

Kim

empty inside : the diary of an anonymous teenager
2002
Seventeen-year-old Kim, feeling the pressure of maintaining an A average to stay on her college gymnastics team, becomes obsessive about her weight and develops anorexia.

Girls under pressure

2002
Ellie learns to deal with her self-image as she battles anorexia.

Eating disorders and weight control

1998
Discusses weight control, body image, and eating disorders including the social pressures which may cause them; presents information about diet, nutrition, and exercise.

The Gulps

2007
After their van and the killer whale water slide break down under the strain of their excessive weight, the Gulps decide to eat right and exercise.

Murphy meets the treadmill

2001
Having decided that her yellow Labrador is overweight, Cheryl puts him on a diet and makes him exercise, a program which has marvelous results.

Klunky Monkey, new kid in class

1990
When new student Klunky Monkey's constant sharing of his bananas makes all the animals in school grow chunky like him, Miss Gator begins a shape-up program for everyone.

Extreme Elvin

1999
As he enters high school, fourteen-year-old Elvin continues to deal with his weight problem as he tries to find his place among his peers.

Keeping the moon

1999
Fifteen-year-old Colie, a former fat girl, spends the summer working as a waitress in a beachside restaurant, staying with her overweight and eccentric Aunt Mira, and trying to explore her sense of self.

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