weight loss

A four-week pattern of diet and exercise.

Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.

Constance Rhodes shares her struggle with chronic dieting, explaining the toll her attitudes towards food had on her health, relationships, and self-esteem, and offers encouragement to others who are suffering from subclinical eating disorders.

Presents a program designed to help people lose weight, look younger, and feel great based on a paleolithic diet of lean meats, seafood, nuts, seeds, and seasonal fruits and vetegables, combined with exercise, and includes a thirty-day meal plan and recipes.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe various weight loss means and methods, including specific diets, support groups or services, and people who have influenced the way Americans eat, and includes an introductory essay that traces the history of weight-loss plans.

When sixteen-year-old Daly Flanagan's dance scholarship is in jeopardy, she decides to go on a dangerous diet.

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.

Discusses the causes of obesity, the health hazards it may cause, how society views obese people, and ways to control obesity.

Rev. Earl's luxury spa, Sylphania, is the rage for those with severe eating disorders until Jeremy Devlin enters and discovers the dark secrets at the core of Earl's empire.

Through email exchanges with her cousin, best friend, parents, and school counselor, twelve-year-old Jenna reveals a growing awareness of the causes of her emotional overeating and what she is doing to take control.