Presents a practical guide for teens that helps them to lose weight and stay fit; and contains a fourteen-day planner, complete menus, and exercise tips.
Discusses the achievement and maintenance of a healthy body weight, the relationship between body weight and health, biological factors, nutrition, ideal caloric intake, diets, and child and adolescent weight management.
Discusses some social, psychological, and physiological reasons why people get fat, examines some popular diets, and advises young adults on losing weight.