Authors present a variety of perspectives on diets, diet obsession, sedentary lifestyles, diet misinformation, eating disorders, and unhealthy relationships with food.
Presents a comprehensive study that explains how and why the body stores calories, burns fat, and reacts to certain foods; and offers advice on creating an effective diet and exercise plan.
the complete controlled carb program for permanent weight loss and good health
Atkins, Robert C
2003
Explains how to make the Atkins controlled carbohydrate diet a lifetime plan, includes self-tests and success stories, and provides six months of menus, 125 recipes, and meal plans for ethnic cuisine and holiday dinners.
Believing she is too big, fourteen-year-old Angel tries dieting and kick-boxing to lose weight, but thanks to her friends and the school fashion show, she discovers that her size is just right. Includes recipes.
A guide to losing weight and keeping it off that emphasizes ending bad habits, making lifelong changes, and focusing on the healthful benefits rather than just improved appearance. Provides recipes and also discusses medications and surgery for extreme obesity.
Eleven-year-old Arthur Woodbury's attempt to lose weight fast and escape his nickname of Biscuit Butt takes him to an endangered dream world where he faces fantastic adventures and learns the true meaning of courage.
Presents thirteen articles on dieting and related issues, discussing pressure on young girls from the media and their mothers; eating disorders in girls and boys; dangers of diet pills; and how to lose weight healthfully.
Discusses the relationship between health and diet and examines a variety of commercial weight-loss programs and the health risks that they pose to their members.
