weight loss

Discusses the weight-loss industry, including why it is thriving, the many products and services offered, and the pros and cons of various weight-loss methods.

Explains the role of exercise in weight management, discusses various exercise options and aspects of a safe workout, and looks at the creation of a fitness program and goals.

Offers dietary and nutritional advice to encourage weight loss with guidance on food selection from restaurants, detailing the calories, fat, sodium, carbohydrates, and related content information on thousands of menu items and providing healthier alternatives.

Offers dietary and nutritional advice to encourage weight loss with guidance on food selection from restaurants, detailing the calories, fat, sodium, sugars, and related content information on thousands of menu items and providing healthier alternatives.

Discusses the relationship between teenage depression and negative body image, offering suggestions on how to break the cycle of depression and negative thoughts, and how to find outside help if needed.

The fattest kid in the fifth grade wants to lose weight, but not badly enough to starve.

Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes overweight.

Izzie, always a bit curvy, picks up some pounds over the holidays and becomes so obsessed with losing weight that she forgets all the good things going on in her life.

An overweight fourteen-year-old boy experiences a turningpoint summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.

Alberto Hidalgo-Robert reflects on his lifelong struggle with obesity, discusses how he overcame his food addiction, and offers tips and recipes for readers facing the same battle.