Everything You Need to Know about Diet Fads

Everything You Need to Know about Diet Fads......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 7
1 Finding Your Ideal Weight......Page 10
What Is Fat?......Page 12
Your Body's Metabolism......Page 13
How Much Should I Weigh?......Page 15
2 Why Some People Overeat......Page 18
What You Learned As A Child......Page 19
Under Pressure......Page 21
What Society Has to Say......Page 22
3 No Easy Solution......Page 26
Fasting......Page 27
Liquid Diets......Page 28
Diet Pills......Page 29
Dealing with Anorexia......Page 31
Binge-Purge Syndrome......Page 34
Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthy?......Page 35
Designing a Healthy Diet Plan......Page 36
A Diet Summary......Page 38
4 What Is Hunger?......Page 40
Why Do You Eat?......Page 41
Learn to Recognize Hunger......Page 42
5 Positive Planning......Page 46
Calorie Count......Page 49
Planning a Lifelong Diet......Page 50
Watch Out for Hidden Calories......Page 51
6 Diet Tips for Good Eating Habits......Page 52
Exercise Is for Everyone......Page 58
Eating Right—for Life......Page 60
Glossary......Page 61
Where to Get Help......Page 62
For Further Reading......Page 63
G......Page 64
Acknowledgments and Photo Credits......Page 65