Fat Nation: The Big Challenge: Eat, think and exercise yourself to better health

FRONT COVER
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
	Meet the F-team
	The size of the problem
	Why are we getting fatter?
	How the body puts on weight
	Working together
	Everybody's doing it
	Start here to change your life
FILL UP OR FUEL UP?
	Do you need to lose weight?
	Eating to be the right weight
	Think slim
	Portion distortion
	Using portions to control weight
TIME TO GET MOVING
	Your body-fat percentage
	Do you need to be more active?
	Being active in your daily life
	Start walking
	Setting and achieving goals
	Up a step
	Keeping on track
SHOPPING FOR HEALTH
	Bad fridge and good fridge
	Let's go shopping
	Don't be fooled by the label
	Shopping for convenience foods
	Takeaway meals
	Shopping for superf oods
	Fish matters
	Healthier cooking
GOOD HABITS START YOUNG
	The family approach
	Recognizing child obesity
	Feeding babies
	Feeding toddlers
	It's all about attitude
	Get children more active
	Teenagers on the move
	Children's food pyramid
	Weight control plan for children
	Lunchboxes packed with health
	Easy food for children
	Helping teenagers be healthy
	Teenage issues on a plate
IN SHAPE FOR A LIFETIME
	In shape in your 20s
	In shape during pregnancy
	In shape in your 30s and 40s
	In shape in your 50s and 60s
	In shape in your 70s
STAYING HEALTHY
	Weight gain and disease
	Preventing Type 2 diabetes
	The glycaemic index
	Preventing heart disease
	Cholesterol - friend or foe?
	Fats for a healthy heart
	Helping to prevent cancer
	The joint effect
	No smoking
	The alcohol question
WHAT'S ON YOUR LIST?
	Your personal eating plan
	Your fitness programme
	The charts
Index
Acknowledgements
Useful addresses
BACK COVER