The Pritikin Weight Loss Breakthrough

Pritikin lays out a step-by-step program to bypass our genetic code and learn the behaviors that allow us to eat a naturally low-fat, high-fiber diet. Includes sixty new recipes.

Pritikin lays out a step-by-step program to bypass our genetic code and learn the behaviors that allow us to eat a naturally low-fat, high-fiber diet. Includes sixty new recipes.

A diet and exercise plan highlighting the latest dietary trends and featuring a new diet plan.

"How foods affect your relationships, how relationships affect your health, finding the strength to love and eat better"--Jacket.

The contemporary successor to the editors' earlier Obesity: Theory and Therapy, this comprehensive handbook guides mental health, medical, and allied health professionals through the process of planning and delivering individualized treatment services for those seeking help for obesity. Concise, extensively referenced chapters present foundational knowledge and review the full range of widely used interventions, including self-help, behavioral, and cognitive-behavioral approaches; pharmacotherapy; and surgery. Provided are state-of-the-art guidelines for assessing obese individuals for health risks and for mood and eating disorders; treatment algorithms for tailoring interventions to the severity of the client's problem; details on adjunctive interventions for improving body image and self-esteem; recommendations for working with child clients; and much more.

Say goodbye to crash diets, hunger pangs, cravings, and diet drug! health writer Sheila Buff tells you everything you need to know to lose weight safely and easily, and keep it off, in The Ultimate Calorie Counter. --At-a-glance calorie counts on the foods and beverages Americans commonly eat, including brand names and fast-food restaurants. --Charts to pinpoint your optimal calorie intake. --Expert tips for cutting calories without eating less. --Great calorie-saving food substitutions. --Fastest fat-burning exercises. --How to enjoy dining out while counting calories.