Book Description
Arguably the most serious issue facing the food industry is what is now widely recognized as an epidemic in obesity. Food manufacturers are under increasing pressure over both the degree to which they have contributed to the problem and what role they should play in solving it. Drawing on the expertise of some of the worlds leading experts in this area, Food, Diet and Obesity summarizes current research on the causes of obesity, the role of food components in promoting or reducing weight gain, and the strategies manufacturers can adopt to reduce the problem.

After an introductory chapter on global trends in obesity, Part 1 looks at the range of contributing factors to obesity, from nutrient-gene interactions, energy metabolism and physical activity to sensory responses to food, portion size and the psychology of overeating. Part 2 looks at macronutrients and their role in weight gain or loss, with chapters on topics such as energy density, dietary fat, carbohydrates, protein and dietaryfibre. The final part of the book discusses issues in developing effective strategies for weight control, from gaining consumer acceptance of weight-control food products to the role of community-based approaches in preventing obesity.

With its distinguished editor and international team of experts, Food, Diet and Obesity will be a standard work for nutritionists and R&D staff throughout the food industry, as well as all those concerned with understanding and reducing obesity. ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking book by Dr. Alexander Schauss, you will come to undrstnd why that potbelly is so dangerous and what you can do to overcome it. You will discover which diseases are related to the potbelly and which dietary supplements can help you get over it. You'll also learn about various drug and surgical interventions, appetite control, how stress reduction can help, and more. Mostly, you'll learn how to get out of the tangled metabolic web you've woven and achieve long-lasting health and wellness. "Obesity: why Are Men Getting Pregnant?" is written by a man, for men. But women will find it interesting, too--both for the men who matter to them and for themselves. After all, men aren't the only ones who sometimes look pregnant when they're not. Rembember, it's not just about how much you eat; the mechanism behind obesity are far more intriguing than that. ... Read more

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From the back cover:"The problem of overweight children is of epidemic proportion and many parents seem to be taking the shotgun approach with their children's diets.In this audiobook, Sally addresses the top ten issues regarding childhood obesity, then encourages parents to create a permanent plan that works, not only for the child, but for the entire family. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Would not recommend
I was very disappointed with this CD.The presenter is very condescending and lacks any compassion, being more interested in placing blame than providing any real solutions.You'd have to be a complete healthy-living neophyte to gain anything from this CD.One of the reasons why I purchased this CD was the review by the veteran teacher - perhaps he's been in the school system too long, as this is no way to present information.Although the info in the book Trim Kids is a big commitment, at least it gives practical and reasonable solutions to help our overweight kids.

Nothing New Here
Don't waste your money.Speaker is condescending and voice is unpleasant.No new information.Order Trim Kids instead.This is a total waste of your time and money.

Perfect For Today's Children
As a teacher of almost thirty years, I've seen the problem of obesity in kids grow and grow (no pun intended).I've dealt with tearful "fat kids" and their confused parents.And I've looked for a reasonable, workable, do-able answer.I found it in this CD.

"The Fat Kid's Diet" is now my first recommendation for both parents and their children.It's not a book of recipes; it is a simple, sane lifestyle change that will improve the health of the whole family while allowing the child or children with the weight problem to lose that weight in the safest way possible.

The best of what I've read or heard.If your child or grandchild has a weight problem, or if your whole family is overweight, by this audiobook! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2006. The length of the article is 627 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Study exonerates high-carb diets as weight-gain cause in older women.(low fat diet reduces obesity)
Author: Mary Ann Moon
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39Issue: 3Page: 27(1)

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Save your money
My doctor recommended this book in a vain hope of getting me to change my eating habits. Not a good investment. It takes 5 chapters to get to the central idea which is - only eat when you are hungry. The rest of the book simply restates this bit of wisdom in different ways over and over again. So here is my recommendation - "Don't eat when you are not hungry". There I saved you 10 dollars!!!

Freedom from the diet roller coaster!
In this book "Diets Still Don't Work" Bob Schwartz, PHD
teaches you why diets dont work, what the diet mentality is, why you
may not be able to keep weight off and more. You complete a number of
written exercises. These are designed to help you realize the reasons
you have excess weight and your attitudes towards eating. As you
progress through the book you learn the habits of naturally slim
people and how you can mimic these behaviors so they become second
nature and you too will be naturally slim! By the end of the book you
have a list of goals to accomplish other than focusing on weight, know
how to naturally lose weight and keep it off and decide if you are
ready to make the commitment. This book published in 1990 is the
sequel to Bob's original book "Diets Don't Work".Bob has
since updated and revised the "Diet's Don't Work" book
(published 1996). Both books cover essentially the same information
with only slight variation. I recommend reading one or the other to
help you get off the diet roller coaster!

Excellent
I first read this book about six years ago when I gained 25 pounds as a college freshman.I realized then that I was eating compulsively and lost 10 pounds almost immediately when I focused on the principles in the book. I just picked it up again when I found myself eating without thinking andgaining weight again, and it was so easy to get back to a healthy way ofthinking and eating.This book makes so much sense and works becauseyou're not depriving yourself, and you look at food in a whole new light. I really recommend it to anyone with weight or eating issues.It has doneso much for me. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 421 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Should you counsel your patients against using fad diets?(Obesity)
Author: Jane Salodof MacNeil
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 5Page: 71(1)

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Mastering Leptin contains exciting health advancements in solving obesity and weight problems, fatigue and low energy, low thyroid function, hypothyroidism, stress eating and food cravings, hormonal imbalance, menopausal weight gain, accelerated aging, fibromyalgia.More than a diet book, Mastering Leptin includes lifestyle solutions that will help individuals lose weight, increase energy, and reduce risk for disease. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (44)

This worksfor me, and for my menopausal friends
This is the only weight loss book that "worked" for me when I actually followed it. I have had a hard time losing weight even when I followed other books religiously... This book explained so many of the reasons why I had weight that seemed resistant to going away!The book is packed with info on how to deal with your own individual health issues - or how to avoid them in the first place!

This was going pretty well for me- and then I traveled quite a bit in the spring, summer and fall and it broke my routines. The principles are not that hard to follow - but you do actually have to follow them most of the time for it to work - Lesson learned.I decided today that I wanted to get focused in this way again...and that is why I came back here - where I bought it.This book has also helped another friend who had also had many problems trying to lose weight.signed Mary K.

Mastering Leptin
I enjoyed this book and found it to be very informative and helpful with problems that I and other family members have been having. Would recemmend this book to people who are trying to loose weight and have tried every diet or not to read this book.

lots of science
The science in this book is very technical but fascinating if you like that kind of stuff. (I do) All the research is footnoted to many many new studies. The exact mechanisms of your hormones and relationship to food/fuel are disected at length. Who knew fat cells have their own voice in metabolism? A powerful voice? The diet itself is straight from the 1950s. No snacking! No large meals! no eating after dinner! less carbs, more veggies & no desserts! You must exercise! This advise is not rocket science here. This said, I have followed the diet for two weeks after losing 20 lbs on Atkins then South Beach. I was at a plateau for 5 weeks. I have lost 3.5 more pounds on this diet and my skin looks wonderful.Dieting is very hard on my complexion, I get grey, troubled skin and dark eye circles along with a smaller size. I have 7-10 pounds to go, so I am not obese or unhealthy as the examples in the book often are. Mr.Richards gets a bit preachy and heavy handed at times. He seems to assume we are all fat stupid processed junk-food eating machines with a cola addiction and no exercise at all. I think this is a sound lifestyle diet but you will not be able to do it 100% if you have a social life. The rigid 3 meals only, spaced exactly 6-7 hours apart is easily derailed. (Friday happy hour?, Good friend has baked a specialty when you drop by to return a book at 3 PM? Valued employee offers you special homemade native Honduran health drink of rice, nuts & cinamon at 10:30 AM?) Still, over all I feel great and am doing the plan about 80% of the time. I hope the science of letting the liver, pancreas, and other organs "rest" between meals is as good as "6 small meals every 3 hours to keep the metabolism stoked" was for the last 10 years. If you like trying new diets, try this one. It does work. The added health benefits to persons with problems I don't share may be the deciding factor. Mr. Richards does promote his own pricey suppliment line heavily in the book. I might try it, but a 20 day supply is $113. This is a couple grand a year!

Way too much info
I read. A lot. I love all books, especially health related books and this one made sense of everything I do, why I do it, and my habits. Its like the book was written about me.

the down side, the info was too over whelming. It was all worth reading, so I forged on, but I had a head ache by the time I was done. the info in this book is, to me anyway, very important for it reflexed so much of me, but I really wish is was easier to read. I know he came out with a second book, but I'm afraid to buy it. I'm hoping its a easier to understand version.

What everyone should know about Leptin!
This the first book that I have read from cover to cover in years. Maybe its because I am interested in decreasing the effects of Type 2 diabetes that run rampant in my family. I am third gereration diabetic. It showed me that there are more people with this type of disorder. ie (leptin resistance/insulin resistance).My wife has high blood pressure and fibermyaliga. It is leptin resistance/insulin resistance. Only her blood sugar is never high. She can not understand why she can not loose weight. I know why, she doesnt eat breakfast, loves carbs i.e. potatos, bread, noodles, etc. ... Read more

Book Description
Features fun, kid-friendly activities to get them moving


A positive and safe plan for lifetime weight management

Concerned about your child's weight? This practical guide provides effective strategies for improving nutrition, increasing physical activity, and dealing with weight issues at home and in the classroom. You'll see how to change your family's lifestyle, help your child make healthier choices (and stick to them!), and foster a lifetime commitment to health and fitness.

Discover how to
* Introduce good eating habits
* Keep your family fit and active
* Prepare healthier meals
* Maintain your child's weight loss
* Find outside professional support
* Fix over 30 tasty recipes ... Read more

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Scientist Tim Atkinson, through his experience of personal fitness and specialist knowledge of obesity, tackles the thorny issue of successful weight reduction and offers a new insight into the dieting realm that combines nutrition, exercise, and psychological factors. The HALO Affect should inspire, educate and motivate people to reduce food intake and increase activity output whilst showing how these actions willimprove and benefit health.. Explains the nature of fat and obesity . Tells us how to lose weight with easy simple and practical steps . Explodes the myths of dieting regimes and why they don't really work for the majority . Gives a scientific basis to nutrition and fitness. Provides a holistic approach to reducing fat. Practical tips on how to resist cravings. Offers a recipe for success to lose and maintain weight loss . Offers practical work out tips and adviceDownload Description
Scientist Tim Atkinson, through his experience of personal fitness and specialist knowledge of obesity, tackles the thorny issue of successful weight reduction and offers a new insight into the dieting realm that combines nutrition, exercise, and psychological factors. The HALO Affect should inspire, educate and motivate people to reduce food intake and increase activity output whilst showing how these actions willimprove and benefit health.. Explains the nature of fat and obesity . Tells us how to lose weight with easy simple and practical steps . Explodes the myths of dieting regimes and why they don't really work for the majority . Gives a scientific basis to nutrition and fitness. Provides a holistic approach to reducing fat. Practical tips on how to resist cravings. Offers a recipe for success to lose and maintain weight loss . Offers practical work out tips and advice ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on September 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1054 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Triple therapy for obesity: meds, diet, exercise: new credibility for Atkins.(Women's Health)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 17Page: 48(1)

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This digital document is an article from Food & Drink Weekly, published by Thomson Gale on October 10, 2005. The length of the article is 437 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Studies finds alarming rate of obesity in adults and a lack of key vitamins in diets.
Publication: Food & Drink Weekly (Newsletter)
Date: October 10, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11Issue: 37Page: 1(2)

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This digital document is an article from Food Processing, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1176 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sales flat as a cookie: dealing with diets, trans fats and childhood obesity, the cookie category tries to keep from crumbling.
Author: Diane Toops
Publication: Food Processing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 66Issue: 11Page: 31(2)

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Great minds, particularly in recent times, have devoted more and more intellectual energy and resources to research and exploration of the mind-body connection and the Brain and food cravings link. The Fat Loss E-School has made use of the huge database of research on the mind-body link along with its own treasury of scientific knowledge to provide a never before available solution to the obesity pandemic. For the first time in the history of dieting and weight control, FAT LOSS E-School has invented the scientifically formulated, biologically compatible EZ2SLIM DIET PINUPSTM that we believe will change the world. Our 30-second, Hi-Impact 24/7 fat loss EZ2SLIMSM, BRAIN2BODYSM, HUNGER-CHASER, OBESITY-ERASER, 30-Second, Signals, Signs and Alerts Pinups that we believe will change the world. Our Unique Pinups retrain the brain to neutralize, modify, reset, or readjust internal and external food cravings signals. Our Fat Loss Pinups are designed to deliver instant key messages to the Brain s mission control hunger and cravings Center. The revolutionary Fat Loss theory behind the EZ2SLIM DIET PINUPSTM is based on the laws of nature, the laws of physics and the cellular signaling system installed in our body by Mother Nature. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Reason, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3097 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lay off the fatties: they're not hurting anybody--maybe not even themselves.(Fat Politics: The Real Story behind America's Obesity Epidemic)(The Diet Myth: Why America's Obsession With Weight Is Hazardous to Your Health)(Book review)
Author: Jacob Sullum
Publication: Reason (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 38Issue: 6Page: 74(4)

Article Type: Book review

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This digital document is an article from Clinical Psychiatry News, published by International Medical News Group on September 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1063 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Diet, exercise must accompany RX for obesity: Atkins diet gains new credibility. (drug treatment).(Across Specialities)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Clinical Psychiatry News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 31Issue: 9Page: 66(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on June 15, 2004. The length of the article is 525 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Low-glycemic load diets reduce obesity in teens; pilot study.(Children's Health)
Author: Steve Perlstein
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 15, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 12Page: 64(1)

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This is one module within the Nutrition in Medicine multimedia series.This module was created for the physician target audience.The module will teach you about the mechanisms involved in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease.It will update you on the process of atherogenesis and the roles of lipoproteins, individual nutrients and other dietary constituents that may promote or protect against its progression.Further, it will explore the link between obesity and cardiovasculare disease, and hypertension.

Physicians can obtain up to 15 catagory 1 CME credits for completing this module.(They will need to mail in a CME registration card with $25.00 to the accrediting organization.) ... Read more