The woman doctor's diet for teen-age girls
By: Barbara Edelstein
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780345288790
Subjects: Reducing diets; Nutrition; Obesity in children; Teenage girls; Weight control; Obesity; Juvenile literature
Description: Defines overweight, discusses its importance and causes, suggests diets, gives advice on dieting with the special physical and social needs of teenage girls in mind.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting older : Growing up : Body ; mind; title: What is Overweight? : Weighting too much ; Having too many fat cells; title: Why do People Get Fat? : Heredity ; Environment ; Emotions ; Choice of foods; title: Thinking you are overweight : Anorexia Nervosa ; Tracy, a case history; title: Food and Nutrition : McGovern Report ; Low levels of teen-age nutrition ; Fast food and nutrition ; Roller-coaster Eating : In search of the optimum diet ; Vitamins ; Minerals; title: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times : Is this a good time (12 to 18 years old) to start to diet? ; First the good news ; Now the bad news; title: Choosing the Way You Want To Lose Weight : Informal plans ; Formal plans ; Behavior modification ; Special considerations.; title: Getting to Know You : Getting to know your physical background ; Your family ; Your head ; Your diet history ; Your eating habits : Present [and] future; title: Diary of a Fat Teen-Ager : What's wrong? ; Now let's try getting up [more effectively]; title: Principles of Dieting (Like it or Not) : Decrease total calories ; Balance feedings ; Eat or drink 30 to 40 percent of total daily requirements in protein ; Commitment ; Expectations ; Knowledge; title: Diets for Teens : The Carefree diet ; The Dependable diet for active teens ; Dial-a-diet ; The Double diet ; Calorie-counting diets; title: The Big Crash : Crash and safe landing : Crash no. 1 ; The Sunshine diet : Crash no. 2 ; One-week crash dieting ; The Crazy crash : Crash no. 2; title: Vegetarian Diets.; title: Staying on a Diet : Motivate yourself ; Stop the grab reflex ; Play games ; Avoid self-pity ; Never think, "It's all or nothing at all" ; Avoid common cop-outs ; Standing up for your rights; title: Things that Interfere with Effective Dieting : The Plateau ; The Physical problems ; Food allergies ; Sabotage or why diets can fail; title: Tough Spots : After-school appetites ; On-the-job temptations ; New-school blues ; Tornado's a-coming'; title: The Cheat list; title: Party girl ; Big date dinner ; Baby-sitting ; Left without lunch money; title: Trials of travel ; College food fellowship ; Buffet ; Feeding an illness ; Soft foods ; Premenstrual cravings ; Turkey time ; Beach games ; Sleepovers ; Night at the movies.; title: Exercise : When Do I Stop Dieting? After the diet ; Coping with your new body; title: Calories : Modified calorie chart; title: The Overweight Teen-Ager Who Likes to Took : Food food everywhere, but not a bite to eat ; Snacks ; Soups ; Sandwiches ; Cheese ; Eggs ; Fish ; Beef ; Chicken ; Foods of the world ; Salads ; Vegetables ; Desserts; title: Somethings You Want to Know; title: Dieting is a Family Affair : Mother's section ; Father's section ; brothers and sisters ; Grandmothers and grandfathers; The Family meeting; title: The Right to be Overweieht.