Amazon.com Review
"The key to successful weight loss doesn't require magic, grit and determination, or the moral character of a saint. It's much simpler," asserts Jane Kirby, R.D., in
Dieting for Dummies, a fact-filled, fad-free dieting resource. The author represents the American Dietetic Association, a trustworthy source of scientifically sound nutrition and food information. You'll learn basic, reliable facts about all facets of weight loss, including helpful information about eating disorders, overweight children, dietary guidelines, fat replacers, calorie-shaving substitutions, a comparison of weight-loss programs, and an exposé of diet fads and scams (including some bestselling diet books). The book is organized into sections on your healthy weight; developing a healthy relationship with food; a plan for healthful living (including exercise); shopping, cooking, and dining out; and enlisting outside help. An excellent chapter on eating out spells out exactly what you should and shouldn't eat at restaurants of different kinds. As you'd expect from a For Dummies book, the writing is lively, friendly, and down-to-earth. The content is reliable and organized into accessible, easily skimmed chunks, with plenty of bulleted lists and charts making the information easy to grasp. If you've been confused by controversial diets or seduced by weight-loss fads-of-the-moment, read this book cover to cover.
--Joan Price
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"Close to a bull's eye for those who are serious about losing weight." Dallas Morning News "Sound, practical, and comprehensive… chock-full of great information." USA Today Praise for Dieting For Dummies
® "Our hands-down favorite.… Like all good health books, it's one to keep and refer to again and again." — Detroit Free Press "Gets under the skin of weight loss — what works, what doesn't, and why — in ways few books do." — Dallas Morning News "Good, solid advice as well as helpful hints in an easily understood form." — Barbara Kafka, author of Soup: A Way of Life
Your practical guide to slimming down and staying trim!
Includes recipes and nutritional analyses of common foods
If you're tired of the fad diet roller coaster, then this friendly, authoritative guide is for you. Prepared under the supervision of the American Dietetic Association, it explains how to move beyond gimmicks — and develop a lifetime eating plan that will take the weight off and keep it off.
Discover how to: Understand your relationship with food Develop an effective weight-loss strategy Eat healthy at home and in restaurants Cope with cravings and setbacks Evaluate diet programs, drugs, and fads
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