Safe Dieting for Teens: Design Your Own Diet, Lose Weight Effectively, and Feel Good About...... [Paperback]

Linda Ojeda (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

Safe Dieting for Teens contains straightforward, nonjudgmental advice that teens can easily understand and follow. The book emphasizes slow, safe weight loss and encourages readers to take control of their own health by explaining what’s in the foods they eat and providing many alternatives to higher fat foods. Based on the author's years of experience and research, it offers smart advice about what works and what doesn’t in this challenging area. The latest information on calories and fat grams is included as a guideline for making wise choices and designing a personalized diet plan. The book gives teens the tools they need for selecting foods; knowing when to eat; finding out why they overeat; spotting unhealthy diet schemes; creating an exercise program; and feeling good about themselves. This revised second edition contains new information on healthy alternatives for all meals as well as snacks and drinks; the pros and cons of popular diets; the downside of dieting when it goes too far; and warning signs for anorexia and bulimia.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Linda Ojeda is a nutritionist and writer based in the US. She is author of several health books --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 4 pages
• Publisher: Hunter House (CA); 1st edition (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897931130
• ISBN-13: 978-0897931137
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,083,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for teenagers, their parents and leaders of teen programs, May 7, 2009

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Richard H. Langhorst "CPO - Anaheim Boys & Gi... (Anaheim, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safe Dieting for Teens (Paperback)

"Safe Dieting for Teens" is a must-read for teenagers, their parents and leaders of teen programs. In a very conversational writing style, Dr. Ojeda gently addresses many issues facing today's youth, while empowering teens to make healthy lifestyle changes. This is not a diet book, but rather a book about choices; including why the teen may choose to be obsessed with weight in the first place. From heredity to hormones, "Safe Dieting for Teens" equips the teen with the knowledge necessary to take personal control of their diet choices. Dr. Ojeda provides options, suggestions and encouragement that the average teen can understand. The messages are simple and clear. More importantly, Dr. Ojeda respects the teen's ability to understand the concepts of diet and make healthy choices, while also understanding that these choices must fit the teen lifestyle. The math and science of weight control are cleverly incorporated into discussions of why most diets fail, why portion control works and how exercise helps. The many "tips" highlighted throughout the book, such as "If you walk thirty extra minutes each day for a year, you could lose nineteen pounds" and "We can change our life, but only when we're ready," help to bring the concepts of healthy living to life. As the father of two daughters and a Board Member for a local Boys and Girls Club, this book has become one of my most important "reference manuals."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Safe Dieting for Teens--a worthwhile edition, April 24, 2008

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Elise Cohen "LeesyLou" (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safe Dieting for Teens (Paperback)

Better than most of the genre, this well-rounded, conversational book will at the very least have teens thinking about their food choices. Fairly accurate information is presented on diet choices, the importance of exercise, diet balance, and fast food choices. Missing are more complete nutritional advice (beyond recommendations to get a general number of servings of food and vegetables a day), specific portion recommendations, and any discussion of how the body digests nutrients and stores energy. Inaccuracies and inconsistencies include the author's misunderstanding of the difference between nutrisweet and sucralose, and a switch in language from telling readers that there are no bad foods to a "Restaurant Food Guide" which lists foods "usually not okay (a better choice might have been "eat in moderation" or "higher in calories per portion").

Still, overall, the messages that getting up and moving is a big part of the weight loss battle, that moderation and mindfulness are the keys to success, and that self-esteem and looks are separate concepts make this a winner for teenagers concerned about overweight.

Sadly, in this genre a book can be considered good if it simply offers no harmful advice. Here is a volume several steps above that, and worth reading. This book, with positive advice and a far-reaching outlook, can help many young people if they read it, carefully consider the contents and ideas, and put the suggestions into place in their lives.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy Help for Dieting Teens, November 6, 2007

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C. R. Blankenship Jr. "Blankenbooks" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safe Dieting for Teens (Paperback)

What a delightful book! The tone of this book is absolutely spot-on: helpful, empathetic, understanding, and sensitive to the preconceptions held by most teens about weight issues and how to deal with them. The author exhibits an extremely keen understanding of the challenges, questions and confusion that most teens (especially teenaged girls) experience regarding weight, body image, and weight-loss issues. This book is full of practical advice, straight talk, and usable information regarding nutrition, real-life exercise, and lifelong healthy eating habits and food choices. I would recommend this book for any teen looking for help in dealing with weight challenges and learning how to live a healthy lifestyle.