Back On Track Set

Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall

This volume explores basic and advanced aspects of our understanding of and current treatment for obesity. Contributors provide a multidisciplinary overview of this disease and offer practical guidance on state-of-the-art methods of assessment and treatment.

Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd Brand: Penguin Books

Different blood types mean different body chemistries. For blood type B the best diet is one of variation, including plenty of protein and a bit of dairy too. This is a handy guide to take to the supermarket, restaurants and even on holiday to avoid putting on those extra pounds or feeling unwell from eating the wrong thing. Inside are complete listings of what's right for type B in all of the main food, drink and supplement categories.

Manufacturer: Bantam

The basic principle of the diet is to retrain the body's metabolism. The key to the Callaway programme is a four-step personal dieting profile that determines specific weight-loss challenge. It contains questionnaires, self-evaluations, recipes and a 21-day menu plan.

Manufacturer: McGraw Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages,2005 5

Measurement. McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005.

Manufacturer: Bethany House

Manufacturer: Outskirts Press Brand: Brand: Outskirts Press

Book by Alan Ritz

Manufacturer: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

This updated edition is a guide to food and nutrition for the 21st century and contains research from authorities on many aspects of food and diet. Topics covered in the book include: how to construct a balanced diet; the "superfoods" which can protect against long-term illness; 80 ailments caused or cured by diet; what to eat at different times of your life; the facts about GM and organic food production; research on food allergies; the healthiest cooking methods; and how to slim safely. "What you eat and what you drink really are vital parts of what you are--and what you will become," writes British nutritionist and weight-loss expert Judith Wills in The Food Bible. "Food is not only vital fuel but also vital medicine." This book is packed full of nutritional information. Section 1 details how to get the modern version of a balanced diet, including the latest information on fiber, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals (health-protecting compounds in fruits and vegetables), food safety, and how to put all this together with food and menu choices. In section 2, we get a discussion of food as medicine. Specific ailments are paired with helpful foods, herbs, and vitamins, plus foods to avoid; Wills also gives menu suggestions for avoiding certain conditions and discusses supplements, herbs, and detoxification. In the next section, Wills explains what foods to eat at different stages of your life to meet different nutritional challenges. Section 4 is a sensible discussion of weight-control strategies with a four-week plan. Cooking tips, charts, and about 100 recipes comprise section 5. Each recipe comes with an extensive nutritional breakdown (calories, fat, saturated fat, fiber, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals) and information about whether the recipe is helpful in disease prevention and whether it is vegetarian, low-calorie, quick, budget, or free of gluten/wheat, yeast, or dairy. Section 6 offers the nutritional components of 400 foods, desi...

Manufacturer: Mason Crest Publishers Brand: Brand: Mason Crest Publishers

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Consumer guide covers how to approach the aging process, how to deal with changes in the body, how to exercise safely, how to maintain a positive attitude, how to manage finances, how to secure high-quality health care, how to stay connected to family and friends, how to know when to ask for help, and more. Softcover.

Manufacturer: Time Warner International

This invaluable guide is tailored to each of four female body shapes and allows any woman to lose weight exactly where she needs or wants. Developed and scientifically proven by a leading endocrinologist, this all-natural approach shows which foods to avoid and which are essential for losing weight for each specific body type.