Fed Up!: A Woman's Guide to Freedom from the Diet/Weight Prison (Carroll & Graf)

Manufacturer: Not Avail

A great book for the pasta lover. Lots of good recipes for healthy low calorie dishes.

Some very light and minor cover wear

Manufacturer: Basic Books

This approach to weight control contends that no matter what diet one tries, it is doomed to fail because each body has a certain "setpoint" or level of stored fat.

Manufacturer: Joseph Henry Press

Once dismissed by the medical profession as a purely cosmetic problem, obesity now ranks second only to smoking as a wholly preventable cause of death. Indeed, it's implicated in 300,000 deaths each year and is a major contributor to heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and depression. Even conservative estimates show that 15% of all children are now considered to be overweight--worldwide there are 22 million kids under five years old that are defined as fat. Supersized portions, unhealthy diets, and too little physical activity certainly contribute to what's making kids 'fat.' But that's not the whole story. Researchers are at a loss to explain why obesity rates have risen so suddenly and so steeply in the closing decades of the 20th century. But head out to the beaches, playgrounds, and amusement parks, and it's obvious that overweight children are more numerous and conspicuous. We see it in our neighborhoods and we read it in the headlines. Our nation--indeed the world--is in crisis. But knowledge is power and it's time to arm ourselves in the battle to win the war on obesity. Fed Up! is just what the doctor ordered. Based in part on the Institute of Medicine's ground-breaking report on childhood obesity, this new book from family physician and journalist Susan Okie provides in-depth background on the issue; shares heartrending but instructive case studies that illustrate just how serious and widespread the problem is; and gives honest, authoritative, science-based advice that constitute our best weapons in this critical battle.

Manufacturer: Thorndike Press

By the time Susan Blech was 38 years old, she weighed a staggering 468.1 pounds. She binged. She was "only a little chubby," or so she convinced herself. Gripping, sometimes shocking, and ultimately inspiring, Confessions of a Carb Queen is the story of how Susan changed her life to save her life, ultimately losing 250 pounds without surgery. Susan speaks candidly about eating binges, fat sex, and other topics no obese person has dared to address as she recounts her transformation from a vulnerable woman to one charged with willpower and courage. Her powerful story is a blend of memoir, advice, and delicious, health-conscious recipes that will inspire all who listen to it.

Manufacturer: Hodder Mobius

Most diets are known to be unsuccessful. Leading naturopath Roderick Lane's pioneering Adam and Eve Diet is different - it works because it targets your individual evolutionary type and works in harmony with the body's specific needs. The principle is simple. We each belong to one of five body types - Hunter Gatherer, Pioneer, Pathfinder, Farmer and Dancer. Our type governs our physique and has its own dietary requirements, so treating your body to the best nourishment for its type will reward you with the best possible health. Determine your own body type with The Adam and Eve Diet, and discover: The most effective natural diet for your evolutionary type / What, when and where to eat / How to adapt for stress and life changes / Invaluable recipes and menus for a healthier, happier, slimmer you.

Manufacturer: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Lt Brand: Brand: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing G

No hunger pangs. No faddy diets. No complicated calculations. This is the most SIMPLE diet ever. It is EASY. It is HEALTHY AND BALANCED. It is SUITABLE FOR ALL. And it WORKS. Just choose most of your foods from the green lists, some of your foods from the amber lists, and few foods from the red lists. Including the facts, figures and info on obesity, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT DIET is based on all the main weight-control recommendations for individuals made in the Commons Select Committee 2004 report on obesity.

Manufacturer: Watts Brand: Brand: Watts

Presents a weight loss program developed especially for teenagers, with a basic meal plan emphasizing nutrition and taste. Includes more than ninety recipes.

Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton

This is a diet book recommended by Diet Breakers.