Diets and Weight Loss

Losing Weight: Setting a Goal, Changing Eating Habits
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The first step to weight loss is setting a realistic goal. By using a BMI chart and consulting with your health care provider, you can determine what is a healthy weight for you. Studies show that you can improve your health with just a small amount

Obesity: Health Risks
by Health Canada
The number of Canadians who are overweight or obese has increased dramatically over the past 25 years. Obesity is a risk factor in a number of chronic diseases. Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is important to reduce the risk of those diseases

My Truths
Dieting With the Duchess
by Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York
I want to tell you that no matter how insurmountable your problems may seem, you can change your life for the better. If I can do it, so can you. In many ways, I feel everything finally came together for me last summer, I went to Washington, D.C.

Diet Hints for Cancer Patients
by National Cancer Institute
Your diet is an important part of your treatment for cancer. Eating the right kinds of foods before, during, and after your treatment can help you feel better and stay stronger. A registered dietitian is your best source of information about your diet.

Building a Sound Emotional Foundation
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Most people poised to embark upon a 12-week body makeover program will begin by thinking about, and maybe even worrying about, how they're going to change their eating and exercise habits. But this program is different.

Mutual Support
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Dee: I am five feet, two inches and used to wear a size 20. I had to shed about 60 pounds to reach my goal. Looking back, I realize that though I lost all that weight in about six months, it took about 12 years for me to find the will to change my

Making Her Health a Priority
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Many women continue to carry some 'baby weight' after they have a child. Multiply it by five - I am the mother of five children, ages 3 to 14 - and you can see my predicament. After giving birth to my last child, I found that I weighed 421 pounds.

Losing Weight Safely
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Though millions of Americans are dieting at any given time, obesity in this country is on the rise. What's the reason for this seeming paradox? Is there any safe way to take weight off and keep it off?

The Dish on Your Diet
The Dish
by Carolyn O'Neil, M.S., R.D., Densie Webb, Ph.D., R.D.
Welcome to the club, girl! You're about to become one of us now - that elite but growing group of smart, stylish women who have learned that the more you know, the more you can eat. That fact has been, up to now, a well-kept secret.

Never Say Diet? : Are All Calories Created Equal?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
This study supports the much-debated set point theory, which holds that inner mechanisms set a person's weight at a predetermined level and if anything is done to change the weight, the body will adjust to restore fat content to the set point.

What Else Is in Store?
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
As part of your preparation for the 12-week program, I'd like you to put your intentions into writing by signing a contract with yourself. If you're familiar with some of my other books or if you've seen my work with people on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Vegetarian Diets : Precautions
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
It's generally agreed that to avoid intestinal discomfort from increased bulk, a person shouldn't switch to foods with large amounts of fiber all at once. A sensible approach is to slowly increase consumption of grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts.

Managing Eating Problems During Cancer Treatment
by National Cancer Institute
All the methods of treating cancer - surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and biological therapy (immunotherapy) - are very powerful. Although these treatments target the fast-growing cancer cells in your body, healthy cells can

Introduction
Energy Breakthrough: Jump-start Your Weight Loss and Feel Great
by Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York
Everywhere I go these days people ask me where I get the energy to do all the things I do. It's a good question, and sometimes I don't know the answer myself.

The Phenotype Factor, DNA-Based Weight Loss
Fat Is Not Your Fate
by Susan Mitchell, Ph.D., R.D., Catherine Christie, Ph.D.
Being clear about what a gene is and what it isn't will help explain phenotypes. A gene is a recipe for making a protein. Our very lives depend on these proteins because they precipitate each and every physiological action at a molecular level.

Nutrition: When Teens Take Over the Shopping Cart
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Now that her mother works an evening job in addition to her full-time day job, 18-year old Dionna Parker is the brains behind the family grocery shopping. Di?Onna makes more meals at home for herself than her mother does.

Taking the Fat Out of Food : Fat Rreplacers, Olestra
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Fat replacers may be carbohydrate-, protein- or fat-based substances. The first to hit the market used carbohydrate as the main ingredient. Avicel, for example, is a cellulose gel introduced in the mid-1960s as a food stabilizer.

Vegetarian Diets : Can Veggies Prevent Cancer?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The National Cancer Institute states in its booklet Diet, Nutrition & Cancer Prevention: The Good News that a third of cancer deaths may be related to diet. The booklet's Good News is: Vegetables from the cabbage family (cruciferous vegetables) may

Diet and Exercise Delay Type 2 Diabetes
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A government study indicates that regular exercise and a low-fat diet can dramatically delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

Losing Weight: More than Counting Calories
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
More than 60 percent of American adults are either overweight or obese. Excess weight and physical inactivity account for more than 300,000 premature deaths annually in the United States-second only to smoking. We ask the experts how to safely lose weight