This updated encyclopedia examines the basics of nutrition and dieting, presenting the important people, concepts, and criticisms involved and examining the pros and cons of different plans.
This A-to-Z reference describes many of the health fads and fashions of the past as well as current trends in weight loss to help people understand the principles of weight loss and the benefits of healthy choices. The authors help to identity effective means of losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, placing particular emphasis on weight-loss programs aimed at young people who struggle most with obesity, eating disorders, and body image. The book explores what works, what is potentially dangerous, and what scientists are discovering about nutrition, while also offering sustainable advice for keeping fit.
The second edition of Encyclopedia of Diet Fads includes many updated, expanded, and completely new entries, as well as the latest information on diets and reviews many popular diet trends like the Atkins Diet, the Zone Diet, Weight Watchers, and Medifast. The book is organized by alphabetical entries regarding nutrition, exercise, and famous and infamous diet-promoters. Readers can learn more about an area that interests them through cross-referenced sections and a prolific list of additional resources. A selection of appendixes contains practical information such as how to evaluate diets and recipes.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Encyclopedia
Acai Berry Diet
Aerobic Activity
Amphetamines
Anaerobic Activity
Anemia
Anorexia Nervosa
Antioxidants
Appetite Suppressants by Prescription
Artificial Sweeteners
Atkins, Robert C.
Atkins Nutritional Approach
Baby Food Diet
Banana Diet
Barnard, Neal
Belviq
Beverly Hills Diet
Biggest Loser, The
Body for Life
Body Mass Index
Bulimia Nervosa
Cabbage Soup Diet
Caffeine
Calcium
Calorad
Calories
Carbohydrate Addict's Diet
Carbohydrates
Celebrity Doctors
Celebrity Endorsements
Celiac Disease
Childhood Obesity
Cholesterol (Blood Types)
Cholesterol (Dietary)
Christian Diets
Coconut Diet
D'Adamo, Peter J.
DASH Diet
Dehydration
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
Dexatrim
Diabetes
Dietary Fat
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)
Dimethylamylamine HCl (DMAA)
Dukan Diet
Eat Right 4 Your Type
Eating Disorders
Eicosanoids
Ephedra/Ephedrine
Exercise
Fat
Fat Blockers
Feingold Diet
Fen-Phen
Five a Day
5-Factor Fitness
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food Guide Pyramid
Food Safety Modernization Act
French Women Don't Get Fat
Gluten-Free
Glycemic Index
Ghrelin
Graham, Sylvester
Grapefruit Diet
Healthy Eating Plate
Healthy People 2020
Herbal Diet Teas
Herbalife
High-Protein Diets
Hudson, Jennifer
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Insulin
Internet Dieting
Jenny Craig
Ketones/Ketosis
Let's Move
Life Choice Diet
Liposuction
Liquid Protein Diets
Macrobiotics
Malnutrition
Master Cleanse Diet
McDougall Program
Meridia
Metabolife
MyPlate
National Weight Control Registry
Nutrisystem
Nutrition Facts Label
Obama, Michelle
Obesity
Obesity Surgery
Ohsawa, George
Ornish, Dean
Osteoporosis
Overeaters Anonymous
Overnight Diet
P90X
Paleo Diet
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA)
Phytochemicals
Prediabetes
President's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
Pritikin, Nathan
Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise
Protein Power
Qsymia
Raw Foods
Registered Dietitian (RD)
Relaxacisor
Resting Metabolic Rate
Rotation Diet
Scarsdale Diet
Sears, Barry
Shamblin, Gwen
Simmons, Richard
Slim Chance Awards
Slim-Fast
Somers, Suzanne
South Beach Diet
Starch Blockers
Stevia
Subway Diet
Sugar Busters!
Supersize
Target Heart Rate
Tarnower, Herman
Television
T-Factor Diet
TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly
Trans Fatty Acids
Vegetarian Diet
Vitamins
Walking
Weigh Down Diet
Weight Watchers
Weight-Loss Earrings
Wheat Belly Diet
Xenical
Yo-Yo Dieting
The Zone
Appendix A: Timeline
Appendix B: Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
Appendix C: What's on the Web?
Appendix D: Myths and Facts about Weight Loss
Index
About the Author :
Marjolijn Bijlefeld is a reporter and editor in Fredericksburg, VA. She is the coauthor of Greenwood's Food and You: A Guide to Healthy Habits for Teens.
Sharon K. Zoumbaris is a professional librarian and freelance writer/editor. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Nutrition: Health & Medical Issues Today.
Review :
References like this one may help to distinguish among the plethora of diet cults that have sprung up in the past couple of centuries. . . . This Encyclopedia is recommended . . . for general reference and nutrition collections.
