Library Materials - Fad Diets
Listed Alphabetically by Title

Cut the Fat: More than 500 Ways to Reduce Fat from Every Meal (1996) American Dietetic Association This small book helps the reader lower the fat in their diet in nearly all situations and settings including at home, restaurant, and vending machines. Book
Dieting for Dummies (1998) Jane Kirby Details a sensible plan for a healthful lifestyle designed to help people get to their best weight and stay there. Book
Eating Well, Living Well, When You Can't Diet Anymore - A guide to Help You Reach Your Personal Health Goal (2000) Glenn A. Gaesser, Ph.D., Karin Kratina, M.S., R.D. This guide is designed to help individuals learn how to use the Food Guide Pyramid, listen to their bodies, and become more active to make lasting, healthful lifestyle changes for health and wellness. Its 8 chapters address the Food Guide Pyramid, Nutrients, Recognizing and maintaining a natural weight, How much do I need to eat, The importance of physical activity and fitness, The truth about fad diets, Eating healthy no matter where you are and Making it all work together. Book
For the Health of It: Weight Loss (1989) University of Georgia Discusses dietary recommendations for weight loss, starting an exercise program, the potential benefits of aerobic exercise, and behavior modification tips. Video
Intuitive Eating - A Revolutionary Program that Works (1995) Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch Designed to help the reader rediscover the pleasures of eating and help them to rebuild their body image. It encourages natural weight loss and helps the reader to find the weight they were meant to be. Book
Nutrition: Fact vs. Fad - Setting the Record Straight (2000) Wheat Foods Council Brochure addresses the nutritional facts about fad diets. It offers sensible suggestions for long term weight loss based on the principles of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. It provides a brief chart comparing 4 fad diets to the Food Guide Pyramid with regards to their respective premise, missing nutrients, health implications, validity and dietary recommendations. Brochure
Nutrition: Fact vs. Fad Poster (2000) Wheat Foods Council Full color poster featuring a chart comparing the USDA Food Guide Pyramid to 4 current fad diets. It compares their respective premises, missing nutrients, negative health implicaitons, validity and dietary recommendaitons. It also features the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. Display
Setting the Record Straight - the Truth about Fad Diets (2000) Wheat Foods Council This tool kit is a collection of items health professionals can use to communicate the importance of balanced eating and help debunk fad diets. Promotes the health benefits of the Food Guide Pyramid and U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Includes a Fad diet time line poster/handout;Fad diet book review; Fad diet comparisons; Fad diet guest column for publication, presentation handouts and posters. Booklet, Display
The Healthy Weigh - A Practical Food Guide (1991) American Dietetic Association Contains information on weight loss & recipes and menus. Book
This Is Your Life: A Teacher's Activity Guidebook for Hands-On Health! The Activity Guidebook for Working with Teens (1999) Barbara Storper & Foodplay Productions This Activity Guidebook is designed to help middle and high school boys and girls improve their eating, exercise, and health habits and foster self-esteem. Can be used separately or as an accompaniment to the "This Is Your Life" theater show or Video Kit. Book, Curriculum Design
Volumetrics (2000) Barbara Rolls and Robert Barnett Volumetrics is designed to help people lose weight safely, effectively, and permanently without feeling hungry or deprived. Book
Weighing In On Fad Diets - Balanced advice on protein and weight control (2000) National Pork Producers Council The reference piece in this kit addresses high protein / low carbohydrate diets. Provides perspective and suggestions for establishing balanced food choices. Recommendations are based on guidelines form the National Institutes of Health. Includes reproducible handouts entitled: The role of Protein; Losing Weight & Keeping it Off; Simple Moves for Muscle Toning and Food choices & Fitness for Kids. Booklet

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