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                                            Handbook for Physicians and Health Care Professionals

                                        Lalita Kaul, PhD, RD, LD, LN; Joseph J Nidiry, MD; Henry W Williams, Jr, MD, MPH

                              324 + x Pages;  6 x 9½ Soft cover, June 2005

                              ISBN: 1-930636-04-0

                                 Published by: MEDICAL and ENGINEERING PUBLISHERS, Inc

Table of Contents

    1.      Introduction                                                                                             

    2.      Prevalence of Obesity

    3.      Childhood and Adolescent Obesity                                                

    4.      Causes of Obesity

    5.      Health Risks of Obesity                                                               

    6.      Treatment of Obesity                                                                   

    7.      Reading Nutritional Labels                                                           

    8.      Eating Out                                                                                              

    9.      Popular Diets

    10.     Ethnic and Fast Foods                                                                  

    11.     Incorporation of Weight Management Program in Primary Care Practice

    12.     Healthy Weight 2010: Objectives for Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Population

    13.     Summary

References

Appendices

    I.          The Weight-Reduction Readiness Test

    II.         Nutritional Assessment

    III.        Food Diary

    IV.       Behavioral Modification Strategies

    V.        Ways to Size up Servings

    VI.       General Guidelines for Exercising

    VII.      Exercise and Calories Chart

    VIII.     Food Exchange List

    IX.        Substitution of High Calorie Foods with Low Calorie Foods

    X.         Sample Reduced Calorie Menus

    XI.        Calories, Fat, and Cholesterol in Fast Foods

    XII.      Nutrient Values of Energy Bars

    XIII.     Calories, Fat, and Cholesterol Content of Selected Foods

    XIV.     Caloric Content of Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Beverages

    XV.      Frozen, Microwave, and Refrigerated Foods

    XVI.         Body Mass Index (BMI) Chart

    XVII.   Glossary of Weights and Measurements

    XVIII.  Low Fat Recipes

    XIX.     List of Abbreviations

Subject Index

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