Books - Resources: Obesity

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Books

Eat, Drink, & Weigh Less: A Flexible and Delicious Way to Shrink Your Waist Without Going Hungry Mollie Katzen and Walter C. Willett, M.D. (Hyperion, 2006, 288 pages)

Written by a well-known cookbook author and the head of Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition, this book describes a flexible and medically sound weight-loss program that uses a "Body Score," a number that reflects your eating and exercise habits. The book provides diet and behavioral steps to boost your score and lose weight, as well as healthy, easy-to-prepare recipes.

The No Sweat Exercise Plan: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, and Live Longer Harvey B. Simon, M.D. (McGraw-Hill, 2005, 304 pages)

Written by a leading Harvard Medical School physician, this book introduces an innovative exercise plan that shows how to be healthy and lose weight through day-to-day activities and without working up a sweat. The book is based on sound scientific data and written for people who know they need to exercise to look better and improve their health, but who just aren't into heavy workouts.

The LEARN program for Weight Management, 10th Edition Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D. (American Health Publishing Company, 2004, 266 pages)

The LEARN program (which stands for Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships, and Nutrition) was developed by a weight-loss researcher at Yale University. The program describes more than 200 lifestyle changes intended to help people adopt new, healthier habits to lose weight.

Last updated:	June 20, 2007