How to Survive Your Diet
and Conquer Your Food Issues Forever

by Linda Moran

Footnotes from the book

Read articles related to our future release, How to Survive Your Diet. Each footnote below is a reference within the text of the book. The footnotes are organized by chapter heading. Read on for some fascinating information about diets and weight loss.

The author of How to Survive Your Diet does not necessarily agree with all of the information contained within the references below, but rather with the specific statements made which are referenced in her book.

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Problems dieters commonly face

The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls hunger and fullness.
Wikipedia

Beliefs about dieting

Skipping breakfast, saving calories for later, or going hungry won't help you lose weight.
PubMed
WebMD Health
"Have-to" exercising to combat overeating can be a symptom of eating disorders, not of healthy habits.
Aetna InteliHealth and Harvard Medical School

Resist greed and embrace stress

Frequent binge eating can result in physiological changes that make it even harder to stop.
National Eating Disorders Association.
The Zone Diet by Barry Sears can help the reader figure out just what portion sizes should look like, and what a balanced meal really looks like.
The Zone by Barry Sears
Fasting for weight loss doesn't work.
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic

Popular diets analyzed

Fats play an important role in nutrition and food preparation.
Harvard School of Public Health
Glycemic index is a valid consideration in food choices for weight management.
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic
Guidelines for diabetics allow for small amounts of sugar, and discourage consumption of refined white-flour products.
American Diabetes Association
A low-fat diet is not necessary for weight loss.
MedicineNet.com
High triglycerides are associated with heart disease.
American Heart Association
Eating well-balanced meals helps keep blood glucose level in check.
American Diabetes Association

"Oh,what the heck!"

Bingeing is considered to be a disorder, even if you don't throw up afterward.
Merck & Co., Inc., a global research-driven pharmaceutical products company
MedicineNet, Inc., a source of online healthcare information produced by a network of over 70 U.S. Board Certified Physicians.
Many people with anxiety disorders have been helped by learning to change their thought patterns.
Anxiety Disorders Association of American (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Saturated fatty acids and trans-fats play a greater role in elevated cholesterol levels than do foods containing cholesterol.
American Heart Association
The hypothalamus is the part of the brain responsible for appetite and fullness sensation.
Harvard Medical School

Fine tuning for health

For readers who would like to follow a plan, the guidelines for diabetics are recommended. However, the suggested fat intake for diabetics may be lower than necessary for some healthy people.
American Diabetes Association
Hydrogenated fats and partially hydrogenated fats (trans fatty acids) are damaging to your HDL (good cholesterol).
Ask Dr. Sears
Soy might help relieve symptoms of perimenopause.
Duke University Medical Center
Wet foods in our diets help us feel full.
Consumer Reports The Truth about Diets 6/02 (subscription)
CNN.com/Health May 7, 2002 Consumer Reports

My Story

As women age, they may need a little extra fat to help their bodies store estrogen.
Quest Diagnostics

In conclusion

People make two different kind of life changes. We can call them "technical changes" and "adaptive changes."
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading
by Martin Linsky and Ronald A. Heifetz

Bibliography

The Weigh Down Diet by Gwen Shamblin
is a bold book that questions our nation's diet mentality. With its unique religious angle on an alternative view of food and dieting, this book is the perfect companion to the "secular" book, How to Survive Your Diet by Linda Moran.
Atkins for Life by Dr. Robert C. Atkins
offers a more taste-satisfying way to lose weight than the traditional low-fat diet. In this, his last book, Dr. Atkins again deemphasizes carbohydrates, but not to the degree he did in his previous books. He suggests a balanced meal model that includes healthy complex carbohydrates and whole grains.
The Zone Diet by Barry Sears
helps the reader figure out just what portion sizes should look like, and what a balanced meal really looks like.
Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life by Michael R. Edelstein wtih David Ramsay Steele
explains the power that all of us have to change the way we think and revolutionize our lives.
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading by Martin Linsky and Ronald A. Heifetz
explains how, to effect real, lasting change in business and in life, we will need to go beyong making "technical changes," and dare to generate "adaptive changes." A fascinating read.

Further studies found by this author since How to Survive Your Diet went to press

Parental behavior influences obesity in children.
Boston University Medical Center study A new study by BU Medical Center researchers Lynne Moore and Maggie Hood reveals that children whose parents alternate between dieting and binge eating are more apt to be obese than children of parents with regular eating habits.
Sweets are part of a healthy diet.
KidsGrowth.com. "Guidelines for Dessert" by psychotherapist Abigail H. Natenshon, who has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders for the past 28 years.
Adding almonds to your diet can help prevent the development of obesity.
News-Medical.net refers to three studies which shows that almonds contributed to reductions in obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.
Boston University and the American Heart Association say extremely low-fat diets lead to obesity in children.
The Boston University study says that children whose diets are extremely low, or extremely high in fat are more prone to obesity than are childen who eat an average amount of dietary fat. The study also supports the value of dairy products in preventing obesity.
Read the Public release from the American Heart Association.
Whole grains and glycemic index are now addressed by mainstream medical literature.
Report from the Harvard School of Public Health.

For more information about eating disorders

Often, a doctor's care is not enough. To learn more about professional help that may be available to you, see The Renfrew Center.

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