Ending the food fight : guide your child to a healthy weight in a fast food/fake food world

Harvard endocrinologist Ludwig pioneered the use of a low-glycemic diet in combating obesity. Ten years ago, Dr. Ludwig founded the Optimal Weight for Life Program (OWL) at Children's Hospital Boston. There he and his team tailored his low-glycemic diet for children and combined it with a nine-...

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Main Authors: Ludwig, David , 1957- (Author), Rostler, Suzanne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Houghton Mifflin , c2007
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Summary:Harvard endocrinologist Ludwig pioneered the use of a low-glycemic diet in combating obesity. Ten years ago, Dr. Ludwig founded the Optimal Weight for Life Program (OWL) at Children's Hospital Boston. There he and his team tailored his low-glycemic diet for children and combined it with a nine-week progressive plan that benefits the patient and the entire family. This scientifically proven approach addresses, for the first time, all three key factors affecting body weight--biology, behavior, and environment--and integrates them into a practical prescription for weight loss. It also recognizes the challenges children and their parents face in today?s toxic food world. We are surrounded not only by high-calorie, low-quality fast food, but also by more and more "fake food": processed foods unlike anything found in nature. Here, Dr. Ludwig shares his program with parents, giving them the tools they need to help their children win the food fight.--From publisher description
Physical Description:viii, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-329) and index
ISBN:0547053681 (pbk.)
0618683267 (hbk.)
9780547053684 (pbk.)
9780618683260 (hbk.)