Nutritional Counseling for Lifestyle Change

1. Introduction
2. Assessment of Life Cycle Factors Related to Diet and Obesity-Associated Disease
3. Predictors of Maintained Behavior Change with Emphasis on Weight Loss
4. Lifestyle Change Factors Related to Lifecycle Stages 1, 2, and 3
5. Motivational Interviewing for Childhood and Parental Feeding Habits: Stage 1
6. Motivational Interviewing for Children and Adolescents: Stage 2
7. Motivational Interviewing for Adults and the Elderly: Stage 3
8. Innovative Approaches to Maintaining Healthy Behaviors
9. Tailoring to Patient Needs
10. Examples of Dietary Strategies Based on Long-Term Randomized Clinical Trials Focused on Lifestyle Change
11. Reducing Stress to Maintain Dietary Change
12. Organizing Data on Dietary Change
13. Potential New Theories Playing a Role in Nutrition Lifestyle Change
14. Summary

Nutrition plays a role in the causes, treatment, and/or management of many chronic diseases, yet the physician's primary responsibility is to treat through medication. Translating research findings and clinical experience into practical treatment recommendations, the book focuses on alleviating chronic illnesses with nutritional support and intervention as part of the overall medical approach-- from eating disorders and alcoholism to cancer, HIV, and AIDS.