16 Myths of a Diabetic Diet or Runaway Eating

16 Myths of a Diabetic Diet

Author: Karen Chalmers

Eat healthy without substitutes or fears of ruining your diet

This newest edition of 16 Myths of a Diabetic Diet addresses the most commonly held myths about food and diabetes, explains the origins of these misconceptions, and offers breakthrough methods for creating a healthy, enjoyable way of eating.

This newest edition also addresses trans fats, new information about healthy fats, advanced carbohydrate counting approaches, new caloric and non-caloric sweeteners, how to use the glycemic index, and new approaches to achieve weight loss without falling for ‘fad’ diets.

Karen A. Chalmers, MS,RD,CDE, is Director of

Nutrition Services at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.Amy P. Campbell, MS,RD, LDN,CDE, (Boston, MA) is the Education Program Director at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.

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Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions

Author: Cynthia M Bulik

The first book to address a disturbing new trend: dangerous eating patterns in midlife women that can have serious health consequences.

Struggling to cope with the stress of menopause, empty nest syndrome, caring for ailing parents, work overload, and the cultural emphasis on youth and beauty, more and more women find themselves eating compulsively to ease tension, manage anxiety, quell depression, and distract themselves from what's really eating them. Others obsessively follow strict diets or exercise excessively.

In this groundbreaking book, clinical psychologist Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D., and dietitian Nadine Taylor team up to present a patient-tested 8-step program to help women regain a healthy relationship with food. Readers also will find:
o A thorough explanation of the full spectrum of
Runaway Eating behaviors, from occasional lapses
into binge eating to restrictive dieting to compulsive exercising o Alternative ways to alleviate anxiety and defuse
depression o Practical strategies for managing the menopausal symptoms that often lead to disordered eating

Library Journal

There is no question that food misuse in this country constitutes an epidemic. Approximately 64.5 million American women are overweight, and more than half of them are classifiably obese. Clinical psychologist Bulik (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and dietician Taylor (Natural Menopause Remedies) are concerned with a group of problem eaters that has been steadily growing in the last five years: women in midlife and beyond. In Part 1, the authors define "runaway eating" as the "consistent use of food or food-related behavior to deal with unpleasant feelings." They discuss the causes, the risk factors, and, perhaps most interesting, why such problems arise in midlife. Part 2 provides an "8-Point Plan To Conquer Runaway Eating"-e.g., "eat on time and in time," "identify your triggers," "manage menopausal symptoms," and "pare down perfectionism." This very readable book, which is dotted with anecdotal experiences, is particularly noteworthy because it emphasizes eating problems in middle-aged and older women. Suitable for consumer health collections in public libraries.-Linda M.G.Katz, Drexel Univ. Health Sciences Libs., Philadelphia Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.