CHAPTER EIGHT: IT’S WHAT YOU EAT, AND HOW YOU EAT IT
1. “Low Carb or Low Fat Diet? The Harvard Health Letter Investigates the Debate,” Harvard Health Publications, July 2004.
2. “Study Compares Year-long Effectiveness of Four Weight-loss Plans,” Research Spotlight, National Institutes of Health, March 2007.
CHAPTER NINE: IT’S HOW YOU MOVE
1. More “Fit Facts” about eating and workout plans can be found at http://www.acefitness.org/fitness-fact/13/Weight-Management/.
2. Healthy People 2020, US Dept of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention; Health Promotion, November 2010, download at www.healthypeople.gov.
3. “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans,” US Dept of Health and Human Services, download at www.health.gov.
4. Yonas Geda et al., “Aerobic Exercise May Reduce the Risk of Dementia,” Mayo Clinic Proceedings, September 2011.
5. M. Rosenkilde et al., “Body Fat Loss and Compensatory Mechanisms in Response to Different Doses of Aerobic Exercise—A Randomized Controlled Trial in Overweight Sedentary Males,” American Journal of Physiology, September 2012.
6. J. Lennert Veerman et al., “Television Viewing Time and Reduced Life Expectancy: A Life Table Analysis,” British Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2011.
7. “Cutting Daily Sitting Time to Under 3 Hours Might Extend Life by 2 Years; Watching TV for Less Than 2 Hours a Day Might Add Extra 1.4 Years,” Pennington BioMedical Research Center press release, July 10, 2012.
CHAPTER TEN: LEADING THE CONVERSATION
1. Tara Parker-Pope, “Are Most People in Denial about their Weight?,” New York Times, April 18, 2012.
2. Mara Vitolins et al., “Medical Schools Fall Short on Teaching Students about Obesity,” Teaching and Learning in Medicine, July 2012.
3. David L. Katz, “Putting Physical Activity Where It Fits in the School Day: Preliminary Results of the ABC (Activity Bursts in the Classroom) for Fitness Program,” Preventing Chronic Disease, July 2010.
4. “Seven Most Business Friendly Cities,” CNN Money, June 11, 2012.
5. “Ten Fat Law Suits (including 2 threatened ones) Have Been Successful—While One is Still Pending,” http://banzhaf.net/suefat.html.
CHAPTER ELEVEN: TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL
1. Deborah Kotz, “Limits on sugary drinks backed by research,” Boston Globe, September 21, 2012.
2. Ibid.
3. Amber J. Hammons et al., “Shared Family Meals Seem to Operate as a Protective Factor for Overweight, Unhealthy Eating, and Disordered Eating,” Pediatrics, May 2011. “The Importance of Family Dinners VII,” National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, June 2012.
INDEX
ABC for Fitness, 190
Action on Smoking and Health, 199
Addiction to foods, 7–8, 27, 92–100, 106, 115
All Things at Once (Brzezinski), 226
American Council on Exercise, 168
Aniston, Jennifer, 183
Annual Congressional Dinner of the Washington Press Foundation, 21
Anorexia, 29, 116, 119
Appearance/thinness and US culture, 2, 10–11, 14, 117, 126, 141, 142, 182–183, 206, 216
Atkins Diet, 71–72, 114, 157
Atkins, Robert C., 71–72
Avatars and exercise, 173
Ayds (Candy Diet), 68
Banzhaf, John, 199–201
Bariatric surgery
costs, 78
description/side effects, 76–78
Barkley, Charles, 164–166
Barnett, Jamie, 52–53, 187–188
Barnicle, Mike, 15
Barreca, Gina, 140
Bertinelli, Valerie, 65
Bittman, Mark, 198
Bloomberg, Michael, 83, 193–194
Body Heat (film), 141
Body mass index (BMI), 48, 49
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater (Bruni), 113
Bratman, Steve, 119
Brinkley, Christie, 183
Bruni, Frank
eating disorders story, 113–116
healthy foods/eating, 156
on obesity crisis, 86–87
Brzezinski, Mika
brothers (Mark and Ian), 22, 23, 26
CBS firing, 138
childhood family walks, 218–219
comparing herself to family members, 26, 121
daughter’s (Carlie) birth, 12, 55–56, 58–60
daughters (Emilie and Carlie), 4, 59, 209, 210, 211, 219, 222–224, 226, 228
early career, 30–33
exercise and, 26, 28–29, 39, 168–170
father (Zbigniew), 22, 23, 24, 26, 60, 225–226
friendship with Diane, 12–13, 32–33, 55–60, 139
husband (Jim), 30, 55, 58, 59, 61, 110, 111, 209, 210, 211, 219
mother (Emilie), 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 225–226
sensory disability, 25
See also Morning Joe
Brzezinski, Mika and food
academics and, 25–26, 121, 169
addiction to foods, 7–8, 27, 96–97
as adult/ongoing problems, 5, 6–8, 39, 116–117
becoming healthy, 34–37
binges, 5, 8, 22, 27–30, 97, 109
binges on Morning Joe road trips, 97, 109
bulimia and, 28
challenge to/talk with Diane, 13–19, 57–58, 60–62, 64–66, 78–79, 118, 226–227
childhood family and, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27
childhood/high school, 3, 22–26, 209
college, 27–30
daughters/husband and, 209, 210, 211, 219
Diane’s challenge to, 18–19, 40, 116, 117, 118, 125–127, 226
diet changes needed, 123–125
diet description, 122–123
early career and, 31–32, 33–37
Laura’s house/junk food, 24
meeting with NBC vice president/effects, 33–37
Nutella/Ambien incident, 5, 110–111
orthorexia nervosa, 118–119
reaction from others, 1–2, 14–15, 21–22
rewards for being thin, 117
running and, 26, 28–29, 168–169
“set point” weight and, 125, 126
thoughts and, 136–139, 148
Versailles, 30
when exhausted, 138
work with Margo Maine, 118–122
Bulimia, 28, 29, 113–114, 116
Bush, George W., 48, 114–115
Cabbage Soup Diet, 69
Caffeine, 93–94
Cambridge Diet, 69
Cancer and diet/lack of exercise, 9, 104, 106, 169
Candy Diet (Ayds), 68
Cantley, Lewis, 106
Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender, 41
Carter, Jimmy, 26
Caveman (Paleo) Diet, 157–158
Cawley, John, 41
CBS News Up to the Minute, 31–32
CBS This Morning, 88, 143
Cha, Virginia, 31, 40
Charles Barkley Foundation, 166
Children and healthy weight/food attitudes
family exercise/activities, 218–219
family meals/cooking together, 209, 211–213
junk food and, 207–208, 210–211
Mika’s daughters/husband and, 209, 210, 211, 219
parents as behavior models, 207, 208–209, 215
parents’ responsibilities, 207, 208–219
tips on conversations, 220–221 (fig.)
Cholesterol, 51, 76, 104, 105
Christie, Chris, 46, 47, 83, 94
Clinton, Chelsea, 176
CORE club, NYC, 170
Cornett, Mick, 191–193
Cosmopolitan, 145–146, 153, 182, 183–184
Crawford, Cindy, 183
Cuomo, Margaret, 9
Curb Your Enthusiasm, 44, 147
D’Angelo, Charles, 160
Dash magazine, 213
Deutsch, Donny, 42–44, 195
DeVito, Andy, 130, 131, 132, 135, 178
Diabetes, 48–49, 51, 62, 76, 78, 104, 133–134, 169
Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat (Snyderman), 50
Eating disorders
children and, 8–9
focus on weight/food, 116
rehab centers and, 29–30
See also specific disorders; specific individuals
Eating strategies
dieting vs. change, 151, 153–154
individual differences and, 153
“serial dieting,” 153
sleep and, 152
timing of eating and, 155–156
what/how you eat, 149–167
whole foods and, 90, 134, 152–153, 164, 166, 197
See also specific individuals
Elaine Powers Figure Salon, 72
Emanuel, Ezekiel, 91, 94, 102, 184, 197, 201, 203
End of Overeating, The (Kessler), 101
Ephron, Nora
background, 149–159, 156–157
on food, 149–151, 157, 167, 224
Erlacher, Laura Eakin
Mika and, 23–25, 30
Versailles and, 30
Essman, Susie, 44, 147–148, 157–158, 225
Exercise
amount, 171–172
depression and, 171
dieting without, 168, 174
discipline and, 177
health benefits, 168, 171
incorporating into daily life, 171, 178–179
metabolism and, 168
Mika as “exercise bulimic,” 168–169
overview, 168–179
perceived barriers, 177–178
schoolchildren and, 9, 84, 188, 189–190
sitting dangers, 178–179
time needed to develop habit, 172–173
tools to track activity, 173–174
Exorcist, The film/steps, 169
Eyewitness News, 31
Farley, Thomas, 86
Fat Boy, Thin Man (Prager), 95–96
Fat in diet
feeling full and, 119–120
Mika and, 119–120, 124, 138
sugar vs., 103–104
Fen-phen, 74–75
Fitbit, 173–174
“Food deserts,” 197–198, 204
Fox, Jesse, 173
Friends (television series), 183
Fructose, 104–105, 106
Fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, 103, 105
Garcia, Lorena, 189, 212–213
Gearhardt, Ashley, 92–94, 97–99
Gebo, Sue, 123–124, 224
Geist, Willie, 15
Geyer, Cynthia, 152
Gillibrand, Kirsten/family, 162, 163, 197–198, 213–214
Glamour magazine survey, 44
Graduate, The (play), 141
Grapefruit (Hollywood) Diet, 68–69
Habit development time, 172–173
Harris, Jean, 69
Hartford Courant newspaper, 94
Harvard Health Letter, 157
Healthy Foods Financing Initiative, 197–198
Healthy People 2020 report, 169, 177
Hefner, Christie, 154, 158, 175, 225
Holland, Joshua, 170, 174, 177–178
Hollywood (Grapefruit) Diet, 68–69
Home Page, 37
Hudson, Jennifer, 65, 146–147, 158–159, 162–163
I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know (White), 182
Insulin, 69, 71, 76, 103, 106, 152, 159–160
Kass, Sam, 52
Katz, David
food access, 85, 87, 89, 91–92
NuVal System, 186
solutions to weight problems, 107, 139, 153, 184–185, 186, 189–190
weight problems/unhealthy foods and, 102, 182, 207–208
Kennedy, John F., 50
Kessler, David A., 101
King, Gayle, 88, 143–145, 225
Kirchhoff, David
exercise and, 172, 173
Man Meets Scale blog, 172
weight loss issues and, 101, 154, 155, 166
weight problems and, 92, 101
Knowing Your Value (Brzezinski), 10, 11, 40, 226
Lady Gaga, 176
Lakshmi, Padma, 163–164
Lane, Thomas, 134
Lean Cuisine, 69
Licht, Chris, 96, 139
Lots to Lose: How America’s Health and Obesity Crisis Threatens Our Economic Future report, 48
Lustig, Robert, 103–105, 194–195, 196, 198–199
Mad Men (television series), 176
Madonna, 170
Maine, Margo
children and food/weight issues, 211–212, 215, 216, 220–221 (fig.)
Mika/food issues, 11, 118–122, 125, 138–139, 215, 224
Mayo Clinic, 49, 171
McCaskill, Claire
weight loss story, 159–161, 162
on weight/Mika, 21
weight problems effects and, 49, 85, 154–155, 195–196
Men’s Fitness, 191, 193
Mission: Readiness, 52, 84, 187
Morning Joe
description, 11, 15, 180
hosts/guests, 15, 40, 42–43, 83, 88, 91, 96, 97, 148, 161, 169, 195
Mika discussing weight/food issues, 13, 15, 139
Murphy, Maggie, 176, 213
National School Lunch Act, 188
Need to Know, PBS, 88
New Diet Revolution (Atkins), 71
New York City/Bloomberg actions, 193–194, 201–202
New York magazine, 22
New York Times, 42, 99, 113, 115, 156, 161, 198
Nike+ FuelBand, 174
Nutrisystem, 73
NuVal System, 186
Obama, Michelle, 196
Obesity. See Weight problems (over-weight/obese); Weight problems (overweight/obese children)
Oklahoma
City city diet, 191–192
design for exercise, 192–193
Oprah, 46
Orthorexia nervosa, 118–119
Paleo (Caveman) Diet, 157–158
Parade magazine, 176, 213
Playboy, 175
Positively Connecticut, 227
Powell, Lisa
exercise, 174–175, 218
food/food issues, 89–91, 100, 151–152, 208, 216
Mika’s diet and, 123–124, 224
Prager, Michael, 94–96
Puhl, Rebecca
overweight children and, 51–52
weight problems and stigma, 41, 44–45, 46, 47, 51–52, 83–84, 182–183
Ralph Lauren, 182
Recommendations. See Weight problems/solutions
Reece, Gabrielle, 175
Rendell, Ed, 195
Robinson, Eugene, 47
Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, Yale University, 41, 45, 87
Scarborough, Joe
on Mika, 96–97, 109–110, 138
weight, 42
See also Morning Joe
Scarsdale Diet, 69
Senay, Emily, 88, 208–209, 213, 215, 217
“Serial dieting,” 153
Sitting problems, 178–179
Slim-Fast, 69
Smith, Diane
career/awards, 32–33, 56, 64, 81–82, 227
friendship with Mika, 12–13, 32–33, 55–60, 139
hip dysplasia/replacement surgery, 129–132
husband (Tom) and, 13, 58, 59, 72, 73, 129, 131, 134, 226
Mika’s daughter’s birth and, 12, 55–56, 58–60
sisters, 58, 65, 66–67, 68, 70
Smith, Diane and weight issues
Andy DeVito (trainer) and, 130, 131, 132, 135, 178
bariatric surgery research, 76–78
boyfriend’s death and, 70–71
career and, 16–17, 38–39, 46, 56, 62, 63–64, 66, 72
challenge to Mika, 18–19, 40, 116, 117, 118, 125–127, 226
childhood/college, 66–68, 72
dieting, 66–70, 71–72, 73–74, 116, 151
D’Ma
rio Sowah (trainer) and, 80, 81, 82, 127–128, 129–130, 131
exercise and, 72, 73, 76, 80–81, 82
fen-phen, 74–75
health problems and, 62, 75–76, 128–129
Mika’s talk with/challenge to, 13–19, 57–58, 60–62, 64–66, 78–79, 118, 226–227
Take Off Program and, 132–134
Smoking
anti-smoking campaign, 199–200, 201, 202–203
health costs, 49
Snyderman, Nancy
background, 50–51, 112–113
children and obesity, 50–51
daughters and, 171, 217–218
eating strategies, 152, 155–156, 212
trauma/food issues and, 112–113
weight problems/solutions, 181, 202, 217–218
Solutions. See Weight problems/solutions
SoulCycle, 176
South Beach Diet, 69
Sowah, D’Mario
background, 80–81
as personal trainer, 80, 81, 82, 127–128, 129–130, 131
Stanhope, Kimber, 105–106, 107
Stelter, Brian, 42, 99–100, 161–162
Sugar
addiction to, 106
fat vs., 103–104
food labels and, 107
fructose, 104–105, 106
health impacts, 103–104, 105, 106, 194, 196
high-fructose corn syrup, 103, 105
metabolism, 104–106
overview, 103–106
statistics on consumption, 104
Tarnower, Herman, 69
Thinness/appearance and US culture, 2, 10–11, 14, 117, 126, 141, 142, 182–183, 206, 216
Title IX, 72, 176
Top Chef, 163–164
Turner, Kathleen, 14, 140–142, 145
Veneman, Ann, 48–49
Versailles, 30
Walmart, 201
Weight issues/nonissues
how you think, 136–148
See also specific individuals
Weight loss
accountability and, 159–160, 161–162
keeping it off and, 53–54, 154, 157
See also specific individuals
Weight Loss Boss (Kirchhoff), 101–102
Weight-loss commercials, 53
Weight problems/causes
addiction to foods, 7–8, 27, 92–100, 106, 115
advertising/marketing, 27, 87–88, 101, 102, 207
eating anywhere/anytime (US), 9, 91, 101
food costs and, 91, 196–197
human evolution/biology and, 85–87, 90
junk food access, 9, 27, 46, 85–87, 91–95
junk food consumption statistics, 84
junk food ingredients, 91–94, 101–102
lack of exercise, 84, 91
portion sizes, 88–89, 156, 158
sugary drinks, 9, 11, 67, 84, 87, 105–106, 189, 194, 201, 202, 204, 205, 210–211
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