Obesity - A Summary

References

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1. Fighting Fat Fighting Fit
   This guide puts together a realistic and enjoyable plan to help even the most reluctant exerciser to improve their health.
   Paperback - 192 pages (1999)
   BBC Consumer Publishing (Books); ISBN: 0563384905
2. How to Stick to a Diet By Deborah Steinberg & Dr. Windy Dryden.
   Thousands of people go on diets, but the vast majority give up without achieving their aims. This book can help you get results from any diet, using mental imagery, excersise and assertivenessto change your behaviour and gain control of your eating. It helps you identify and understand your personal 'danger points' where will power might weaken, and strengthen your defences. Use this book alongside any eating plan to add to that vital extra ingredient for success.
   Paperback - 77 pages (1996)
   Sheldon Press; ISBN: 0859697398

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