| Description |
vi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Men's health life improvement guides |
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Men's health life improvement guides.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. What's the problem? Defining fat ; Where fat comes from ; Genetics versus lifestyle ; Where fat accumulates ; When weight becomes a problem ; When fat becomes dangerous ; An American epidemic ; Alcohol and weight ; Skip the diets ; Don't count calories ; Sane ways to lose weight ; A realistic game plan ; The bottom line -- pt. II. Food. Why we love to eat fat ; Fat substitute strategies ; Food labels ; The "fight fat" eating strategy ; Fast-food strategies ; Fast-food comparisons ; Shopping strategies ; Frozen food strategies ; Frozen food comparisons ; Cooking strategies ; Breakfast ideas ; Lunch ideas ; Dinner for two ; The business dinner ; Fast fixin's ; Family food -- pt. III. Exercise. Fat-melting theory ; The role of sweat ; Spot reducing ; Walking ; Aerobics ; Weight lifting ; Martial arts ; Biking ; Rowing ; Golf ; Running ; Skiing ; Short-term strategies ; Long-term strategies -- pt. IV. Lifestyle. The low-fat lifestyle ; An all-day plan ; Office strategies ; Holiday strategies ; Travel strategies ; Snacking strategies ; Social strategies ; Clothing strategies -- pt. V. Real-life scenarios. Tom Brokaw, TV news anchor ; Tom Monaghan, president and chairman, Domino's pizza ; Galen Rowell, adventure photographer ; Story Musgrave, M.D. astronaut ; Graham Tomas Chipperfield, lion tamer ; Bruce Beall, Olympic rower ; Tom McMillen, former politician and NBA star ; Doug Foreman, entrepreneur and TV personality ; On-the-job straining ; Flying high ; Staying on track ; First-class success ; Securing his future ; Step-by-step ; The wheel thing ; Marathon man ; The full-time desk jockey ; The traveling salesman ; The power schmoozer ; The smoker ; The former athlete ; The perpetual eater ; The type A overachiever ; The beer-bellied pleasure lover ; Theodore Roosevelt ; Ernest Hemingway ; George Herman "Babe" Ruth ; John Candy. |
| Subject |
Weight loss.
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Men -- Health and hygiene.
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Lifestyles.
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Diet, Reducing.
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Life Style.
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Men.
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Weight Loss.
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| Added Author |
Bredenberg, Jeff.
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Men's Health Books (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0875962785 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780875962788 paperback alkaline paper |
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