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DIETING
 

DEFINITION:  “Deliberate efforts at weight loss.  Billions of dollars are spent each year on weight-loss products and services; however, only about 5 percent of those people who lose weight maintain that loss.” (Encyclopedia of Social Issues)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         What are the risks of obesity?

·         Is obesity prevalent in the United States?

·         Do obese people encounter prejudice in employment, education and social relationships?

·         Are Americans obsessed with thinness?

·         Does advertising by the beauty and diet industries increase pressure to be thin?

·         Have eating disorders reached epidemic proportions?

·         Is weight loss beneficial to health and longevity?

·         Do both self-administered and directed weight loss attempts lead to adverse effects?

·         Is yo-yo dieting harmful to health?

·         Is there adequate regulation of the weight loss industry?

·         How have the food industry and the restaurant industry responded to the Adkins diet?

·         Is scientific data required to insure the safety of over-the -counter diet medication?

·         Are drug solutions ethical or advisable for children and the general public?

·         Have "Super Sized" fast food meals contributed to America's weight problem?

·         Are there health risks involved in surgical treatment such as liposuction, tummy tucks, etc.?

·         How harmful is phen-fen (phenfluramine or dexfenfluramine combined with phentermine)?

·         Compare two diet drugs: for example, how does Merida differ from phen-fen?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Nutrition; Body Image; Reducing Diets; Diet; Weight Loss; Obesity; Compulsive Eating; Appetite Depressants
 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERNCE COLLECTION:

CQ Researcher on Controversies in Medicine and Science	REF RA 425 .C85 2001
Controversies in Food & Nutrition	REF TX 355.5 .G65 2002
Encyclopedia of Psychology	REF BF 31 .E52 2000
Magill’s Health Issues	REF RA 425 .H39 2001 “Weight Loss Medications”

     

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

CQ Researcher  "Obesity Epidemic"  1/31/03   "Fast Food Litigation"  12/13/02

Issues & Controversies    "Junk Food in Schools"  (March 29, 2002)  "Obesity" 12/5/97;  "Trans-Fat Bans" 1/26/07; "Junk Food in Schools Update" 3/23/07

Magill's Medical Guide

Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders

Opposing Viewpoints: Food

 

STATISTICS:

New Our Bodies, Ourselves           REF RA 778 .N67

Information Plus: Nutrition: Weight in America: (Ref Desk) (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Statistical Abstract of the United States  (also at Reference Desk)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Premier

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

CQ Researcher

Health and Wellness Resource Center

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

American Dietetic Association	http://www.eatright.org/Public/
Medline Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightlossanddieting.html
MS NBC	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3034501/
PBS Frontline	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/diet/
PBS Frontline	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/fat/

 

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