The Diet For Teenagers Only

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Teenage girls face a relentless assault: television, the Internet, and magazines all barrage young women with images of perfectionand that perfection is inextricably linked with being thin. No wonder more than 5 million teenagers in the U.S. struggle with an eating disorder. A staggering 86 percent of teenage girls are dieting, or think they should be. Others go the opposite direction in their self-destructiveness: the number of obese teens has tripled in the last decade alone.

In The Bikini Diet, Carrie Wiatt and Barbara Shroeder give teenagers the weapons they need to overcome these pressures and make smart, independent decisions about nutrition. Written in a fun, light-hearted voice, but filled with practical tips and must-have information, The Bikini Diet specifically tailors its plan to fit teenage needs and lifestyles. Food cutouts clarify what portion sizes should look like, and easy-to-follow recipes teach teens to take nutrition into their own hands. The Bikini Diet is also loaded with great tips for avoiding the common dietary pitfalls of teenagers on-the-go: school lunches, vending machines, fast food restaurants, sleep-over party fare, and the onset of emotional eating.

The Bikini Diet offers a sensible, flexible eating plan that mothers will want to put in their daughters hands, and its also a fun, upbeat, encouraging guide that teens will come to on their own. Above all, write Wiatt and Shroeder, The Bikini Diet sends a message that striving to improve ones body can be a very healthy goal, learning to love ones body is a more important achievement.

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Carrie Wiatt is the author of Eating by Design and Portion Savvy, and the owner of Diet Designs, a Los Angeles-based nutritional counselling firm. She was the host of her own syndicated television show, and co-hosted Lifetime's Speaking of Women's Health. She has appeared as a dietary expert on a number of national television shows, including The View and Good Morning America. Barbara Shroeder is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and on-air correspondent for Extra! She was awarded the prestigious Gracie Award for her work on a mini-documentary about child abuse.