1: Introduction -- The aim of this book -- The focus of this book -- The structure of this book -- Further reading -- 2: Healthy eating -- What is healthy eating? -- The role of diet in contributing to illness -- The role of diet in treating illness -- Who has a healthy diet? -- 3: Food choice -- Developmental models -- Cognitive models -- Psychophysiological models of food choice -- 4: The meaning of food -- Food classification systems -- Food as a statement of the self -- Food as social interaction -- Food as cultural identity -- 5: The meaning of size -- Media representations -- The meaning of sex -- The meaning of size -- 6: Body dissatisfaction -- What is body dissatisfaction? -- Who is dissatisfied with their body? -- Causes of body dissatisfaction -- Consequences of body dissatisfaction -- 7: Dieting -- Putting dieting in context -- The dieting industry -- What is dieting? -- Dieting and overeating -- The consequences of dieting -- Problems with restraint theory -- 8: Obesity -- What is obesity? -- How common is obesity? -- What are the consequences of obesity? -- What are the causes of obesity? -- Problems of obesity research -- 9: Obesity treatment -- Dietary interventions -- Should obesity be treated at all? -- The treatment alternatives -- The success stories -- Preventing obesity -- 10: Eating disorders -- Anorexia nervosa -- What are the consequences of anorexia nervosa? -- Bulimia nervosa -- What are the and consequencesof bulimia nervosa? -- Causes of eating disorders -- 11: Treating eating disorders -- Psychoanalytic psychotherapy -- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) -- Family therapy -- Inpatient treatment -- An integrated approach to treatment -- 12: An integrated model of diet -- A summary of the literature on diet -- Common themes across the literature on eating behavior -- An integrated model of diet.
