Good Parenting Food Guide (eBook)

Jane Ogden is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK, and has researched eating behavior, obesity management, and eating disorders for 25 years. She has published over 140 papers and is the author of five books, including The Psychology of Eating: From Healthy to Disordered Behavior, and Fat Chance: The Myth of Dieting Explained. In addition, she has published several articles for a non-academic audience and is a regular contributor to health discussions on the radio and television and in magazines and newspapers. She has two children, and this book is the culmination of 14 years of trying to put her research into practice.

Introduction ix

Facts and theories 1

1. What is healthy eating? 3

2. How do we learn to like the food we like? 22

3. What does food mean to us and what role does it play in our
lives? 37

4. Why are eating habits so hard to change? 52

5. Overweight and obesity: prevalence, consequences, and causes
67

6. Overweight and obesity: prevention and treatments 85

7. Eating disorders: prevalence, consequences, and causes 96

8. Eating disorders: prevention and treatments 116

Tips and reality 133

9. "I don't have time to cook" 135

10. "My child won't eat a healthy diet"
161

11. "My child watches too much TV": tips for being
more active 174

12. "My child eats too much" 187

13. "My child won't eat enough" 196

14. "My child thinks they are fat" 206

15. Take home points 216

Recommended reading 218

References 220

Index 225

"It is a must for parents of fussy eaters, those who worry about their children's weight and those who just have a nagging sense that they could do better on the nutrition front. Jane gently but firmly makes the point that our attitude to eating and to food as mothers and care givers, will directly affect our children's eating habits for the rest of their lives. It's a wake up call to ensure that the whole family eats better and it is all the better for having been written by a non perfectionist mum of two who just happens to be a Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Surrey." Families, Fife, April 2014

Giving children a healthy start in life is a fantastic
inheritance to pass on. This book tells you how. But it is very
unusual. Not only is it full of the latest scientific
information, but it is also written by a psychologist who is a
mother of two children. This means it is incredibly useful and
packed with easy to follow tips and advice as well as authoritative
science rather than passing fads. I recommend it strongly.

--Stephen Scott FRCP FRCPsych CBE, Director, National
Academy for Parenting Research Institute of Psychiatry, Kings's
College London

This book understands the challenges today's parents face. It
provides in-depth and practical information that will help children
grow up with healthy eating habits - and is also an extremely
interesting and enjoyable read.

--Kim Roberts, Chief Executive, HENRY (Health, Exercise,
Nutrition for the Really Young)

Jane Ogden brings her decades of knowledge and expertise
together in a clear and accessible way in this important book. This
wonderfully practical guide will help parents and families to lead
healthier lives in which food plays a valuable role at the heart of
the family without leading either to overweight or anxiety.

--Prof Harry Rutter, founder, National Obesity Observatory
for England