diet

Discussed in this title is how weight is gained and lost and provides information focusing instead on a lifetime of healthy habits. Weight management is not about denying yourself. It's about providing your body with what it truly needs.

A very picky eater, Gregory the goat refuses the usual goat diet staples of shoes and tin cans in favor of fruits, vegetables, eggs, and orange juice.

The Groove Team must figure out what to do when they discover one of their classmates at the performing arts school has an eating disorder.

A discussion of food and cooking in ancient Rome, providing information about the foods available to the people of Rome, looking at Roman kitchens and how different foods were prepared, and describing food-related celebrations. Includes recipes.

A discussion of food and cooking in ancient Greece, providing information about the foods available to the people of Greece, looking at Greek homes and how different foods were prepared, and describing food-related celebrations. Includes recipes.

A discussion of food and cooking in ancient Egypt, providing information about the foods available to the people of Egypt, looking at Egyptian kitchens and how different foods were prepared, and describing food-related celebrations. Includes recipes.

Presents a realistic picture of diabetes, what is known about its causes, what it?s like to live with it, and the latest on treatments and cures.

"Portion size is the key to the American obesity epidemic," said James Painter, chair of Eastern Illinois University's School of Family and Consumer Sciences. He believed that healthy choices could be found in every fast-food restaurant. To prove his point, he follows two graduate students - 254-pound Aaron and 111-pound Ellen - who ate portions suitable to their body types for a month. They could choose only foods from 10 fast-food restaurants and gas stations. Both ended up losing weight and lowering their cholesterol" - container.Their choices" - container.

"The fast food industry is providing what people want," said James Painter, chair of Eastern Illinois University's School of Family and Consumer Sciences. "It's people's choices that are making them fat." To prove his point, two graduate students ate fast-food for a month. They made healthier choices with portions suitable to their body types and both ended up losing weight and lowering their cholesterol. Viewers will learn how they did it, comparing calories, portion sizes, extras, and thinking "outside the bun" for healthier choices" - container.

Teens discover how the USDA's MyPyramid "Steps to a healthier you" shows them how to eat for energy, control their calories and add physical activity to their daily routine. Students also go the web site where they find their personal eating plans for their age, gender and activity level. A fast-moving overview to help teens balance healthy eating with physical activity for a lifetime of good health habits. - Container.