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Michael Bertoldo. The Social Network Diet
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. It’s a Complicated Web
Obesity Trends in U.S. between 1985 and 2009
THE SOCIAL NETWORK EFFECT
Socioecological Model
YOU, THE INDIVIDUAL
YOUR SURROUNDINGS
SHIFT HAPPENS
Chapter 2. Living Large
WHAT DO WE EAT?
Dietary Intakes Compared to Recommended Goals or Limits
WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE WAY WE EAT?
Shifts in the Food Environment Since the 1970s
HOW HAS OUR FOOD SUPPLY CHANGED?
Food Expenditures as Percentage of Disposable Income
WHAT HAS SHAPED OUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENT?
Trends in the Amount of Total Physical Activity
Chapter 3. Booting Up
WHAT SHOULD YOU STRIVE FOR?
Estimate of Calorie Needs of Adult Women
THE 1-DAY CHALLENGES
Comparison of Two Different One-Day Dietary Patterns
Food and Physical Activity Environment Survey
Chapter 4. The 7-Day Jumpstart
7-DAY NUTRITION JUMPSTART
Foods: Categories & Calories
Quick Oatmeal
Escarole and White Bean Soup
Classic Vinaigrette
Spice Chart
Whole Grain Cereals
Dried Beans and Whole Grains
Wheatberries with Fruit and Honey-Orange Salad
7-DAY JUMPSTART - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHALLENGE
CREATE YOUR OWN PHILOSOPHY FOR HEALTHY LIVING
Ideal Food Lifestyle
Ideal Active Lifestyle
CHANGE YOUR SURROUNDINGS: SUPPORT YOUR NEW VALUES AND GOOD HABITS
ENVISION THE CHANGE YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH
Chapter 5. Friends for Life
HOW DO SOCIAL NETWORKS AFFECT YOUR HEALTH?
WHAT IS YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK?
YOU HAVE A CHOICE
Social Environment Assessment
SHAPING YOUR SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORK
Ideal Social Network
MOVING OUTWARD
Chapter 6. The Ripple Effect
SIMPLE ACTS
MORE ENGAGING ACTIONS
Chapter 7. Game Changers
NEELAM SHARMA: COMMUNITY SERVICES UNLIMITED
BARBARA MCCANN: COMPLETE STREETS
JILL VIALET: PLAYWORKS
CARLA MARCUS: WINTERKIDS
STRONG WOMEN: ACROSS THE NATION
States with StongWomen Programs
LESSONS LEARNED
Chapter 8. Going Viral
ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL CHANGE
PUTTING THE STRATEGIES TO WORK
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Authors
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This book will help you make healthy changes in your life by improving your environment—and in so doing, transforming the world. It is not your classic diet book. It is not an exercise manual. It is unlike any other nutrition and physical activity plan you have ever seen. It is a guide, rooted in exciting new research, on how to make lasting, positive change in your life by creating a supportive social network and a favorable food and physical activity environment.
There is so much misinformation in the media these days, especially when it comes to nutrition and exercise. People are smart and want to make meaningful change in their lives through credible guidance supported by real evidence. This book offers just that—evidence-based counsel brought to life by personal stories of success and proven strategies for achieving your goals.
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Habits are hard to change. But when your environment changes, so do your habits. The point is this: To make healthy living easier, we need to create an environment that supports our health rather than sabotaging it. Fortunately, we now have the tools to do so—key among them, social networks.
When we hear the term “social network” these days, we tend to think of online networks. But social networks are as old as humankind itself. They are defined simply as groups of people and the connections between them. Social networks are complex, powerful entities that shape our thoughts and habits and can function either to our detriment or to our advantage. There is even emerging evidence that behavior within social networks is contagious, spreading from person to person. For years, we’ve known that social networks influence who smokes, who drinks, who contracts sexually transmitted diseases, even people’s happiness. Now we understand that they can also have a profound influence—either positive or negative—on our body weight and physical activity levels.
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