Jones & Bartlett Learning Nutrition Psychology: Improving Dietary Adherence

Nutrition Psychology Improving Dietary Adherence presents prominent psychological theories that are known to drive human eating behavior, and reveal how these models can be transformed into proactive strategies for adhering to healthy dietary regimens. The number of diet books in the trade market continues to rise daily, but what is interesting to note is obesity and the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes continues to rise as well. From this evidence, we can deduce that these dietary approaches are not fully effective. One could say that there is a missing link between eating a healthy prescribed diet and maintaining that final goal. The missing link, which has been overlooked until now, is managing ones compliance to their diet or health plan. This text will provide students with the psychological tools regarding how to maintain the intended dietary plan. Understanding the extent to which the brain, the situation/environment and biology play in our adherence to a healthy dietary regimen, long term success adhering to a dietary regimen can be achieved. This text brings a cross disciplinary perspective/solution for adhering to a healthy dietary program, valuable to a variety of healthcare students and practitioners. The text incorporates both a theoretical and applied approach. Case study examples further illustrate the correct application of psychological methods. These examples will help develop the student or practitioners own self diagnosing skills of appropriate eating strategies as well as understanding others. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1 The Discipline of Psychology and Nutrition Adherence: A Logical Partnership Section I The Behavioral Perspective Chapter 2 Basic Forms of Learning from Our Environment Section II The Cognitive Perspective Chapter 3 Theories of Behavioral Change Chapter 4 Attitudes and Eating Patterns Chapter 5 Perception, Visualization and Eating Patterns Chapter 6 Self-Perception and Eating Patterns Chapter 7 Emotion Perception and Eating Patterns Section III The Evolutionary Perspective Chapter 8 Evolutionary Instincts and Eating Patterns Section IV The Psychodynamic Perspective Chapter 9 The Psychoanalytic Approach and Eating Behavior Section IV The Cross-Cultural Perspective Chapter 10 Cross-Cultural Differences and Eating Behavior Section VI The Biological Perspective Chapter 11 Biology and Eating Behavior Chapter 12 Sleep, Water Intake and Eating Behavior