Offers clinicians with instructions on how to change dietary behavior. This book uses examples from work completed in actual patient settings and emphasizes why a strategy works and what may have happened when it is not successful. It discusses exercise and stress reduction and covers organizational skills necessary to implement lifestyle change.

Nutrition plays a role in the causes, treatment, and/or management of many chronic diseases, yet the physician's primary responsibility is to treat through medication. Translating research findings and clinical experience into practical treatment recommendations, the book focuses on alleviating chronic illnesses with nutritional support and intervention as part of the overall medical approach - from eating disorders and alcoholism to cancer, HIV, and AIDS.

Introduction. Assessment of Current Lifestyle Factors Related to Diet. Predictors of Maintained Behavior Change. Lifestyle Change Related to Disease Prevention and Diet. Motivational Interviewing. Predictors of Maintained Change. Tailoring to Patient Needs. Examples of Dietary Strategies to Maintain Change. Exercise Strategies to Maintain Change. Reducing Stress to Maintain Dietary Change. Psychological Instruments Related to Dietary Change. Organizing Data on Dietary Change. Summary.