Recent Books

Brandanini, Marchelle and Marisa and Flipse, Robyn. 2002. Fighting the Freshmen Fifteen: A College Woman’s Guide to Getting Real about Food and Keeping the Pounds Off. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press

This book is intended for women who have just started college. Flipse, nutrition and diet expert, and the Bradaninis, college dieters, offer helpful advice for students.  They explain college’s newfound freedoms as the cause of the “freshmen fifteen.” The book includes tips on what to eat in the dining halls, managing portions and calorie intakes, understanding liquid portions, dangers in dieting, and recipes that can be prepared in a dorm room. This book is easy to understand and provides helpful suggestions for women in college on how to eat healthy while still enjoying campus life.

Oz, Daphne and Mehmet. 2006. The Dorm Room Diet: The 8-Step Program for Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Work. New York, NY: New Market Press.

Daphne Oz, a sophomore at Princeton University, constantly struggled with her weight and couldn't stick with a fad diet. With the help of her father and grandfather, both cardiac surgeons, and her grandmother, a homeopathic practitioner, she designed an eating and exercise plan that proved to help her lose weight. This winning plan has proven inspirational and successful for women in college. Written from a student perspective, Oz outlines habits to living healthily and making good, logical choices. This would be helpful to a researcher because it is easy to understand and can be used as an example for simple steps that can be taken to avoid and lose freshmen weight gain. 

Kirby, Jane. 2003. Dieting for Dummies. New York, NY: For Dummies Publishing. 

Kirby, a registered dietitian, along with the American Dietetic Association, provides a helpful guide for dieters. It gives advice on eating, as well as, eating disorders, children obesity, and dietary guidelines. This book is reliable and to be used more as a reference guide. It is well-organized and easy to follow. Divided into sections, it is fast to look up information. This book would be helpful for a journalist because it could be used as a reference for the latest information in nutrition, as well, as dieting.