The Dish puts the fun back into eating. It's an approach to an overall lifestyle, not just one nutrient.

These guidelines are not that different from what you as a parent should be following. Kids will follow the example of their parents if the example is there.

If you're coupling or having this beverage along with a few diet sodas with caffeine or along with your coffee in the morning, you could be getting too much caffeine and harming your health that way.

If you're kind of wired up and anxious and you need to get to bed and you're hungry, carbohydrates can have a relaxing effect, especially sweets.

If you do not feel comfortable with your body as it is, you are not likely to feel comfortable sharing it with someone else. Weight loss may help give you a more positive outlook about your body. Regular exercise and eating healthy can also help improve body image, even without weight loss.

That's eating less and moving more. We may not be able to change our genes and environment, but we can change the way we eat and exercise.

That may help with depression or symptoms of depression.

That step counter makes you so much more aware of how inactive you really are. But, it's a lot easier to add a few hundred steps than to stop eating your favorite foods. This book focuses on small changes which equal big rewards down the road.

The obesity epidemic in the U.S. can be largely explained by our inactive, over-indulgent lifestyle behaviors. It is possible that viruses may play a role in setting us up for becoming overweight, similar to how our genes may be programmed to lead to obesity under the right circumstances.

For example, they've been looking at grapes for years, so it's not that surprising, but I'm concerned that the extract alone is not the best choice. There are so many components in the grape that act together synergistically to give you the biggest bang for your buck, that if you take one out you may not be getting the full benefit for your health.