chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- chapter 2 ASSESSMENT OF LIFE CYCLE FACTORS RELATED TO DIET AND OBESITY-ASSOCIATED DISEASE -- chapter 3 PREDICTORS OF MAINTAINED BEHAVIOR CHANGE WITH EMPHASIS ON WEIGHT LOSS -- chapter 4 LIFESTYLE CHANGE FACTORS RELATED TO LIFECYCLE STAGES 1, 2, AND 3 -- chapter 5 MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING FOR CHILDHOOD AND PARENTAL FEEDING HABITS: STAGE 1 -- chapter 6 MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: STAGE 2 -- chapter 7 MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING FOR ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY: STAGE 3 -- chapter 8 INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO MAINTAINING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS -- chapter CHAPTEER 9. TAILORING TO PATIENT NEEDS -- chapter 10 EXAMPLES OF DIETARY STRATEGIES BASED ON LONG-TERM RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS FOCUSED ON LIFESTYLE CHANGE -- chapter 11 REDUCING STRESS TO MAINTAIN DIETARY CHANGE -- chapter 12 ORGANIZING DATA ON DIETARY CHANGE -- chapter 13 POTENTIAL NEW THEORIES PLAYING A ROLE IN NUTRITION LIFESTYLE CHANGE -- chapter 14 SUMMARY.