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About the author
FRANCES M. BERG, MS,
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As editor, publisher and founder of HEALTHY WEIGHT JOURNAL, Frances (Francie) M. Berg, M.S., L.N., reviews research, news and commentary across the weight spectrum for health professionals and consumers worldwide. A licensed nutritionist and family wellness specialist, she is the author of nine books. Her weekly column, Healthy Living, has appeared in over 50 newspapers.
Berg is an adjunct professor at the University
of North Dakota School of Medicine and has lectured on weight issues throughout
the nation. She holds a masterís degree in family social science and anthropology
from the University of Minnesota, and a B.S. in home economics from Montana
State University in Bozeman.
Her latest bookChildren
and Teens Afraid to Eatfocuses on the
current weight and eating crisis for children and adolescents. It advocates
a new approach to healthy weight and has received excellent reviews, as
did her earlier healthy lifestyle program for teenagers,How
to Be Slimmer, Trimmer & Happier.
A long-time youth leader and educator, Berg has taught in high school and
college, worked as an Extension Agent, participated in international youth
exchanges, and served as a volunteer 4-H leader.
Berg is considered a national expert
in the areas of healthy weight education and weight loss fraud. Her work
with weight and health issues over the past twenty years has led her to
advocate a shift away from weight loss toward prevention and good health
at every size. Berg has appeared on numerous radio and television programs,
including the Leeza Show, Oprah, and Inside Edition, and
been quoted in USA Today, the New York Times, and Life
Magazine. She has presented at national conferences including the American
Dietetics Association SCAN, Society for Nutrition Education, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, National Wellness Institute and the Black
Hills Wellness Seminar.
She serves on the Boards of Directors
of the American Diabetes Association, N.D. affiliate, the West River Regional
Medical Center, and as national coordinator of the Task Force on Weight
Loss Abuse for the National Council Against Health Fraud. She is a member
of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Society for
the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Academy for Eating Disorders, Association
for the Health Enrichment of Large People, and the Society for Nutrition
Education. Frances Berg and her husband, Bert, have four children and live
in Hettinger, North Dakota.
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Afraid to Eat $19.95, softcover 
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Afraid to Eat $19.95, softcover
$27.95, hardcover |