ABC for Fitness, 190
Action on Smoking and Health, 199
Addiction to foods, 7–8, 27, 92–100, 106, 115
All Things at Once (Brzezinski), 226
American Council on Exercise, 168
Aniston, Jennifer, 183
Annual Congressional Dinner of the Washington Press Foundation, 21
Appearance/thinness and US culture, 2, 10–11, 14, 117, 126, 141, 142, 182–183, 206, 216
Atkins, Robert C., 71–72
Avatars and exercise, 173
Ayds (Candy Diet), 68
Banzhaf, John, 199–201
Bariatric surgery
costs, 78
description/side effects, 76–78
Barkley, Charles, 164–166
Barnett, Jamie, 52–53, 187–188
Barnicle, Mike, 15
Barreca, Gina, 140
Bertinelli, Valerie, 65
Bittman, Mark, 198
Bloomberg, Michael, 83, 193–194
Body Heat (film), 141
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater (Bruni), 113
Bratman, Steve, 119
Brinkley, Christie, 183
Bruni, Frank
eating disorders story, 113–116
healthy foods/eating, 156
on obesity crisis, 86–87
Brzezinski, Mika
brothers (Mark and Ian), 22, 23, 26
CBS firing, 138
childhood family walks, 218–219
comparing herself to family members, 26, 121
daughter’s (Carlie) birth, 12, 55–56, 58–60
daughters (Emilie and Carlie), 4, 59, 209, 210, 211, 219, 222–224, 226, 228
early career, 30–33
exercise and, 26, 28–29, 39, 168–170
father (Zbigniew), 22, 23, 24, 26, 60, 225–226
friendship with Diane, 12–13, 32–33, 55–60, 139
husband (Jim), 30, 55, 58, 59, 61, 110, 111, 209, 210, 211, 219
mother (Emilie), 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 225–226
sensory disability, 25
See also Morning Joe
Brzezinski, Mika and food
academics and, 25–26, 121, 169
addiction to foods, 7–8, 27, 96–97
as adult/ongoing problems, 5, 6–8, 39, 116–117
becoming healthy, 34–37
binges, 5, 8, 22, 27–30, 97, 109
binges on Morning Joe road trips, 97, 109
bulimia and, 28
challenge to/talk with Diane, 13–19, 57–58, 60–62, 64–66, 78–79, 118, 226–227
childhood family and, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27
childhood/high school, 3, 22–26, 209
college, 27–30
daughters/husband and, 209, 210, 211, 219
Diane’s challenge to, 18–19, 40, 116, 117, 118, 125–127, 226
diet changes needed, 123–125
diet description, 122–123
early career and, 31–32, 33–37
Laura’s house/junk food, 24
meeting with NBC vice president/effects, 33–37
Nutella/Ambien incident, 5, 110–111
orthorexia nervosa, 118–119
reaction from others, 1–2, 14–15, 21–22
rewards for being thin, 117
running and, 26, 28–29, 168–169
“set point” weight and, 125, 126
Versailles, 30
when exhausted, 138
work with Margo Maine, 118–122
Cabbage Soup Diet, 69
Caffeine, 93–94
Cambridge Diet, 69
Cancer and diet/lack of exercise, 9, 104, 106, 169
Candy Diet (Ayds), 68
Cantley, Lewis, 106
Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender, 41
Carter, Jimmy, 26
Caveman (Paleo) Diet, 157–158
Cawley, John, 41
CBS News Up to the Minute, 31–32
Charles Barkley Foundation, 166
Children and healthy weight/food attitudes
family exercise/activities, 218–219
family meals/cooking together, 209, 211–213
junk food and, 207–208, 210–211
Mika’s daughters/husband and, 209, 210, 211, 219
parents as behavior models, 207, 208–209, 215
parents’ responsibilities, 207, 208–219
tips on conversations, 220–221 (fig.)
Christie, Chris, 46, 47, 83, 94
Clinton, Chelsea, 176
CORE club, NYC, 170
Cornett, Mick, 191–193
Cosmopolitan, 145–146, 153, 182, 183–184
Crawford, Cindy, 183
Cuomo, Margaret, 9
D’Angelo, Charles, 160
Dash magazine, 213
DeVito, Andy, 130, 131, 132, 135, 178
Diabetes, 48–49, 51, 62, 76, 78, 104, 133–134, 169
Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat (Snyderman), 50
Eating disorders
children and, 8–9
focus on weight/food, 116
rehab centers and, 29–30
See also specific disorders; specific individuals
Eating strategies
dieting vs. change, 151, 153–154
individual differences and, 153
“serial dieting,” 153
sleep and, 152
timing of eating and, 155–156
what/how you eat, 149–167
whole foods and, 90, 134, 152–153, 164, 166, 197
See also specific individuals
Elaine Powers Figure Salon, 72
Emanuel, Ezekiel, 91, 94, 102, 184, 197, 201, 203
End of Overeating, The (Kessler), 101
Ephron, Nora
on food, 149–151, 157, 167, 224
Erlacher, Laura Eakin
Versailles and, 30
Essman, Susie, 44, 147–148, 157–158, 225
Exercise
amount, 171–172
depression and, 171
discipline and, 177
incorporating into daily life, 171, 178–179
metabolism and, 168
Mika as “exercise bulimic,” 168–169
overview, 168–179
perceived barriers, 177–178
schoolchildren and, 9, 84, 188, 189–190
sitting dangers, 178–179
time needed to develop habit, 172–173
tools to track activity, 173–174
Exorcist, The film/steps, 169
Eyewitness News, 31
Farley, Thomas, 86
Fat Boy, Thin Man (Prager), 95–96
Fat in diet
feeling full and, 119–120
sugar vs., 103–104
Fen-phen, 74–75
Fitbit, 173–174
Fox, Jesse, 173
Friends (television series), 183
Fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, 103, 105
Gearhardt, Ashley, 92–94, 97–99
Geist, Willie, 15
Geyer, Cynthia, 152
Gillibrand, Kirsten/family, 162, 163, 197–198, 213–214
Glamour magazine survey, 44
Graduate, The (play), 141
Grapefruit (Hollywood) Diet, 68–69
Habit development time, 172–173
Harris, Jean, 69
Hartford Courant newspaper, 94
Harvard Health Letter, 157
Healthy Foods Financing Initiative, 197–198
Healthy People 2020 report, 169, 177
Hefner, Christie, 154, 158, 175, 225
Holland, Joshua, 170, 174, 177–178
Hollywood (Grapefruit) Diet, 68–69
Home Page, 37
Hudson, Jennifer, 65, 146–147, 158–159, 162–163
I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know (White), 182
Insulin, 69, 71, 76, 103, 106, 152, 159–160
Kass, Sam, 52
Katz, David
food access, 85, 87, 89, 91–92
NuVal System, 186
solutions to weight problems, 107, 139, 153, 184–185, 186, 189–190
weight problems/unhealthy foods and, 102, 182, 207–208
Kennedy, John F., 50
Kessler, David A., 101
Kirchhoff, David
Man Meets Scale blog, 172
weight loss issues and, 101, 154, 155, 166
Knowing Your Value (Brzezinski), 10, 11, 40, 226
Lady Gaga, 176
Lakshmi, Padma, 163–164
Lane, Thomas, 134
Lean Cuisine, 69
Lots to Lose: How America’s Health and Obesity Crisis Threatens Our Economic Future report, 48
Lustig, Robert, 103–105, 194–195, 196, 198–199
Mad Men (television series), 176
Madonna, 170
Maine, Margo
children and food/weight issues, 211–212, 215, 216, 220–221 (fig.)
Mika/food issues, 11, 118–122, 125, 138–139, 215, 224
McCaskill, Claire
weight loss story, 159–161, 162
on weight/Mika, 21
weight problems effects and, 49, 85, 154–155, 195–196
Mission: Readiness, 52, 84, 187
Morning Joe
hosts/guests, 15, 40, 42–43, 83, 88, 91, 96, 97, 148, 161, 169, 195
Mika discussing weight/food issues, 13, 15, 139
National School Lunch Act, 188
Need to Know, PBS, 88
New Diet Revolution (Atkins), 71
New York City/Bloomberg actions, 193–194, 201–202
New York magazine, 22
New York Times, 42, 99, 113, 115, 156, 161, 198
Nike+ FuelBand, 174
Nutrisystem, 73
NuVal System, 186
Obama, Michelle, 196
Obesity. See Weight problems (over-weight/obese); Weight problems (overweight/obese children)
Oklahoma
City city diet, 191–192
design for exercise, 192–193
Oprah, 46
Orthorexia nervosa, 118–119
Paleo (Caveman) Diet, 157–158
Playboy, 175
Positively Connecticut, 227
Powell, Lisa
food/food issues, 89–91, 100, 151–152, 208, 216
Prager, Michael, 94–96
Puhl, Rebecca
overweight children and, 51–52
weight problems and stigma, 41, 44–45, 46, 47, 51–52, 83–84, 182–183
Ralph Lauren, 182
Recommendations. See Weight problems/solutions
Reece, Gabrielle, 175
Rendell, Ed, 195
Robinson, Eugene, 47
Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, Yale University, 41, 45, 87
Scarborough, Joe
weight, 42
See also Morning Joe
Scarsdale Diet, 69
Senay, Emily, 88, 208–209, 213, 215, 217
“Serial dieting,” 153
Sitting problems, 178–179
Slim-Fast, 69
Smith, Diane
career/awards, 32–33, 56, 64, 81–82, 227
friendship with Mika, 12–13, 32–33, 55–60, 139
hip dysplasia/replacement surgery, 129–132
husband (Tom) and, 13, 58, 59, 72, 73, 129, 131, 134, 226
Mika’s daughter’s birth and, 12, 55–56, 58–60
sisters, 58, 65, 66–67, 68, 70
Smith, Diane and weight issues
Andy DeVito (trainer) and, 130, 131, 132, 135, 178
bariatric surgery research, 76–78
boyfriend’s death and, 70–71
career and, 16–17, 38–39, 46, 56, 62, 63–64, 66, 72
challenge to Mika, 18–19, 40, 116, 117, 118, 125–127, 226
dieting, 66–70, 71–72, 73–74, 116, 151
D’Mario Sowah (trainer) and, 80, 81, 82, 127–128, 129–130, 131
exercise and, 72, 73, 76, 80–81, 82
fen-phen, 74–75
health problems and, 62, 75–76, 128–129
Mika’s talk with/challenge to, 13–19, 57–58, 60–62, 64–66, 78–79, 118, 226–227
Take Off Program and, 132–134
Smoking
anti-smoking campaign, 199–200, 201, 202–203
health costs, 49
children and obesity, 50–51
eating strategies, 152, 155–156, 212
trauma/food issues and, 112–113
weight problems/solutions, 181, 202, 217–218
Solutions. See Weight problems/solutions
SoulCycle, 176
South Beach Diet, 69
Sowah, D’Mario
background, 80–81
as personal trainer, 80, 81, 82, 127–128, 129–130, 131
Stanhope, Kimber, 105–106, 107
Stelter, Brian, 42, 99–100, 161–162
Sugar
addiction to, 106
fat vs., 103–104
food labels and, 107
health impacts, 103–104, 105, 106, 194, 196
high-fructose corn syrup, 103, 105
metabolism, 104–106
overview, 103–106
statistics on consumption, 104
Tarnower, Herman, 69
Thinness/appearance and US culture, 2, 10–11, 14, 117, 126, 141, 142, 182–183, 206, 216
Top Chef, 163–164
Turner, Kathleen, 14, 140–142, 145
Veneman, Ann, 48–49
Versailles, 30
Walmart, 201
Weight issues/nonissues
how you think, 136–148
See also specific individuals
Weight loss
accountability and, 159–160, 161–162
keeping it off and, 53–54, 154, 157
See also specific individuals
Weight Loss Boss (Kirchhoff), 101–102
Weight-loss commercials, 53
Weight problems/causes
addiction to foods, 7–8, 27, 92–100, 106, 115
advertising/marketing, 27, 87–88, 101, 102, 207
eating anywhere/anytime (US), 9, 91, 101
human evolution/biology and, 85–87, 90
junk food access, 9, 27, 46, 85–87, 91–95
junk food consumption statistics, 84
junk food ingredients, 91–94, 101–102
portion sizes, 88–89, 156, 158
sugary drinks, 9, 11, 67, 84, 87, 105–106, 189, 194, 201, 202, 204, 205, 210–211
takeout/packaged foods, 89–91
Weight problems (overweight/obese)
blaming overweight people for, 46–47, 54, 139, 180
denial and, 181–182
economics/health care costs, 48–50, 85, 195–196
human/individual costs, 50
linked health conditions, 9, 48–49, 83, 104, 106, 169
military and, 9–10, 52–53, 84, 187–188
pay and, 41
sleep and, 152
statistics on, 48
stigma and, 41, 44–47, 51–52, 83–84, 182–183
work productivity and, 50
See also specific diseases
Weight problems (overweight/obese children)
advertising/marketing and, 87, 88
bullying/teasing of, 51–52
doctors’ responsibilities and, 186
increasing numbers of, 8, 50–51
junk food consumption statistics, 84
junk food in schools and, 9, 188, 189
lack of exercise, 9, 84, 188, 189–190
linked conditions, 51
Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, 196
school food and, 188–189
statistics on, 50
sugary drinks, 9, 11, 67, 84, 87, 105–106, 189, 194, 201, 202, 204, 205, 210–211
Weight problems/solutions
agriculture sector/subsidies and, 196, 197
anti-smoking campaign comparison, 199–200, 201, 202–203
changing cravings, 184–185
community design and, 190–191, 192, 205
conversations and, 3–4, 10–12, 54, 139–140, 180–181, 203
doctors’ responsibilities, 186–187
education, 107, 185–186, 187–189, 196, 198, 203–205
employers/employees and, 187
food environment changes, 107
food labels/information, 107, 185–186, 198
government and, 193–196, 197–198, 203–204
lawsuits/legal action and, 199, 200, 201
overview, 180–205
personal responsibility and, 84–85, 107
schoolchildren and, 187–190, 204–205
in utero effects and, 184
Weight Watchers
David Kirchhoff and, 85, 92, 101, 154, 166, 172
weight loss and, 66–67, 68, 73, 147, 151
When Harry Met Sally (film), 150
White, Kate, 145–146, 153, 182, 183–184, 225
Witt, Katarina, 175
World Without Cancer, A (Cuomo), 9
Yale Food Addiction Scale, 98
Zone Diet, 69