Assessment of life cycle factors related to diet and --predictors of maintained behavior chang with emphasis weight loss --lifestyle change factors related to lifecyclte stages --motivational interviewing for childhood and parental feeding habits stage 1 -- motivational interviewing for children and adolescents stage 2 -- motivational interviewing for adults and the elderly stage 3 -- innovative approaches to maintainging healthy behaviors -- tailoring to patient needs -- examples of dietary strategies based on long -term randomized clinical trials focused on lifestyle change -- reducing stress to maintain dietary change -- organizing data on dietary change --potential new theories playing a role in nutrion lifestyle chage -- summary

1. Nutrition counseling
2. Health counseling
3. Obesity -- Psychological aspects
4. Counseling -- methods
5. Nutritional Sciences -- education
6. Life Style
7. Nutrition Disorders -- prevention & control