 New Book FAST FOOD VINDICATION by CA dietitian Lisa Tillinger Johansen debunks evils of fast foodLA dietitian Lisa Tillinger Johansen shows in her new book FAST FOOD VINDICATION that fast food lovers have healthy food choices when they go to their favorite quick service eatery. Book stresses healthy meals and diner "personal responsibility."
By: The Barrett Company Communications Not so, says Lisa Tillinger Johansen in her new book, FAST FOOD VINDICATION. Johansen, a Los Angeles-based registered dietitian, takes the bold position that “fast food is not the enemy, and it can be incorporated into a healthy lifestyle.” In fact, Johansen says, the media’s current wave of anti-fast-food sentiment may actually be detrimental to society’s health and well-being. “By focusing solely on the fast-food industry, the onus is all too often removed from more important factors: personal responsibility and smart choices.” In FAST FOOD VINDICATION, Johansen takes a lively, informative, and realistic look at our eating habits, and, using her expertise and experience as a registered dietitian, seeks to educate readers on making smart dietary choices no matter where they eat. “The book refutes the notion that fast food is an evil force in society,” Johansen says. “The laser focus on fast food being the cause of the obesity epidemic is not true, nor is it the complete picture. There’s so much press about how fast food is detrimental to us. In reality, that’s not the case. It’s about how we eat. We can eat poorly at home and at sit-down and fast-food restaurants, but we can also make healthier choices at all of these places. The majority of us don’t make great choices. We need to look at everywhere we eat and how we eat. Personal responsibility plays a big role.” Johansen, a former real estate manager for McDonald’s Corporation in Southern California, has been a hospital dietitian for the last four years. “I speak to many patients about weight management and a host of disease states and conditions. What is very clear is that many of these individuals are looking for guidance and education in eating healthy meals, including fast food.” “Fast-food restaurants make big and easy targets,” Johansen maintains. “So many of us eat at them, and, unfortunately, so many of us are overweight or obese. But research has shown that we eat the majority of our meals at home, so restaurants of all types are just a part of the puzzle.” “There are a lot of ways to make good choices at fast-food restaurants,” On the other side of the issue, Johansen notes that an unhealthy fast-food meal could include “fried foods of any type, regular sodas or anything that is double, triple, quadruple or more.” With the publication of FAST FOOD VINDICATION, Johansen hopes to “present the side of an issue that hasn’t really been discussed much in the media. By doing so, it should ultimately help people to learn to look at the big picture and make appropriate changes to their diets as needed.” About author Lisa Tillinger Johansen Lisa Tillinger Johansen is a registered dietitian and health educator who teaches a variety of classes on diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, weight management, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and healthy eating for adults and teens. She holds a Master of Science degree in nutritional science, Coordinated Dietetics Program, from California State University, Los Angeles. More information on the book can be accessed at www.consultthedietitian.com Fast Food Vindication 220 pages, paperback, ISBN: 978-0-578-11043- Published by J. Murray Press (October 16, 2012) Available at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other book outlets. Photos: https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ End
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