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Rolls, Barbara Jean was born on January 5, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Howard Julian and Patricia Jane (Pratt) Simons.
(From Dr. Barbara Rolls, one of America's leading authorit...)
From Dr. Barbara Rolls, one of America's leading authorities on weight management, comes a much-anticipated lifestyle guide and cookbook that empowers and encourages her readers to quit "dieting" for good, to feel full on fewer calories, and to lose weight and keep it off while eating satisfying portions of delicious, nutritious foods. The Volumetrics Eating Plan doesn't eliminate food groups or overload you with rules. It's a commonsense approach to eating based on Dr. Rolls's hugely popular Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan and her respected research on satiety that shows you how to choose foods that control hunger while losing weight. Along with menu planners, charts, and sidebars on healthy food choices, the 125 recipes put her revolutionary research into real and tangible instructions for every meal. The full-color photographs make these delicious recipes irresistible. With this important new guide to healthy eating and living, everyone can enjoy tasty and satisfying meals that will help them maintain their weight or lose those extra pounds while learning the pleasures of cooking the Volumetrics way. Volumetrics, Dr. Rolls's rigorously tested and proven system for weight management, incorporates sound research findings from around the world into a nutritious plan and shows you how to personalize it to suit your preferences and goals. It's all about choices, and The Volumetrics Eating Plan helps you choose the right foods for every meal and every lifestyle, without giving up flavor or diversity in your diet. No more "forbidden foods" or monotonous meals - The Volumetrics Eating Plan will revolutionize the way you think about managing your weight and will guide you to a lifetime of healthy food choices.
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laboratory director Nutrition educator
Rolls, Barbara Jean was born on January 5, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Howard Julian and Patricia Jane (Pratt) Simons.
Bachelor, University of Pennsylvania, l966; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, l970; Master of Arts (honorary), Oxford (England) University, l970.
Mary Somerville research fellow, University of Oxford, l969-72; International Business Machines Corporation research fellow, University of Oxford, l972-74; junior research fellow, Wolfson College University of Oxford, l974-75; Evangelical Presbyterian Abraham research fellow Green College, University of Oxford, l979-82; fellow in nutrition, University of Oxford, l983-84; associate professor psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1984-1991; professor psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1991-1992; director Laboratory for Study Human Ingestive Behavior, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, l984-; Jean Phillips Shibley professor biobehavioral health, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1992-1994; professor, Helen A. Guthrie chair nutrition, Pennsylvania State University, State College, since 1994. Member National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council, 1994-1998. Consultant in field.
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Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Society Nutrition (award in human nutrition 1995), Obesity Society (council 1991-1993, vice president 1994-1995, president-elect 1995-1996, president 1996-1997), Society Study Ingestive Behavior (board directors 1986-1990, president-elect 1990-1991, president 1991-1992), American Physiological Society, American Dietetic Association (honorary), Golden Key (honorary. Atwater lecturer 2007, Centrum Center Nutrition Science award 2008).
Married Edmund Thomson Rolls, September 6, 1969 (divorced January 1983). Children: Melissa May, Juliet Helen.