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Table of Contents Part 1 Overview - obesity and food trends: introduction, Aaron M. Altschul, adult obesity, Aaron M. Altschul, childhood obesity, Ramin Alemzadeh et al, trends in eating patterns in the United States, D. Elizabeth Randall and Susan McCann, fat in foods, Aaron M. Altschul. Part 2 Low-calorie foods: history of the commercial development of low-calorie foods, Lyn O'Brien Nabors and Russell Lemieux, regulation of low-calorie foods, John E. Vanderveen, sugar substitutes, Rosetta Newsome, fat substitutes - microparticulated proteins, Norman S. Singer and Robert H. Moser, fat substitutes - sucrose polyesters and other synthetic oils, Kathleen A. Harrigan and William M. Breene, bulking agents and fat substitutes, Amanda M. Frye and Carole S. Setser, low-fat dairy products, Charles H. White, low-calorie bakery foods, James L. Vetter, low-calorie foods - general category, Lee Ann Quesada and Walter L. Clark, artificially sweetened beverages, William T. Miller, artificially sweetened low-calorie foods other than drinks, Basant K. Dwivedi, meat products in a low-fat diet, Floyd Michael Byers et al. Part 3 Impact of low-calorie foods: impact of low-calorie foods on food marketing, Robert C. Gatty, impact of low-calorie foods on nutrition education, Janet K. Grommet and Janet Majewski Jemmott, impact of low-calorie foods on the development of low-calorie and low-fat recipes, Nedra P. Wilson and Ellen Templeton Carroll. Part 4 Impact of diet compositions: effect of diet composition on energy intake, F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, the impact of dietary fat and carbohydrates on body weight maintenance, J.P. Flatt, effect of lowering dietery fat on health status, Mary M. Flynn and Peter N. Herbert, lessons learned from attempts to implement long-term low-fat diet regimens, Maureen M. Henderson et al. Part 5 Reflections: low-calorie foods and the prevalence of obesity, Adam Drewnowski, psychological aspects of the use of low-calorie foods - changing beliefs and preferences, Paul Rozin, reflections on the role of low-calorie foods, Aaron M. Altschul.