Rethinking Thin - Brossura

Kolata, Gina

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312427859 ISBN 13: 9780312427856

Casa editrice: Picador, 2008

Riassunto

Society's obsession with dieting and weight loss reveals how they are less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals, in this account of the place of diets in American society. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Gina Kolata is a senior writer who covers medicine for The New York Times, and the author of five previous books, including Ultimate Fitness and the national bestseller Flu. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Product Description:

A "New York Times Book Review "Editors' Choice In this eye-opening report, "New York Times" science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society's obsession with dieting is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals. Kolata's account of four determined dieters in a study comparing the Atkins diet to a low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and""of the place of diets in American society. Brimming with anecdote, scientific data, and common sense, "Rethinking Thin" offers a challenge to the conventional wisdom about diets and weight loss.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312427859
• ISBN 13: 9780312427856
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272