The Weight of the Nation: Surprising Lessons About Diets, Food, and Fat from the Extraordinary Series From HBO Documentary Series

John Hoffman; Judith A. Salerno; Alexandra Moss

ISBN 10: 1250014735 / ISBN 13: 9781250014733

Editore: St. Martin's Press, 2012

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G1250014735I4N00

Riassunto:

People today work harder and take better care of their health than any previous generation. So how could two-thirds of us fail to measure up when it comes to eating right and exercising? HBO and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to bring you the nation’s foremost experts and definitive research on weight and weight loss.The Weight of the Nation explains how we got to this unhealthy place and how we can get to a healthy weight by overcoming the forces that drive us to eat too much and move too little.

Three years in the making, The Weight of the Nation answers crucial questions like:

--Is there such a thing as the right diet?

--Am I doomed to yo-yo for the rest of my life?

--How does stress affect my weight?

--Is my slow metabolism making me fat?

--How does carrying too much weight affect my health?

--Why do I eat junk food even though I know it’s unhealthy?

--Is exercise enough to help most people maintain an ideal weight?

--How can I keep weight off forever?

Based on the rich research behind HBO’s documentary series, The Weight of the Nation is the only book that tells it like it is: losing weight is hard, keeping it off is even harder, and there’s no quick fix. Weight loss takes a lot of work and a lifetime commitment, but thousands have done it and this book will show you how.

Informazioni sull?autore:

JOHN HOFFMAN is Executive Producer of HBO’s The Weight of the Nation. He has won Emmy® awards for the documentary seriesThe Alzheimer’s Project and Addiction, among others.

JUDITH SALERNO, MD, MS is the Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a nationally recognized leader in health policy.

ALEXANDRA MOSS is Co-Producer of HBO’s The Weight of the Nation.

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Titolo: The Weight of the Nation: Surprising Lessons...
Casa editrice: St. Martin's Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket