Rethinking thin : the new science of weight loss--and the myths and realities of dieting / Gina Kolata.
By: Kolata, Gina Bari.
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BookPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007Edition: 1st ed.Description: 257 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780374103989 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0374103984 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Weight loss -- Psychological aspects | Reducing diets -- Psychological aspects | Health behavior | Weight loss -- Psychological aspects | Health behaviorDDC classification: 613.2/5 Summary: Challenges conventional wisdom about diets and weight loss, arguing that society's obsession with weight loss is not about being trim and healthy, but about money, power, and trends.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Challenges conventional wisdom about diets and weight loss, arguing that society's obsession with weight loss is not about being trim and healthy, but about money, power, and trends.
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