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Rethinking Thin
Contributor(s): Kolata, Gina (Author)
ISBN: 0312427859     ISBN-13: 9780312427856
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
OUR PRICE:   $18.90  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2008
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Annotation: In this eye-opening book, "New York Times" science writer Kolata shows that society's obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
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BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Nutrition
- Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Weight Loss
- Health & Fitness | Healthy Living
Dewey: 613.25
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 268 pages
 
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Publisher 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Kolata, Gina: - Gina Kolata is a science reporter for The New York Times and is the author of Flu (FSG). She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.