Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss---And the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Kolata, Gina

ISBN 10: 1400104505 ISBN 13: 9781400104505

Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Analyzes the psychological and cultural factors that cause many people to be obsessed with attaining unrealistically slender physical proportions.

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Review

" Kolata commands the intelligent curiosity, well-honed reporting techniques and smooth prose style of a top science reporter." -- Beryl Lieff Benderley, "The Washington Post"

"Kolata commands the intelligent curiosity, well-honed reporting techniques and smooth prose style of a top science reporter." --Beryl Lieff Benderley, "The Washington Post"

"An incisive, thought-provoking examination of a subject that concerns us all. This book will educate and illuminate those seeking solid information about the struggle to lose weight." -- Dr. Jerome E. Groopman, author of "The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness "and staff writer at "The New Yorker"
" Kolata commands the intelligent curiosity, well-honed reporting techniques and smooth prose style of a top science reporter." -- Beryl Lieff Benderley, "The Washington Post"
"An incisive, thought-provoking examination of a subject that concerns us all. This book will educate and illuminate those seeking solid information about the struggle to lose weight."& nbsp; & nbsp; -- Dr. Jerome E. Groopman, author of The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness and staff writer at The New Yorker
" Kolata commands the intelligent curiosity, well-honed reporting techniques and smooth prose style of a top science reporter. " -- Beryl Lieff Benderley, The Washington Post
"An incisive, thought-provoking examination of a subject that concerns us all. This book will educate and illuminate those seeking solid information about the struggle to lose weight." --Dr. Jerome E. Groopman, author of "The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness "and staff writer at "The New Yorker"
"Kolata commands the intelligent curiosity, well-honed reporting techniques and smooth prose style of a top science reporter." --Beryl Lieff Benderley, "The Washington Post"
"Kolata lays out the case against the nation's multibillion-dollar weight-loss industry with compelling clarity."--"The New York Sun
""An incisive, thought-provoking examination of a subject that concerns us all. This book will educate and illuminate those seeking solid information about the struggle to lose weight."--Jerome Groopman, M.D., "author of How Doctors Think
""[Kolata] questions the current chest-beating in this sobering examination of why diets fail."--"People" (four stars, critic's choice)
"[Kolata] punctuates her eight chapters with the voices of a cluster of dieters, [and] their stories add human consequence to the universal findings."--"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)
"A first-rate author . . . Readers who care about the searing obesity debate will want to read this book."--"Houston Chronicle"
"[Kolata's] report reveals well-documented intelligence certain to annoy those segments of society and commerce that stubbornly cling to the "ignis fatuus" that all one needs to be thin is willpower."--"Booklist
""This book will make you think differently about obesity and perhaps make the obese think more realistically about themselves."--"The Arizona Republic "

Kolata lays out the case against the nation's multibillion-dollar weight-loss industry with compelling clarity. "The New York Sun"

An incisive, thought-provoking examination of a subject that concerns us all. This book will educate and illuminate those seeking solid information about the struggle to lose weight. "Jerome Groopman, M.D., author of How Doctors Think"

[Kolata] questions the current chest-beating in this sobering examination of why diets fail. "People (four stars, critic's choice)"

[Kolata] punctuates her eight chapters with the voices of a cluster of dieters, [and] their stories add human consequence to the universal findings. "The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)"

A first-rate author . . . Readers who care about the searing obesity debate will want to read this book. "Houston Chronicle"

[Kolata's] report reveals well-documented intelligence certain to annoy those segments of society and commerce that stubbornly cling to the "ignis fatuus" that all one needs to be thin is willpower. "Booklist"

This book will make you think differently about obesity and perhaps make the obese think more realistically about themselves. "The Arizona Republic""

"Kolata lays out the case against the nation's multibillion-dollar weight-loss industry with compelling clarity." --The New York Sun

"An incisive, thought-provoking examination of a subject that concerns us all. This book will educate and illuminate those seeking solid information about the struggle to lose weight." --Jerome Groopman, M.D., author of How Doctors Think

"[Kolata] questions the current chest-beating in this sobering examination of why diets fail." --People (four stars, critic's choice)

"[Kolata] punctuates her eight chapters with the voices of a cluster of dieters, [and] their stories add human consequence to the universal findings." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"A first-rate author . . . Readers who care about the searing obesity debate will want to read this book." --Houston Chronicle

"[Kolata's] report reveals well-documented intelligence certain to annoy those segments of society and commerce that stubbornly cling to the ignis fatuus that all one needs to be thin is willpower." --Booklist

"This book will make you think differently about obesity and perhaps make the obese think more realistically about themselves." --The Arizona Republic

About the Author

Gina Kolata is a science writer for the New York Times and the author of the national bestseller Flu.
Ellen Archer is an acclaimed audiobook narrator and winner of a coveted Audie Award for For the Love of a Dog (available from Tantor).

About this edition

• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1400104505
• ISBN 13: 9781400104505
• Binding: Audio CD