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Dieting For Dummies
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2005-08-11 Summary: Simplistic ... Dieting for Dummies is a simplistic look at diets. Just skimming through the book you can get an idea of how to get on a diet, by cutting calories and all. The book is set up in an easy to read fashion (like other Dummy books) A good overview of dieting. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-11-06 Summary: Good guide to Dieting ... Excellent guide to dieting and what you need to eat to lose weight...a lot to read on the topic; however, there are some very helpful tips in this book. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2003-07-01 Summary: This book is great ... I am really learning a lot about my eating habits and better choices/ways to eat from this book. It's easy to read and has an easy to follow format that is addictive in itself. I'm making life changes and this book was right on time to help me in that pursuit. ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-09-18 Summary: NOT A SECRET FORMULA ... This information in here is not a secret formula. However, it is important information and it is well grounded information that you should put into effect in your life. If you've read a million diet books, this one is not going to give you surprise information. However, this book is not about propaganda and getting you to buy the latest whacky gadget to bend you in half and flip you over. This book will tell you how and why diets do and don't work. It will tell you what you need to do to be at your best. What will ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | Get your children on the right track with a weight management plan Now updated to evaluate todays popular diets If youre tired of the diet roller coaster, then this friendly, authoritative guide is for you. Now updated with the latest information, this clear and comprehensive book not only reveals exactly what you need to know and do, but also helps you identify and break through the barriers that have kept you from doing it! Praise for Dieting For Dummies "Our hands-down favorite . ....more
[2] ... Review | "The key to successful weight loss doesn't require magic, grit and determination, or the moral character of a saint. It's much simpler," asserts Jane Kirby, R.D., in Dieting for Dummies , a fact-filled, fad-free dieting resource. The author represents the American Dietetic Association, a trustworthy source of scientifically sound nutrition and food information. You'll learn basic, reliable facts about all facets of weight loss, including helpful information about eating disorders, overweight children,...more
Dieting For Dummies
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Easy ways to change eating habits and shed pounds Tired of the diet roller coaster? This handy guide offers proven, practical ways to cut calories, improve your nutrition, and lose weight for good. It's just what you need to change the way you eat and say hello to a trim new you! Open the book and find: How to assess your body mass index Calorie-counting tips and tracking guidelines Grocery shopping lists and label lingo What's healthy to eat when dining out Weight-loss programs and keep-it-off...more
When Dieting Becomes Dangerous: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Anorexia and Bulimia
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2004-11-07 Summary: A pithy gem ... Deborah Michel and Susan Willard have drawn from their wealth of experience treating patients in one of the most enduring and effective inpatient eating disorders programs to create a concise introduction to anorexia nervosa and bulimia. When Dieting Becomes Dangerous is written plainly enough to provide a working knowledge of eating disorders to patients and families while going into sufficient depth to give treating professionals a valuable resource. It provides an elegant model of the treatment team, clearly defining ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2003-01-25 Summary: Ignorance is dangerous too ... This small book by Michel and Willard is one of the best and most accessible pieces of writing I have read about eating disorders. Without the hype and drama that the conditions usually inspire, the authors discuss calmly and thoughtfully the possible root causes of anorexia and bulimia as well as the route to recovery. There were several items in this book that I found useful - one was the comprehensive discussion of the ideal team approach to treating the disorders. The role of the dietitian is particularly interesting ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | This primer on anorexia and bulimia is aimed directly at patients and the people who care about them. Written in simple, straightforward language by two experts in the field, it describes the symptoms and warning signs of eating disorders, explains their presumed causes and complexities, and suggests effective treatments. The book includes: -- guidance about what to expect and look for in the assessment and treatment process; -- emphasis on the critical role of psychotherapy and family...more
You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-12-12 Summary: Buy this book if you want to learn about you. ... This is a great book. It isn't a diet book exactly - It teaches you what food does when it goes into your body. It teaches you what the best foods are for you. It talks about why you need to be healthy. Recipes, excercise, seriously helpful recommendations. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-12-23 Summary: Simply put, it works ... This book is the first I read in Oz and Roizen's YOU series. I have since been hooked and have enjoyed all of their books and specials on the Discovery Health network. Practical and effective advice fills the pages of this book. The authors include detailed information on how the body works as it relates to satiety, storing fat, burning fat, good and bad foods, and why being overweight is so very unhealthy. Even readers who are not interested in the "why" and medical jargon can benefit from the advice. The book is ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-11-30 Summary: A fun and extremely informative book ... This fun and extremely informative book is an owner's manual for the human waist, that flabby bit that, for most of us, arrives everywhere first, making a big impression. The two medical researchers who wrote this book give you an in-depth look at you, food and weight. They take you on a tour of hunger, how you digest food, why you get fat, the effects of being fat, and what you can and should (and should not!) do to lose weight. Overall, I found this to be a fascinatingly informative book. I really enjoyed the authors' ...more
[4] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-01-05 Summary: Wonderful Book!... but fat jokes just aren't funny. ... Although I appreciated the detailed research, thorough explanations, and carefully broken-down science of this book, I did NOT appreciate the "cutesy" humor that barely masked itself as grade-school-style fat jokes. Size discrimination is never funny, and neither are jokes made at the expense of someone's physical appearance - whether it's based on their size, color, or gender. This book was so wonderful and so needed; too bad I had to deduct a big FAT yellow star because of the unneccessary fat humor that didn't make ...more
[5] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-12-28 Summary: Must read for everyone ... Love this book. Roisen and Oz make their books easy to understand and read. Lots of great information on all around health. They explain how things effect your body and how to be healthy. They add humor to make it interesting. A great read!! ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting -- and why so many of us struggle with our weight and the size of our waists. Now researchers are unraveling biological secrets about such things as why you crave chocolate or gorge at buffets or store so much fat. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America's most trusted doctor team and authors of the bestselling YOU series, are now translating this cutting-edge information to help you shave...more
[2] ... Review | Book Description For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting--and why so many of us struggle with our weight and the size of our waists. Now researchers are unraveling biological secrets about such things as why you crave chocolate or gorge at buffets or store so much fat. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America's most trusted doctor team and authors of the bestselling YOU series, are now translating this cutting-edge information to help you...more
Beyond Dieting: Psychoeducational Interventions For Chronically Obese Women (Eating Disorders Monograph Series, Vol 5)
The Everything Dieting Book: Quick and Easy Ways to Lose Weight and Feel Great (Everything Series)
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Let's face it: Fad diets and crash diets simply don't work. This user-friendly and authoritative book explores such issues as: - How to make quick assessments of calorie levels in snacks and meals - How many calories you burn doing regular chores - How to create your own exercise programme - and how to stick with it - How to determine your desired weight - Why you should drink the right amount of water - Planning meals and shopping sensibly - and much more!...more
Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss---and the Myths and Realities of Dieting
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-12 Summary: excellent ... a well-researched and concrete book i contstantly recommend to anyone interested in food, weight or health. probably my all-time favorite read in the generalized 'health' category. also changed the way i view the obese and helped me overcome my own eating issues. a truly wonderful book. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-12-21 Summary: A thought-provoking page turner ... I picked up this book after reading countless books and articles (in consumer magazines, albeit, not medical journals) about weight loss. So many books are single minded in saying what they need to in order to support their method of weight loss and conveniently do not include any evidence that throws into their idea into question. Because of this I was interested in this book because it sounded like it would tell the other side of the story and in fact it did. The book weaves the stories of overweight Americans participating ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-11-16 Summary: Finally, THE TRUTH! ... As someone in the healthcare industry, who has read all the popular books and has a solid grounding in the human sciences, it is refreshing to read the actual facts from research. There are people who's livelihood depends on the promotion of the myth of weight loss. As someone who has lost and gained back 50 lbs twice while visiting the gym 3 to 4 times a week, I can attest that diets and exercise don't work. Genetics is king. Over 100 years of peer reviewed laboratory research bears this out. This book is well documented ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-01-02 Summary: Dieting Still Doesn't Work ... Kolata convincingly describes both the pain of repeated dieting, by following subjects in a research study, while explaining the science behind the futility of weight loss programs. ...more
[5] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-22 Summary: Excellent new perspective on weight control and obesity ... The book challenges many widely established beliefs on dieting, controlling weight, and obesity on the basis of a review of research on the topic (some of which has not received as much attention as it deserved because it did not fit current expectations and industry interests). The book does not suggest a path to shed any extra pounds, but makes you think about your personal and our societal relationship with weight, obesity and thinness. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... 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...more
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