Skinny on Fat: Our Obsession with Weight Control

by Shawna Vogel

As a society, we are more health conscious than ever before, yet one in four Americans is considered obese. The confusing bombardment of information we receive daily about diet and exercise has done... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071673091X
• ISBN13: 9780716730910
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

REFRESHING!

This little book is packed full of ground breaking information that will open the eyes of the most dedicated dieter. Although this is not a "how to lose 10lbs in two weeks" manual, it gives the reader the latest scientific research reguarding the reasons for weight gain and offers a sane hope for getting off the roller-coaster of failure and success.

Fascinating!

The title is extremely misleading - it sounds flippant, cursory and disguises the strengths of this excellent book. The author has the ability to explain groundbreaking scientific information in an understandable fashion and place the information in a context that is valuable to the reader. It changed the way I feel about both my body and my relationship with food in a positive way. Highly recommended - even if you are like me and think you know "everything" about weight control.