false 315487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 315487 8 2580330 2007 Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting total:282|5:61|4:120|3:77|2:16|1:8| 282 1056 462 103 16329 3.72 960 260 6098362 321138 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.75 275 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 7 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 09:42:16 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 10:14:36 -0800 2009
It is about the nature of the current fixation with obesity, where it came from, and why it persists. It is about perso...more...]]> 6223826 94272 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 6 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 20:17:48 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 13:17:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 46223204 710201 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 3 5 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 06:22:35 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:53:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5582398 339539 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 10:30:20 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:34:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 50220092 137566 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 5 2 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:13:44 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:31:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38750725 301768 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 5 1 false Thu Nov 27 07:23:42 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 07:30:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 20734805 752909 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 1 false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 13:01:28 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 13:09:19 -0700 2008
The history of dieting is interesting ...more...]]> 19535135 694124 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 3 2 false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 14:16:02 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 14:23:58 -0700 2008
It's a factual account of th...more...]]> 10880633 708388 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 22 13:47:30 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 20 20:24:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 45639524 250836 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 1 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 06:56:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 07:06:34 -0800 2009
In Rethinking Thin, Kolata weaves together the stories of a group participating in a diet comparison study (atkins v. calorie counting) wit...more...]]> 44360381 1955824 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 2 0 false Sun Jan 25 20:35:19 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 20:35:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 82134290 1769011 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 3 0 false Tue Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 26 20:08:20 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 20:09:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 79404695 376900 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 5 2 false Mon Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 08:52:05 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 09:01:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 70448439 1521651 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 5 0 false Tue Sep 08 03:52:32 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 04:13:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67092588 107091 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:22:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:41:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46204445 1852977 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 3 0 false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 20:52:40 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 14:46:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42555599 23865 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 0 false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 07:18:53 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 20:21:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 47453192 365565 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 4 1 false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 21:26:26 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 21:34:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77345662 1639258 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 3 0 false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:45:52 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 13:10:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73756507 1609334 315487 0374103984 9780374103989 100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075m/315487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173701075s/315487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315487.Rethinking_Thin_The_New_Science_of_Weight_Loss_and_the_Myths_and_Realities_of_Dieting 3.74 282 New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.</div></div>]]> 2007 5 0 false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 11:31:35 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 05:55:13 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=315487