Gil's review
Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting
by Gina Kolata
Gil's review
Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting by Gina Kolata
Gil's review
rating:
recommended for: Anyone that knows me
Basically this book gives me a newfound respect for myself. Instead of thinking that I had no self control, it scientifically showed that if you are genetically obese (as am I), then you have about as much control over your weight as you do your height.
While I don't think it is that extreme, I do believe that there is some truth to that. I am sick of hearing about people who stop drinking their 64 oz. Coke and lose 30 pounds. I eat healthy. I exercise. Yet, I am still a big guy. This book discusses the science behind weight loss and weight loss theories since the 1600s.
It also showed that genetically obese people don't eat any more than thin people. The only significantdifference in the two populations is socioeconomic.
While I don't think it is that extreme, I do believe that there is some truth to that. I am sick of hearing about people who stop drinking their 64 oz. Coke and lose 30 pounds. I eat healthy. I exercise. Yet, I am still a big guy. This book discusses the science behind weight loss and weight loss theories since the 1600s.
It also showed that genetically obese people don't eat any more than thin people. The only significantdifference in the two populations is socioeconomic.
