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hickeypicks's review against another edition
4.0
Mika tells a very interesting story about her own struggles with an eating disorder. This is something more of us need to talk about. She says America's obesity is a national security problem. I completely agree with her. I highly recommend this book. As a country we need to figure out how to address this issue while supporting people to make healthy choices instead of demonizing them. We will all be better off if this happens. This book is a quick read.
booksbydorothea's review against another edition
2.0
Just meh! A little preachy and boring with all the statistics - I wanted to know HOW Diane lost her weight and Mika gained and learned body acceptance.
profplb's review against another edition
3.0
I really want to like Mika. She is smart, successful and beautiful. Just as when I read her first book, All Things at Once, I'm left feeling sorry for her. The good news is I feel better about my own life.
Obsessed is an easy to read summary of the latest in diet and nutrition trends in the U.S. Most of the science can be found in any of the past year's women's magazines. I did not find any new information to help improve my eating behaviors.
Obsessed is an easy to read summary of the latest in diet and nutrition trends in the U.S. Most of the science can be found in any of the past year's women's magazines. I did not find any new information to help improve my eating behaviors.
mfujiura's review against another edition
3.0
I thought it was a nice start to a conversation about unhealthy food relationships on both ends of the spectrum and how the food industry has affected our eating habits. Like money and politics, eating habits and food relationships are just not something we talk candidly about with friends or even family, and some of the best parts of the book address best practices about approaching the topic with those around you. (However, I found the bolded excerpts - repeats of sentences from the previous paragraph - very distracting.) After finishing this book (a quick read - took all of two evenings), I requested "Salt Sugar Fat" from the library - "Obsessed" definitely piqued an interest in how our tastebuds are manipulated.
molldollriv's review against another edition
2.0
I read this because I read an article about it and it seemed interesting. While the book does give lots of information about America's obesity epidemic, it doesn't really add anything new to the discussion and it is very repetitive. I also got tired of the author name dropping all the celebrities she knows.
However, I did appreciate the author's sharing her own story of food obsession. I could relate to that on a certain level as I've struggled with weight issues for most of my life and must work hard to maintain a healthy weight.
However, I did appreciate the author's sharing her own story of food obsession. I could relate to that on a certain level as I've struggled with weight issues for most of my life and must work hard to maintain a healthy weight.
dannip23's review against another edition
2.0
News journalist Mika Brzezinski explores her personal journey of struggles with food and weight — and also tackles the enormous problem of obesity in America. From reporters to senators to actors, this is a grand exploration of why we are fat and what we can do to fix it. Mika, of course, is not fat, but admits her own eating habits are not healthy and obsesses over eating and exercise.
The problem of course is that there are so many different ways to approach the problem of unhealthy eating, and this book tries to confront everything — and ends up lacking focus.
So much time was spent on the opinions and lives of “ordinary people” like celebrities and journalists and not enough spent talking to nutrition and health experts. One part I found troubling was Mika’s statement that she doesn’t eat red meat, but feeds her daughters steak “because they need protein and iron.” According to the American Dietetic Association, a vegetarian diet is “healthful” and “nutritionally adequate...during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes.” So Mika needs to check her facts.
The problem of course is that there are so many different ways to approach the problem of unhealthy eating, and this book tries to confront everything — and ends up lacking focus.
So much time was spent on the opinions and lives of “ordinary people” like celebrities and journalists and not enough spent talking to nutrition and health experts. One part I found troubling was Mika’s statement that she doesn’t eat red meat, but feeds her daughters steak “because they need protein and iron.” According to the American Dietetic Association, a vegetarian diet is “healthful” and “nutritionally adequate...during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes.” So Mika needs to check her facts.
bridgid7's review against another edition
4.0
No ground breaking info but a good reminder about "the big picture". Good tips for families.
jennydemonic's review against another edition
4.0
Mika should write college textbooks for intro courses. Largely, this book covered ground many are already aware of (though most turn a blind eye to), but the personal revelations keep the reader engaged. As someone who struggles more like co-author Diane Smith than Mika Brzezinski, I related more to her personal story, but I find myself thankful that I have never encountered the self-challenging stories Mika openly shares.
America has a food and weight problem. It's time for a more open conversation about that, and this book does just that for the people who will crack its spine.
Told from an honest place with little judgment but a big message, "Obsessed" is the kind of book that seeks to move people forward to healthy goals, and shares insights many are too afraid to admit to having. It won't change the world and it won't change you overnight, but it will make you think, and that's the greatest thing a book can do.
America has a food and weight problem. It's time for a more open conversation about that, and this book does just that for the people who will crack its spine.
Told from an honest place with little judgment but a big message, "Obsessed" is the kind of book that seeks to move people forward to healthy goals, and shares insights many are too afraid to admit to having. It won't change the world and it won't change you overnight, but it will make you think, and that's the greatest thing a book can do.
laila4343's review against another edition
3.0
I have to say it made me wonder how many other women out there who are "skinny" have secret food obsessions. I liked this book for what it adds to our collective discussion about food in America - for how little we value real whole foods and how much sway the food industry has over us all. We all need to be talking, thinking, and doing more about this stuff.