Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--And the Myths and Realities of Dieting by Gina Kolata

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--And the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Gina Kolata

257 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction health science informative reflective medium-paced

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In this eye-opening book, "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...

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