- Gebundene Ausgabe: 224 Seiten
- Verlag: St Martins Pr; Auflage: 1 (24. April 2012)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1250014735
- ISBN-13: 978-1250014733
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 16,3 x 2,5 cm
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Nr. 150.602 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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- Nr. 90 in Englische Bücher > Medizin > Verwaltung & Richtlinien > Gesundheitswesen
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People today work harder and take better care of their health than any previous generation. So how could two-thirds of us fail to measure up when it comes to eating right and exercising? HBO and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to bring you the nation’s foremost experts and definitive research on weight and weight loss. The Weight of the Nation explains how we got to this unhealthy place and how we can get to a healthy weight by overcoming the forces that drive us to eat too much and move too little.
Three years in the making, The Weight of the Nation answers crucial questions like:
--Is there such a thing as the right diet?
--Am I doomed to yo-yo for the rest of my life?
--How does stress affect my weight?
--Is my slow metabolism making me fat?
--How does carrying too much weight affect my health?
--Why do I eat junk food even though I know it’s unhealthy?
--Is exercise enough to help most people maintain an ideal weight?
--How can I keep weight off forever?
Based on the rich research behind HBO’s documentary series, The Weight of the Nation is the only book that tells it like it is: losing weight is hard, keeping it off is even harder, and there’s no quick fix. Weight loss takes a lot of work and a lifetime commitment, but thousands have done it and this book will show you how.
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America’s ever-expanding waistline: We see it, we hear about it, and we worry about it! But can anything be done about it?
We know all the usual suspects: red meat, dairy, white flour, refined sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, a lack of exercise, too much television, and the list goes on, and on, and on….
It seems simple! Right?...Not really. There’s a lot more going on below the surface when it comes to what America is eating for dinner (and breakfast and lunch and in between).
The Weight of the Nation digs deep to uncover what’s going on in our minds, in our stomachs, in corporate America, on our farms, and in society’s overall love of food.
The solution to America's obesity epidemic will not come from quick-fix diets or a new national obsession with working out.
The answer will only come from learning more about how our bodies conserve energy, why we seek out and consume certain foods, and how our world compels us to eat a lot more and move a lot less--than we should!
The Weight of the Nation provides you with all the tools you need—and gives you the power to better understand your relationships with food and physical activity--so you can change the way you eat and move for the rest of your life.
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Great insights on obesity
28. April 2012
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This book, based on the HBO series which has not yet aired, begins by
presenting a wealth of scientific information about obesity. This
ranges from reviewing the sobering extent of the problem to reviewing
the results of the metabolic research that explains just why it is so
hard for persons who have become obese to achieve and maintain a
healthy weight. Woven through all of this are impressive personal
stories of challenges and successes along with a final section that
spells out the "non-diet" approach that is required to be successful
in losing weight and maintaining that weight loss.
The authors have brought together a large body of information and
presented it in a very accessible fashion.
Carol Cheney MD
presenting a wealth of scientific information about obesity. This
ranges from reviewing the sobering extent of the problem to reviewing
the results of the metabolic research that explains just why it is so
hard for persons who have become obese to achieve and maintain a
healthy weight. Woven through all of this are impressive personal
stories of challenges and successes along with a final section that
spells out the "non-diet" approach that is required to be successful
in losing weight and maintaining that weight loss.
The authors have brought together a large body of information and
presented it in a very accessible fashion.
Carol Cheney MD
6 von 6 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
The Anti-Diet Book - The sobering facts about obesity and why we need to change as a nation
7. Mai 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
If you're thinking about reading this book for a new diet, I suggest you click the back button and look elsewhere. If you're looking to make a lifelong change in your eating and active living, continue on. "The Weight of the Nation" takes a look at our growing obesity epidemic, laying out the facts, and goes into great detail on what's wrong and why we need to change. It gives you the honest truth: losing weight is hard, and maintaining weight loss is even harder. Among the detailed explanations of how far we have come from natural foods and the external forces working against us in our fight to lose weight are success stories and tidbits of information of little changes that can make big differences in our lives. The book closes with some tips for healthy eating and active living, being healthy throughout pregnancy, and the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery. As a companion book to the upcoming HBO documentary series of the same name, this easy read is well worth your time if you are interested in making a healthy change in your life, your community, and even at the national level.
5 von 6 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
The "un-diet" book
30. April 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
This book is a companion to the new HBO series which will debut in May. I found it easy to read but with a wealth of information, and worth reading.
Culturally, we have gotten so far from the concept of what food is and what it does for us, which is nourish our bodies and feed our souls. It's almost like we are of two minds in the same head: on one hand we revere celebrity chefs and foodies, but on the other we succumb to the easy way of preparing foods which is to say we don't. And the result is that many of us are overweight and under-nourished. This book helps make sense of those contradictions through research and case studies, and give us some accessible solutions, even though there are not quick fixes.
It's a book about eating in America, not about diets or dieting, and it makes sense.
Culturally, we have gotten so far from the concept of what food is and what it does for us, which is nourish our bodies and feed our souls. It's almost like we are of two minds in the same head: on one hand we revere celebrity chefs and foodies, but on the other we succumb to the easy way of preparing foods which is to say we don't. And the result is that many of us are overweight and under-nourished. This book helps make sense of those contradictions through research and case studies, and give us some accessible solutions, even though there are not quick fixes.
It's a book about eating in America, not about diets or dieting, and it makes sense.
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