Rethinking thin : the new science of weight loss--and the myths and realities of dieting / Gina Kola...
Rethinking thin : the new science of weight loss--and the myths and realities of dieting / Gina Kola...
Rethinking thin : the new science of weight loss--and the myths and realities of dieting / Gina Kolata.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
G 2013/4901
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
257 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Looking for diets in all the wrong places -- 2. Epiphanies and hucksters -- 3. Oh, to be as thin as Jennifer Aniston (or Brad Pitt) -- 4. A voice in the wilderness -- 5. A drive to eat -- 6. Insatiable, voracious appetites -- 7. The girl who had no Leptin -- 8. The fat wars.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"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 Thin is at once a story of the place of diets in American society and a critique of the weight loss i...
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Rethinking thin : the new science of weight loss--and the myths and realities of dieting / Gina Kolata.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N613.25/122.
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G 2013/4901
Record Identifier
74VK7WOrNNEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7WOrNNEZ
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ISBN
0374103984 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780374103989 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
613.25
MMS ID
991022860389702626
