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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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View onlineVan Pelt Library RM222.2 .K576 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kolata, Gina Bari, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weight loss--Psychological aspects.
- Weight loss.
- Reducing diets--Psychological aspects.
- Reducing diets.
- Health behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 257 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
- Summary:
- In this eye-opening book, "New York Times" science writer Kolata shows that society's obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780374103989
- 0374103984
- OCLC:
- 74568248
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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