Society favors the thin body. Having the perfect body is supposedly a sign of happiness and success. . . . As pointed out by Berg, people are convinced by the promoters of fad diets that it is the individual, not the diet, who is a failure if weight is not lost or kept off. Berg also makes the startling claim that there are links between medical journals, federal obesity groups and the diet industry. She says there are many university obesity researchers whose work is funded by the diet industry.
Federal agencies keep the link connected because of the policies promoted on weight issues.
Women Afraid to Eat will help women to be more accepting of themselves. The result is an important book that supports and extends the health at any size revolution, a revolution that Berg has helped to create. Frances Berg has written an informative and useful book that describes why women are afraid to eat and provides good, solid advice for overcoming fears and getting back to healthy, normalized eating. This book will be extremely useful for dietitians, nutritionists, fitness leaders and other professionals who work with women, and it could be a life saver for women of all ages and sizes. She asks questions that must be answered if we are to truly assist people in improving health.