Throughout, she backs up her observations with research and statistics. Recommended for libraries serving consumers, educators, and health professionals. TO EAT IS a refreshing antidote to our culture s preoccupation with weight. Women Afraid to Eat is affirming and liberating, and a must-read for any woman who has ever obsessed over the size of her thighs. Western Reserve School of Medicine Cleveland, Ohio A NEW BOOK , Women Afraid to Eat , written by Frances M. Berg breaks down the many obstacles regarding food and weight.
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.