Waistland
Subtitle: the (R) evolutionary science behind our weight and fitness crisis
By: Deirdre Barrett.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.; W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780393062168
Subjects: Obesity -- United States; Food habits; Weight loss; Human evolution; Physical fitness
Description: Harvard psychologist Barrett tackles the obesity and fitness crisis from an evolutionary standpoint. In the modern jungle of burgers, couches, and remote controls, obesity is an enormous and growing epidemic. Weight-loss books and diet gurus urge us to "listen to our bodies," but our instincts are designed for the African savannah, not food courts. The sugary and fatty foods that we, as hunter-gatherers, are programmed to forage used to be hard to come by. Now they're as close as the vending machine down the hall. Radical changes are necessary and, fortunately, are biologically easier than small or gradual changes in diet. Barrett tells us how to reprogram our bodies, break food addictions, and ignore our attraction to "supernormal stimuli"--artificial creations that appeal to our instincts more than the natural objects they mimic.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.