Secrets from the eating lab
Subtitle: the science of weight loss, the myth of willpower, and why you should never diet again
By: Traci Mann, Ph.D.
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780062329233
Subjects: Reducing diets; Social aspects; Weight loss; Psychological aspects
Description: "Americans are losing the battle of the bulge because our bodies and brains are not hardwired to resist food--the very idea of it works against our biological imperative to survive. In [this book], Mann challenges assumptions--including those that make up the very foundation of the weight loss industry--about how diets work and why they fail. The result of more than two decades of research, it offers ... science and ... insights into the American obesity epidemic and our relationship with eating and food"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-241) and index.