Bibliograph

Why diets make us fat, the unintended consequences of our obsession with weight loss, Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D.

Type

Label

Why diets make us fat, the unintended consequences of our obsession with weight loss, Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D.

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-281) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why diets make us fat

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

912381997

Responsibility statement

Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D.

Sub title

the unintended consequences of our obsession with weight loss

Summary

A neuroscientist uses her knowledge of brain science and biology to explain why dieting does not work and that a cycle of dieting and gaining is actually worse for one's health than being overweight

Table Of Contents

Part One: The Trouble with Diets -- 1 The Diet Roller Coaster -- 2 Willpower Runs Out -- 3 How Diets Lead to Weight Gain -- 4 The Weight of Beauty -- 5 Our Brains Fight Weight Loss -- Part Two: Why We Gain Weight -- 6 Early Life and Adult Weight -- 7 Stress, Shame, and Stigma -- 8 When Calories Don't Count -- 9 Blame Your Ancestors -- 10 Follow the Money -- Part Three: A Better Way -- 11 Eat with Attention and Joy -- 12 Sleepwalking Through Dinner -- 13 Healthy Is Better Than Thin -- 14 Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Health -- 15 Good Habits Beat Good Intentions

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