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SKINNY ON FAT
Vogel, Shawna
1999 43967 Not a miracle program for weight loss, The Skinny on Fat is a revealing look at how the scientific view of obesity has resulted in a new definition of fat - one that contains more biology and less guilt. It is essential reading for anyone, regardless of weight, who is interested in living a healthier life. ForeWord Magazine - Jennifer Sperry While The Skinny On Fat does not offer a fail-safe formula for shedding pounds, it does demystify the human chemistry we cannot seem to tame, and asks a refreshing question to dieters of the future: Is our goal to be skinny or to be healthy? The lucid and well organized writing, peppered with informative case studies, makes this book a healthy alternative to a crash course in dietetics. Science Book & Fiction In Western cultures, January is commonly the month for new beginnings, including personal resolutions of weight loss that may have been prompted from the excesses that often accompany the preceding holiday season. I suggest that any attempts at weight loss be counterbalanced by a gain in perspective on the medical and personal issues related to obesity, achieved by reading Vogel's brief, but deftly written, treatise, The Skinny on Fat. The volume is nothing short of a treasure among "synthesis literature" regarding the causes and treatments of obesity. The author skillfully weaves together the personal and the popular, the scientific and the skeptical, and the past and future directions of obesity research, all of which is likely to give the reader a more impartial picture of what it means to be obese in the context of the more important concept of what really constitutes health. Not that these topics are new, but Vogel's balanced approach presents critical concepts with simple depth and perspective, so that we might polish our awareness as we turn the millennial corner. There is hardly an age group, social club, business collective, or academic circle that won't benefit and sense a newly held grasp on such a refractive and complex subject once the cover is closed on this book. Highly Recommended, Grades 7-College, Teaching Professional, General Audience. REVIEWER: Dr. John D. Chilgren (Education Business Group, U.S. Treasury) Kirkus Reviews A bright and lively study on weight control, featuring research into the genetic basis of obesity, past and future drug treatments, self-help diet gurus, and the efforts of the size-acceptance movement to change a fat-unfriendly world. Science writer Vogel (Naked Earth: The New Geophysics, 1995) tackles the weight issue from a variety of angles, interviewing molecular biologists and obesity researchers, as well as activists from the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) and promoters of religious-based diet programs. What she creates is a picture of a culture obsessed with the subject of weight control. She relates key developments in the search for an understanding of the role of genes in weight control, making clear that genes provide only the propensity for obesity and that our own habits are what make the difference. Vogel also explores two somewhat contradictory concepts currently in favor: one that obesity is a chronic disease requiring not a quick-weight-loss solution but long-term treatment, and the other that the focus of treatment should not be on reducing fatness but on promoting metabolic fitness. While some might be tempted to find humor in NAAFA activists' attempts to make being fat acceptable or in Gwen Shamblin's Christian-based diet program, Weigh Down, which asks participants to convert their love of food into love for God, Vogel treats these subjects with the same seriousness and respect she affords to scientific researchers. Everyone, it seems, is groping with a complex puzzle that has not yielded itself up to solution. In sum, Vogel reports, there is much still to be learned about how different bodies control weight, and the discoveries thatscientists in their labs may come up with will still have to be acted upon by human beings living in a weight-obsessed world. Not ano W. H. Freeman Company 0-7167-3091-X / 9780716730910
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THE SKINNY ON FAT: OUR OBSESSION WITH WEIGHT CONTROL
Vogel, Shawna
1999 7000601 From Kirkus Reviews A bright and lively study on weight control, featuring research into the genetic basis of obesity, past and future drug treatments, self-help diet gurus, and the efforts of the size-acceptance movement to change a fat-unfriendly world. Science writer Vogel (Naked Earth: The New Geophysics, 1995) tackles the weight issue from a variety of angles, interviewing molecular biologists and obesity researchers, as well as activists from the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) and promoters of religious-based diet programs. What she creates is a picture of a culture obsessed with the subject of weight control. She relates key developments in the search for an understanding of the role of genes in weight control, making clear that genes provide only the propensity for obesity and that our own habits are what make the difference. Vogel also explores two somewhat contradictory concepts currently in favor: one that obesity is a chronic disease requiring not a quick-weight-loss solution but long-term treatment, and the other that the focus of treatment should not be on reducing fatness but on promoting metabolic fitness. While some might be tempted to find humor in NAAFA activists' attempts to make being fat acceptable or in Gwen Shamblin's Christian-based diet program, Weigh Down, which asks participants to convert their love of food into love for God, Vogel treats these subjects with the same seriousness and respect she affords to scientific researchers. Everyone, it seems, is groping with a complex puzzle that has not yielded itself up to solution. In sum, Vogel reports, there is much still to be learned about how different bodies control weight, and the discoveries that scientists in their labs may come up with will still have to be acted upon by human beings living in a weight-obsessed world. Not another how-to, but a clear and informative guide to the larger issues involved in weight control. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Product Description: As a society, we are more health conscious than ever before, yet one in four Americans is considered obese. The confusing bombardment of information we receive daily about diet and exercise has done little to answer the perennial question>"What's the best way to lose weight?" Separating fact from fiction, The Skinny on Fat examines health and weight gain from a scientific point of view, describing what recent research tells us about how our bodies work, why we gain weight, and what tools are available to help us achieve our weight goal. Some of the topics it covers include: * The weight control drugs of yesterday, today, and tomorrow * How diet and exercise affect the body and mind * The molecular and genetic basis of weight * Is obesity a disease? * Getting thin the healthy way * The future of weight control Not a miracle program for weight loss, The Skinny on Fat is a revealing look at how the scientific view of obesity has resulted in a new definition of fat one that contains more biology and less guilt. It is essential reading for anyone, regardless of weight, who is interested in living a healthier life.Published at twenty three dollars. W.H. Freeman & Company 0-7167-3091-X / 9780716730910
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THE SKINNY ON FAT: OUR OBSESSION WITH WEIGHT CONTROL
Vogel, Shawna
1999 47243 From Kirkus Reviews A bright and lively study on weight control, featuring research into the genetic basis of obesity, past and future drug treatments, self-help diet gurus, and the efforts of the size-acceptance movement to change a fat-unfriendly world. Science writer Vogel (Naked Earth: The New Geophysics, 1995) tackles the weight issue from a variety of angles, interviewing molecular biologists and obesity researchers, as well as activists from the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) and promoters of religious-based diet programs. What she creates is a picture of a culture obsessed with the subject of weight control. She relates key developments in the search for an understanding of the role of genes in weight control, making clear that genes provide only the propensity for obesity and that our own habits are what make the difference. Vogel also explores two somewhat contradictory concepts currently in favor: one that obesity is a chronic disease requiring not a quick-weight-loss solution but long-term treatment, and the other that the focus of treatment should not be on reducing fatness but on promoting metabolic fitness. While some might be tempted to find humor in NAAFA activists' attempts to make being fat acceptable or in Gwen Shamblin's Christian-based diet program, Weigh Down, which asks participants to convert their love of food into love for God, Vogel treats these subjects with the same seriousness and respect she affords to scientific researchers. Everyone, it seems, is groping with a complex puzzle that has not yielded itself up to solution. In sum, Vogel reports, there is much still to be learned about how different bodies control weight, and the discoveries that scientists in their labs may come up with will still have to be acted upon by human beings living in a weight-obsessed world. Not another how-to, but a clear and informative guide to the larger issues involved in weight control. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Eugenie H. Coakley MA, MPH, Co-Director, Epidemiology Core "This book weaves together a very intelligent overview of the latest research in the science of obesity with valuable insights on the human experience of being overweight. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the biological, genetic, and cultural forces that determine our metabolism, which in turn helps to create the diversity of human form." FREEMAN, W. H. 0-7167-3091-X / 9780716730910
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