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Title: The Weight of the Nation
Subtitle: Surprising Lessons about Diets, Food, and Fat from the Extraordinary Series from HBO Documentary Films
Author: Alexandra Moss, John Hoffman, Judith Salerno MD MS
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-24-12
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes
Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences
Publisher's Summary:
Americas ever-expanding waistlinewe see it, we hear about it, and we worry about it, but can anything be done about it? We know all the usual suspects: red meat, dairy, white flour, refined sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, a lack of exercise, too much televisionthe list goes on and on. It seems simple, right? Not really. Theres a lot more going on below the surface when it comes to what America is eating for dinnerand breakfast and lunch and in between.
People today work harder and take better care of their health than any previous generation. So how could two-thirds of us fail to measure up when it comes to eating right and exercising? HBO and the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine have joined together to bring you the nations foremost experts and definitive research on weight and weight loss.
The Weight of the Nation digs deep to uncover whats going on in our minds, in our stomachs, in corporate America, on our farms, and in societys overall love of food. The solution to Americas obesity epidemic will not come from quick-fix diets or a new national obsession with working out. The answer will only come from learning more about how our bodies conserve energy, why we seek out and consume certain foods, and how our world compels us to eat a lot more and move a lot less than we should.
The Weight of the Nation provides you with all the tools you needand gives you the power to better understand your relationships with food and physical activityso you can change the way you eat and move for the rest of your life.
Critic Reviews:
If we dont succeed in turning this epidemic around, we are going to face, for the first time in our history, a situation where our children are going to live shorter lives than we do. (Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health)
Members Reviews:
The Anti-Diet Book - The sobering facts about obesity and why we need to change as a nation
If you're thinking about reading this book for a new diet, I suggest you click the back button and look elsewhere. If you're looking to make a lifelong change in your eating and active living, continue on. "The Weight of the Nation" takes a look at our growing obesity epidemic, laying out the facts, and goes into great detail on what's wrong and why we need to change. It gives you the honest truth: losing weight is hard, and maintaining weight loss is even harder. Among the detailed explanations of how far we have come from natural foods and the external forces working against us in our fight to lose weight are success stories and tidbits of information of little changes that can make big differences in our lives. The book closes with some tips for healthy eating and active living, being healthy throughout pregnancy, and the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery. As a companion book to the upcoming HBO documentary series of the same name, this easy read is well worth your time if you are interested in making a healthy change in your life, your community, and even at the national level.
The "un-diet" book
This book is a companion to the new HBO series which will debut in May.
