Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss---And the Myths and Realities of Dieting Audiobook

" An excellent examination of the scientific research (or lack thereof) on body size, nutrition, and exercise. Vital reading. "

" Gina Kolata is one of my favorite NY Times science writers--very readable interprtations of technical research. This books is an excellent consideration of various studies that have been used to interpret fatness as a changable state. It also considers the truth of fat as a pandemic killer. I highly recommend it. "

" Very readable and interesting look at the weight loss industry and some different perspectives on the science. this book is not about how to lose weight it is about how our body reacts to weight. There are some surprising things, like the science does not really support the common beliefs that being moderately overweight is a health risk in fact it might be the healthiest weight and also that losing weight does not always decrease blood pressure cholesterol etc. as much as common knowledge would have you think. There is also lots of interesting studies throughout the history of weight management in American culture. Written by the science writer for the NYT. "

" Really quite depressing in a lot of ways, but also strangely validating. Very informative. "

" A little dry but with great chapters about dieting and the diet industry--and the assumptions we make about obesity and laziness/weakness. (Hint: there's no correlation that fat people have less self-control.) "

" Interesting excerpt here "

" Eye-opening analysis exposing the profit-driven world of dieting. Kolata examines several under-reported studies that suggest our current weight "epidemic" may be more a function of biology than lifestyle. "

" Very interesting read - at least if you're like me and you like things all diet and food related! Not at all what I expected it to be, but still informative and engaging. "

" This is a good starting point for people who want to espouse a "Health At Every Size" credo. "

" Interesting science writing and intersting science. I didn't find a lot of new information here, but much of it hasn't been widely publicized. I wish she would have analyzed a variety of social and cultural factors too, but then I guess that isn't science, is it? "

" The thing is, the history chapters are long and involved. I really like the case histories, which alternate. "

" This book wasn't what I expected it would be so I was somewhat disappointed. It's full of statistics and facts so it's informative but I was hoping it would be more of a sociological look at the way thinness is perceived. "

" Science undermines most of what we thought we knew about losing more than twenty or thirty pounds. Changed my thinking. "

" Science behind theory seemed to be based on some random surveys, more like the author found exceptions and based a theory on them than on some kind of hard science. "

" Fascinating. Makes a great case for what should be obvious--that diets don't work long term, that people have trouble losing (or gaining) weight permanently. Explores the biological reasons behind this as well. The Penn study described here was interesting and heartbreaking. Very glad I read this. "

" Enjoyed learning and gaining compassion for all tryiing to lose weight. I read it because I was curious about all the diets and weight loss theories out there. Very interesting, but at times a little wordy and text heavy. "

" Very interesting read - at least if you're like me and you like things all diet and food related! Not at all what I expected it to be, but still informative and engaging. "