Synopsis
Jane Ogden draws upon her psychological research to challenge the powerful money-making industry of the dieting world. She shows how the process of dieting itself sets the dieter up for failure--by making the dieter think about food, dieting means that food is seen as something special, encouraging people to eat more, not less. Fat Chance! shows how, throughout history, fashion--as dictated by men, yet carried out by women--has forced these same women to alter their bodies in order to accentuate the difference between the male and female form. Once women are able to see the underlying reasons they diet, they will be able to free themselves from their obsession with weight, and actually become healthier, thinner people. By helping to understand dieting, the book frees the dieter from the feelings of guilt, self-dislike and failure which are central to the dieter's world.
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Jane Ogden is a Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex Polytechnic.
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Fat Chance! : The Myth of Dieting Explained
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dieting makes you fat! "Fat Chance !" examines why so many people spend their lives dieting yet so few ever lose any weight. Up to 70% of women diet at some time in their lives. They want to know why dieting doesn't work, that it is not their fault that they cannot lose weight, and that it is OK to stop dieting. Jane Ogden shows how the process of dieting itself sets you up for failure. She explodes many of the myths about dieting, myths that keep the dieting industry fat, and offers an alternative to dieting - not an alternative magic pill for weight loss but a way to feel good about yourself and to stop thinking that if you feel fat you must be fat. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003547539
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