The Way to Eat: A Six-Step Path to Lifelong Weight Control

David L. Katz; Maura Gonzalez

ISBN 10: 1570719837 / ISBN 13: 9781570719837

Published by Sourcebooks Inc, 2002

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Way to Eat: A Six-Step Path to Lifelong Weight Control
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1570719837
• ISBN 13: 9781570719837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Offers more than fifty skills and strategies for lifelong weight control, enhanced good health, craving reduction, and increased contentment with healthier food choices.

Reviews

Katz, a professor at Yale University School of Medicine and director of Yale's nutrition center, offers a comprehensive overview of food and diets. The book begins with a guide to nutritional basics and what people need to eat vs. what they may want to eat. Katz debunks common myths and offers specific suggestions such as how to eat less salt, what percentage of different foods should be consumed daily, how to limit foods, etc. The book contends that people can train themselves to eat certain foods and not eat other foods by eliminating less healthy choices. For example, by knowing something contains both excessive fat and salt, people can plan for a healthier substitute. Much of the book offers prescriptive steps designed to help people make these smarter food choices. The advice, while not completely original, is still worthwhile. For example, in a section on the right way to snack, Katz says, "For snacking to be beneficial, the snacks themselves must be well chosen, and used in substitution for, rather than in addition to, other items in the diet.... Good snacking should have a certain rhythm, with certain types of snacks eaten at certain times of day." While not offering a specific diet plan, the book provides practical tips, along with persuasive reasons, for changing eating habits. This title is a solid addition to the nutrition and diet shelves.
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