The Weight of the Nation: Surprising Lessons About Diets, Food, and Fat from the Extraordinary Series from HBO Documentary Films

Hoffman, John; Salerno M.D. M.S., Judith A.; Moss, Alexandra

ISBN 10: 1250025605 / ISBN 13: 9781250025609

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Weight of the Nation: Surprising Lessons About Diets, Food, and Fat from the Extraordinary Series from HBO Documentary Films
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250025605
• ISBN 13: 9781250025609
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

America's ever-expanding waistline: We see it, hear about it, and worry about it! But can anything be done about it?

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 Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to bring you the nation's foremost experts and definitive research on weight and weight loss. The Weight of the Nation explains how we got to this unhealthy place and how we can get to a healthy weight by overcoming the forces that drive us to eat too much and move too little.

The Weight of the Nation answers crucial questions about yo-yo dieting, how metabolism functions, why stress affects weight, and how to keep weight off forever. Based on the rich research behind HBO's documentary series, The Weight of the Nation is the only book that tells it like it is: losing weight is hard, keeping it off is even harder, and there's no quick fix. Weight loss takes a lot of work and a lifetime commitment, but thousands have done it and this book will show you how.

About the Authors

John Hoffman is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester, UK.

JUDITH SALERNO, MD, MS is the Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a nationally recognized leader in health policy. She is co-author of The Weight of the Nation.

Alexandra Moss is Co-Producer of HBO's The Weight of the Nation.