The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetiite
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781410420121 (1410420124)
Publish date: October 1st 2009
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 607
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Science,
Health,
Self Help,
Psychology,
Cooking,
Nutrition,
Diets,
Food Writing
It basically boils down to thoughtless eating and that we should be more mindful eaters and watch our portions. We crave Salt, Fat and sugar and a lot of hte easy, fast food is laden with it to our waistline's detriment. If you use these as a very occasional treat rather than as normal and examine...
This NY Times bestseller has been featured on several television and radio shows, partly because it is written by Dr. David Kessler, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Kessler spends a huge portion of the book discussing how food manufacturers and restaurants add fat, sugar and...
I picked this up to prepare to interview the author, who is giving a talk in my town in a couple of weeks. It also might drill a thing or two into my skull, which at times seems impenetrable when it comes to making good food choices.
I thought the science in the book was interesting, but I thought the "solution" was just a re-hashing of things we've heard in many other places.
The title is a pipe dream, but I suspect it was chosen by someone other than the author. My appreciation of this book varied depending on the section, but taken as a whole it has a lot of value. The first part, "Sugar, Fat, Salt" is five-star material. Those of you who don't normally read nonficti...
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