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The Weight of the Nation Lib/E: Surprising Lessons about Diets, Food, and Fat from the Extraordinary Series from HBO Documentary Films

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America's ever-expanding waistline--we see it, we hear about it, and we worry about it, but can anything be done about it? We know all the usual suspects: red meat, dairy, white flour, refined sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, a lack of exercise, too much television, and the list goes on and on. It seems simple, right? Not really. There's a lot more going on below the surface when it comes to what America is eating for dinner--and breakfast and lunch and in between. 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 National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine have joined together to bring you the nation's foremost experts and definitive research on weight and weight loss. The Weight of the Nation digs deep to uncover what's going on in our minds, in our stomachs, in corporate America, on our farms, and in society's overall love of food. The solution to America's obesity epidemic will not come from quick-fix diets or a new national obsession with working out. The answer will only come from learning more about how our bodies conserve energy, why we seek out and consume certain foods, and how our world compels us to eat a lot more and move a lot less than we should. Three years in the making, The Weight of the Nation answers such crucial questions as: -Is there such a thing as the right diet? -Am I doomed to yo-yo for the rest of my life? -How does stress affect my weight? -Is my slow metabolism making me fat? -How does carrying too much weight affect my health? -Why do I eat junk food even though I know it's unhealthy? -Is exercise enough to help most people maintain an ideal weight? -How can I keep weight off forever? The Weight of the Nation provides you with all the tools you need--and gives you the power to better understand your relationships with food and physical activity--so you can change the way you eat and move for the rest of your life.

About the Author :
John Hoffman is executive producer of HBO's The Weight of the Nation. He has won Emmy Awards for the documentary series The Alzheimer's Project and Addiction, among others. Judith A. Salerno, MD, MS, is the Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a nationally recognized leader in health policy. Alexandra Moss is coproducer of HBO's The Weight of the Nation. Bernadette Dunne is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway.

Review :
"An ambitious multiplatform project that takes the full measure of our girth, its genesis, and its toll." -- "New York Times" "Bernadette Dunne's silky smooth performance makes hearing this information thoroughly understandable and enjoyable. Her flawless voice and seamless phrasing communicate satisfying gravitas. [A] wonderful production." -- "AudioFile" "Startlingly clear...Conveys the complex causes and effects of obesity in a way that, no matter how much you think you know, will still shock you." -- "Cleveland Plain Dealer" "There's no hysterical hype here--just plain facts presented clearly and honestly...Not just for dieters, this book is an essential title for anyone interested in health. Highly recommended." -- "Library Journal" "If we don't succeed in turning this epidemic around, we are going to face, for the first time in our history, a situation where our children are going to live shorter lives than we do." -- "Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health"


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  • ISBN-13: 9781470807771
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Weight: 277 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1470807777
  • Publisher Date: 24 Apr 2012
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 155 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Surprising Lessons about Diets, Food, and Fat from the Extraordinary Series from HBO Documentary Films
  • Width: 165 mm


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