Dieting For Dummies

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9780764541490
ISBN: 0764541498
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2003-12-19
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies

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Get your children on the right track with a weight management plan

Now updated to evaluate todays popular diets

If youre tired of the diet roller coaster, then this friendly, authoritative guide is for you. Now updated with the latest information, this clear and comprehensive book not only reveals exactly what you need to know and do, but also helps you identify and break through the barriers that have kept you from doing it!

Praise for Dieting For Dummies

"Our hands-down favorite . . . . Like all good health books, its one to keep and refer to again and again."
—Detroit Free Press

"Gets under the skin of weight loss – what works, what doesnt, and why – in ways few books do."
—Dallas Morning News

"Sound, practical, and comprehensive . . . chock-full of great information."
—USA Today

Discover how to:

Develop an effective weight-loss strategy
Eat healthfully at home and in restaurants
Cope with cravings and setbacks
Evaluate diet programs and medications
Know the latest surgical options

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Summary: Good guide to Dieting
Comment: Excellent guide to dieting and what you need to eat to lose weight...a lot to read on the topic; however, there are some very helpful tips in this book.

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Summary: NOT A SECRET FORMULA
Comment: This information in here is not a secret formula. However, it is important information and it is well grounded information that you should put into effect in your life.

If you've read a million diet books, this one is not going to give you surprise information. However, this book is not about propaganda and getting you to buy the latest whacky gadget to bend you in half and flip you over. This book will tell you how and why diets do and don't work. It will tell you what you need to do to be at your best.

What will you get, really good information on how to live your life healthfully. I refer to this book often and I have purchased it and given it to people who are struggling with getting their lives in order. This book simply makes sense, and there isn't anything in here involving hype and gimmicks. I checked this book out from my library first and decided that I wanted this information on hand and so I bought it. This book also talks about eating disorders, the difference between well known diets, different approaches to weight loss. It is more than worth the read. This book will help you find the sanity in dieting.

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Summary: Simplistic
Comment: Dieting for Dummies is a simplistic look at diets. Just skimming through the book you can get an idea of how to get on a diet, by cutting calories and all. The book is set up in an easy to read fashion (like other Dummy books) A good overview of dieting.

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Summary: Full of contradictory information
Comment: This book may be useful if you have only a modest amount to lose and know very little about weight loss. In that case, the advice here -- fill up on vegetables, don't skip meals -- may help you reach your goal. But, for anyone who has a more serious weight problem, this book may do more harm that good.

Some of the book's advice is so overambitious, it's ludicrous. For example, the author claims that a good daily exercise goal to shoot for is 20,000 steps of walking, which she notes is about ten miles. She claims this takes about an hour. Just how unrealistic is it to expect dieters to walk 10 miles in an hour? Very -- it's faster than the WORLD RECORD for race walking.

The book's advice is often contradictory. Early in the book, the author says that people under the age of 18 should not try to lose weight. Later on, she says that they should. At other times, the advice is also lacking in detail. She says one should cut back on fat, but then says eating a little fat with each meal helps stave off hunger. How much fat is "a little"? She doesn't say.

One section that was very interesting was the part about bariatric surgery. The descriptions of the surgical procedures and of likely long-term side effects would be quite useful for anyone contemplating this drastic route to weight loss. However, even here the book contradicts itself. First, the authors says that people undergoing this procedure can expect to lose 30-40% of their starting weight, which would take a 400 lb person down to about 250 lbs; later, she says they can expect to lose 60% of their starting weight -- which would bring a 400 lb person all the way down to 160 pounds.

Perhaps most importantly, the author heavily emphasizes how unhealthy it is to be even slightly overweight, but barely mentions research showing that losing a modest amount -- 10% of starting weight -- has huge health benefits. This book may leave seriously overweight people thinking that improving their health is hopeless.

In summary, this book may be a useful starting point for people who are just learning how to diet, but is likely to frustrate and discourage anyone with a serious weight problem.

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Summary: This book is great
Comment: I am really learning a lot about my eating habits and better choices/ways to eat from this book. It's easy to read and has an easy to follow format that is addictive in itself. I'm making life changes and this book was right on time to help me in that pursuit.

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