LEADER 00000pam 2200361 i 4500 001 sky270796820 003 SKY 005 20150610115605.0 008 150102s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2014049872 020 9780062329233 020 0062329235 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dNjBwBT|dSKYRV|dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 082 00 613.2/5|223 092 613.25|bMAN 100 1 Mann, Traci. 245 10 Secrets from the eating lab :|bthe science of weight loss, the myth of willpower, and why you should never diet again /|cTraci Mann, Ph.D.. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York, NY :|bHarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2015] 300 xii, 254 pages :|billustration ;|c24 cm 336 text|2rdacontent. 337 unmediated|2rdamedia. 338 volume|2rdacarrier. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-241) and index. 520 "A provocative expose of the dieting industry from one of the nation's leading researchers in self-control and the psychology of weight loss that offers proven strategies for sustainable weight loss.From her office in the University of Minnesota's Health and Eating Lab, professor Traci Mann researches self-control and dieting. And what she has discovered is groundbreaking. Not only do diets not work; they often result in weight gain. Americans are losing the battle of the bulge because our bodies and brains are not hardwired to resist food--the very idea of it works against our biological imperative to survive.In Secrets From the Eating Lab, Mann challenges assumptions-- including those that make up the very foundation of the weight loss industry--about how diets work and why they fail. The result of more than two decades of research, it offers cutting-edge science and exciting new insights into the American obesity epidemic and our relationship with eating and food.Secrets From the Eating Lab also gives readers the practical tools they need to actually lose weight and get healthy. Mann argues that the idea of willpower is a myth--we shouldn't waste time and money trying to combat our natural tendencies. Instead, she offers 12 simple, effective strategies that take advantage of human nature instead of fighting it--from changing the size of your plates to socializing with people with healthy habits, removing "healthy" labels that send negative messages to redefining comfort food"--|cProvided by publisher. 520 "The End of Overeating meets Willpower in this provocative takedown of the dieting industry from one of the nation's leading researchers in self-control and the psychology of weight loss"--|cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Reducing diets|xSocial aspects. 650 0 Reducing diets|xPsychological aspects. 650 0 Weight loss|xSocial aspects. 650 0 Weight loss|xPsychological aspects.
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