{"product_id":"body-of-truth-how-science-history-and-culture-drive-our-obsession-with-weight-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-paperback","title":"Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight -- And What We Can Do about It - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarriet Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past twenty-five years, our quest for thinness has morphed into a relentless obsession with weight and body image. In our culture, \"fat\" has become a four-letter word. Or, as Lance Armstrong said to the wife of a former teammate, \"I called you crazy. I called you a bitch. But I never called you fat.\" How did we get to this place where the worst insult you can hurl at someone is \"fat\"? Where women and girls (and increasingly men and boys) will diet, purge, overeat, undereat, and berate themselves and others, all in the name of being thin? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a science journalist, Harriet Brown has explored this collective longing and fixation from an objective perspective; as a mother, wife, and woman with \"weight issues,\" she has struggled to understand it on a personal level. Now, in \u003ci\u003eBody of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, Brown systematically unpacks what's been offered as \"truth\" about weight and health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with the four biggest lies, Brown shows how research has been manipulated; how the medical profession is complicit in keeping us in the dark; how big pharma and big, empty promises equal big, big dollars; how much of what we know (or think we know) about health and weight is wrong. And how all of those affect all of us every day, whether we know it or not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe quest for health and wellness has never been more urgent, yet most of us continue to buy into fad diets and unattainable body ideals, unaware of the damage we're doing to ourselves. Through interviews, research, and her own experience, Brown not only gives us the real story on weight, health, and beauty, but also offers concrete suggestions for how each of us can sort through the lies and misconceptions and make peace with and for ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarriet Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBody of Truth and \u003ci\u003eBrave Girl Eating\u003c\/i\u003e. She has edited two anthologies and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, O Magazine, Psychology Today, Prevention\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She is an associate professor of magazine journalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761503306016,"sku":"9780738218823","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3de19f5a24b5fbc476094bf03ea14a20.webp?v=1780209080","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/body-of-truth-how-science-history-and-culture-drive-our-obsession-with-weight-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}