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Why calories don't count : how we got the science of weight loss wrong / Giles Yeo, PhD.
"Calorie information is ubiquitous. On packaged food, restaurant menus, and online recipes we see authoritative numbers that tell us the calorie count of what we're about to consume. And we treat these numbers as gospel-counting, cutting, intermittently consuming and, if you believe some 'experts' out there, magically making them disappear. We all know, and governments advise, that losing weight is just a matter of burning more calories than we consume. But it's actually all wrong. In Why Calories Don't Count, Dr. Giles Yeo, an obesity researcher at Cambridge University, challenges the conventional model and demonstrates that all calories are not created equal. He addresses why popular diets succeed, at least in the short term, and why they ultimately fail, and what your environment has to do with your bodyweight. Once you understand that calories don't count, you can begin to make different decisions about how you choose to eat, learning what you really need to be counting instead. Practical, science-based and full of illuminating anecdotes, this is the most entertaining dietary advice you'll ever read"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643138275 : HRD
- ISBN: 1643138278 : HRD
- Physical Description: 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Pegasus books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-298) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Calories, calories everywhere -- The Atwater factor -- How do we turn food into energy? -- What do we use energy for? -- The power of protein -- The wonder of fibre -- The 'ultra' in processed -- Privilege and calories -- We don't eat calories, we eat food -- Epilogue. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Food > Caloric content. Reducing diets. |
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Branch Area Library | 613.25 Y (Text) | 32050009114361 | Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/10/2023 |
| Pine City Public Library | 613.25 Y (Text) | 32050009114353 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
