Break through the 10 big diet myths!
In this book, renowned expert Dr. James Rippe and Weight Watchers give you the scientific knowledge you need to break through the myths, get off the dieting roller coaster, and shed those pounds for keeps.
Believers Beware!
MYTH #1 You can’t lose weight and keep it off
MYTH #2 A few extra pounds don’t matter
MYTH #3 Willpower is the key to successful weight loss
MYTH #4 You can lose weight with exercise alone
MYTH #5 Calories don’t matter—avoid fats or carbs to lose weight successfully
MYTH #6 You can’t lose weight if you have the wrong metabolism or genes
MYTH #7 You can boost your metabolism by what, how, and when you eat
MYTH #8 It doesn’t matter how you take the weight off; you can think about keeping it off later
MYTH #9There is only one right approach to losing weight
MYTH #10 Your weight is your problem, and you need to solve it on your own
‘Incisive and refreshing. James Rippe and Weight Watchers expose a series of ten myths pervasive in the weight-loss industry, revealing both the kernels of truth they contain and how they have been misinterpreted and distorted.’
—Claude Bouchard, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University
Tabla de materias
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: The Truth will set you free.
Chapter 1. Is Sustainable Weight Loss Possible?
Chapter 2. Do Those Extra Few Pounds Really Matter?
Chapter 3. Is Willpower the Key to Weight Loss?
Chapter 4. Should I Focus Mostly on Exercise?
Chapter 5. What Counts the Most—Fats, Carbs, or Calories?
Chapter 6. Do my Genes or Metabolism Keep me from Achieving Sustainable Weight Loss?
Chapter 7. Is my Metabolism Affected by What, How, and When I Eat?
Chapter 8. Does How I Lose weight Really Matter?
Chapter 9. Is There One Right Approach to Weight Loss?
Chapter 10. Is my Weight Problem Just About Me?
Conclusion: Your Personal Triumph.
Afterword.
Sources.
Index.
Sobre el autor
JAMES M. RIPPE, M.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He is the founder and Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, one of the largest nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle medicine research organizations in the United States.
KAREN MILLER-KOVACH is Chief Scientific Officer of Weight Watchers International, Inc. Weight Watchers meetings provide the coaching and tools to help people make positive changes for lasting weight loss.
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