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Author: Laura FraserPublisher: E P Dutton
ISBN-10: 0525938915Category: Health & Fitness
ISBN-13: 9780525938910 --
Format: Hardcover --
Publication Year: 1997Condition: Good
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Diet gurus, weight loss centers, drugs, cookies, and thigh creams come under scrutiny in this combination of investigative journalism and social history of the diet culture.

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Length:328 pages
Height:9.8 in.
Width:6.5 in.
Thickness:1.5 in.
Weight:20.8 oz.

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This title examines and explodes our culture s obsession with slenderness and the huge establishment that exploits our fears of being fat. The author chronicles the growth of an industry that includes inspirational gurus, dangerous diet products, commercial weight loss centers, risky medications, and huge corporate research centers dedicated to providing false hope in exchange for cash.

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"More than a self-help book, although it is certainly that, this is a highly nutritious meal for the brain and, by extension, the body."
Booklist - Mike Tribby (12/01/1996)

"A highly personal and spirited exposé of the diet culture by a journalist who has had ample experience with the pressures to be slender. A recovered bulimic, Fraser...has given up the pursuit of thinness and here urges other women to do likewise....A welcome message for many women."
Kirkus  (10/15/1996)


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Losing It: America's Obsession with Weight and the Industry that Feeds on It

Laura Fraser

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Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Good
ISBN: 0525938915
Publication Date: 1997-01-01
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Pages: 336
Height: 1.3000 inches
Width: 5.7000 inches
Weight: 1.2000 pounds

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